[Woodcarver] Gentle Subscribers: Family History Questions... with permission

[Bill Judt]

Gentle Subscribers :-)

I received an email request from Terry Daniel regarding his deceased 
father in law, Mr. Ziedonis Lakstigala, who was a master carver. Terry 
is looking for some of his work. Any information is helpful. Terry's 
message is below.

Please contact him off-list at:
terry.1.daniel at gm.com

And please let him know that you heard about this on the Woodcarver 
Mailing List.

Blessings and Peace,

Bill
List Owner

W.F. Judt,
46 Harvard Cres,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
S7H3R1
PH: 306-373-6649
Email: bjudt at sasktel.net
Website: http://www.wwwoodcarver.com


Begin forwarded message:

> From: terry.1.daniel at gm.com
> Date: February 9, 2004 2:21:42 PM GMT-06:00
> To: bjudt at sasktel.net
> Subject: Family History Questions
>
> Hi, I'm Terry Daniel from London, Ontario.
> My now deceased father in law, Mr. Ziedonis Lakstigala was a Master 
> wood
> carver. He was born in Riga , Latvia.
> He immigrated to this country in 1949. He took up residence in 
> Hespeler ,
> Ont. near Kitchener. I'm told he has many
> carvings around the world including the Vatican. What I am concerned 
> about
> is this.  How can I find some of his work
> and what history could I find on his work . I was told that he did some
> teaching in Toronto. Now I know this may be a
> difficult task as he died five years ago at the age of 83, but I really
> would like to find what I can for my wife's benefit
> as well as his grandchildren's and great grandchildren's.
>
> One carving of major significance to us was a carving of "The Last 
> Supper"
> which was 7 ft. long by 3 ft.high approx.
> which was shipped to a Catholic church in Buffalo, New York (that's one
> version of the story) the other is a church in
> Montreal.
>
> I'm extremely enthusiastic about this and would appreciate any help 
> that
> you and your web of friends across the
> country could come up with. No tid bit is too small.
>
> Thanks, Terry Daniel
>
> Home phone:  519-269-3063
> Home email:  terrydaniel at sprint.ca
>
>