r/LatvianLanguage • u/LATViALAURA • Mar 02 '26

Translation Request Help Translating 1935 Newspaper Paragraph

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I was trying to find some information about a couple of my family members and came across a paragraph in a 1935 newspaper that I believe has both of their names listed: “Maksis-Erichs Puritis” (which I have a good amount of information on) and “Elza Kurmis” (whom I've been searching for without any luck). However, I can't quite make out the translation of the rest of the text. Any help would be really appreciated. Paldies!

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u/yoshevalhagader Mar 02 '26

News from the Strenči parish.

Newly married: Maksis Erihs Puritis from Trikāta and Elza Kurmis from Strenči.

Next church service – confirmation of the youth in the church of Strenči at 10 am on July 14. Song lyric pages (will be distributed I guess?)

Cemetery holiday on the graveyard of Strenči – at 10 am on July 28. Once again “song lyric pages”.

Pastor W. Lorbergs.

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u/LATViALAURA Mar 02 '26

Thank you! Shoot, so not as much meat as I thought related specifically to Elza in that copy.

Also, figured I’d ask, is that standard or typical cursive for that time period or is that a special form of Latvian cursive only found in that time? It looks very unique to anything else I’ve see in older documents so just curious!

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u/Olive2252 Jul 17 '26

It's the gothic script, it was used in Latvia until early 20th century.