Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

As always suggestions, help, or corrections are always welcome in the search for the complete history of Latvians in America.

1687

In 1687, the island of Tobago, which was then a colony of the Duke of Courland, was invaded by the British navy triggering an exodus of Letts from Tobago to Boston. I am trying to contact the new Lettish museum in Tobago to find out of there is a record of the names of those who left to see of I can find records of them in Boston.

As always suggestions, help, or corrections are always welcome in the search for the complete history of Latvians in America.

1638

In 1638, two ships, the Fogel Grip and the Kalmar Nyckel left Stockholm to settle New Sweden. It has been suggested that 4 men from Swedish Latvia were on one of those ships. Most likely the Kalmar Nyckel. I am searching for the ship's manifest, in hopes of finding the names of the Lettlanders or at least confirmation that there were indeed Latvians on that ship. Their is a museum in Wilmington, DE, and a reconstructed Fogel Grip ship. 

As always suggestions, help, or corrections are always welcome in the search for the complete history of Latvians in America.