Pictures

Early 20th-century postcard of Kraslava horse bazaar
Photos from a visit to Kraslava, June 28, 2010
Photos from the Kraslava cemetery, September 2009 -- Includes translations of some of the stones (also found here) and a link to a list of surnames from the headstones (on the Pryanikov Family web site)
Facebook page for Kraslava -- Includes some contemporary pictures (click on the "photos" tab)
Family pictures from Arthur Aronoff

Maps

The Baltics - East Russian Empire 1882 -- From "The Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World" published 1882 by Blackie and Sons, Edinburgh, Scotland. Kraslava, called "Kreslavl" on the map, is in Vitebsk Gubernia, near the border of Vitebsk, Courland, Kovno, and Vilna.
JewishGen Resource Mapping
JewishGen Locality Page for Kraslava. Includes MapQuest map.

Databases

JewishGen Latvia Database -- Search all the Latvia databases on JewishGen.
JewishGen HaMelitz Database -- Lithuanian and Latvian Jewish donations printed in HaMelitz, 1893-1903. Search for the town name "Kraslava".
JewishGen Family Finder. Find other people researching Kraslava.

Related Web Sites

Kraslava in Latgale -- A beautiful site with a lot of information about the historical Jewish community in Kraslava.
Latvia SIG
History of the Jewish Community of Latvia -- By the Republic of Latvia Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Latvian State Historical Archives Jewish Holdings
Dvinsk (Daugavpils, Dunaberg) Shtetlinks site
Shtetls of Belarus page for Kraslava

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