Camp History

Camper Count by Year

This Excel spreadsheet, <<10 Gadi Mežotnieki!, >> is a compilation of all campers and staff that attended the children’s camp/Mežotne starting in 1958.  Information prior to the 1990’s is taken from photographs and albums that list people’s names.  Not all albums have accurate information or even names written down.  

Columns list the years with a “1” in the box if that person attended that year.  The final column shows the total sum of participation years.  A blue box shows that a specific camper/staff received their 10-year Mežotnes auseklis.  

If you think something is inaccurate, please email Jenny: jenny.roberts@rklic.org


Mežotnes history

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Camp Director

Year

Camp Location

Camper Count

Camp Advisory Board Chairman

Organizing Group

Harijs Mindenbergs 

Irēne Beleičika

Arnolds Aiztrauts

1951.g.

Lutherland

   

Latviešu draudzes svētdienas skolas padome

L. Aizstrauts un Irēne Beleičika

1953- 1957

Lutherland

96

 

Latviešu draudzes

svētdienas skolas

padome

Ludmila Raistere un

Harijs Mindenbergs

1958

25.-30. augustam

Lutherland

61

Vilis Rūsis

Latviešu draudzes svētdienas skolas padome

Ludmila Raistere un

Harijs Mindenbergs

1959

29. augusta – 5. septembrim

Lutherland

73

Vilis Rūsis

 

Alīda Grinbergs

1960

14.-21. augustam

 

66

Vilis Rūsis

 

Harijs Mindenbergs un

Ludmila Raistere

1961

9. -16. augustam

Camp Waskowitz

North Bend, WA

79

Vilis Rūsis

 

Harijs Mindenbergs

1962

11.-19. augustam

Camp Waskowtiz

85

   

Harijs Mindenbergs

1963

10.-18. augustam

Camp Waskowitz

56

   

Harijs Mindenbergs

1964

23.-30. augustam

Camp Waskowtiz

 

Vilis Rūsis

 
 

1965.g.

31. jūliija – 6. augustam

       
 

1966.g. 

       

Ilga Grava

1967

20.-27. augustam

Camp Waskowitz

82

   

Ilga Grava

1968

18.-25. augustam

Camp Waskowitz

106

   

Ilga Grava

1969

28.jūlija – 2. augustam

Camp Waskowitz

98

   

Ilga Grava

1970

Camp Waskowitz

1.-9. augusts

95

Edvīns Circenis

 

Ilga Grava

1971

Camp Waskowitz

1.-8. augstam

118

   
 

1972

 

trūkst

   

Ilga Grava

1973

Camp Waskowtiz

85

   

Janīna Janševics

1974

Camp Waskowtitz

21.-28. jūlijam

114

   

Janīna Janševics

1975

Camp Waskowitz

96

 

Nometne ir pārdevēta

par “Mežotne”

Janīna Janševics

1976

Camp Waskowitz

     

Ieva Laukers

1977

24.-31. jūlijam

Camp Waskowitz

89

   

Ieva Laukers

1978

Camp Waskowitz

30. Jūlijs – 6. augustam

~76

   

Ieva Laukers

1979

Camp Waskowitz

72

   

Ieva Laukers

1980

Camp Waskowitz

60

   

Ieva Laukers

1981

27. jūlija – 3. augustam

Camp Waskowitz

19.-25. jūlijam

50

   

Ieva Laukers

1982

11.-23. jūlijam

Camp Waskowitz

58

   

Ieva Laukers

1983

7.-21. augustam

Nometnes pirmais gads RKLIC

48

   

Laima Huston

1984

5.-18. augustam

RKLIC

52

   

Laima Huston

1985

RKLIC

55

   

Maira Rūsis

1986

RKLIC

~54

None

 

Maira Rūsis

1987

RKLIC

~54

   

Maira Rūsis

1988

RKLIC

58

   

Maira Rūsis

1989

RKLIC

54

   

Maira Rūsis

1990

RKLIC

63

   

Maira Rūsis

1991

RKLIC

67

None

 

Jānis Rogainis

1992

RKLIC

64

None

LBVŠ

Jānis Rogainis

1993

RKLIC

74

None

LBVŠ

Jānis Rogainis

1994

RKLIC

69

None

LBVŠ

Jānis Rogainis

1995

RKLIC

62

None

LBVŠ

Jānis Rogainis

1996

10.-17. augustam

RKLIC

66

None

LBVŠ

Jānis Rogainis

1997

10.-16. augustam

RKLIC

59

None

LBVŠ

Jānis Rogainis

1998

RKLIC

62

None

LBVŠ

Vilnis Sils

1999

RKLIC

61

None

LBVŠ

Vilnis Sils

2000

RKLIC

67

None

LBVŠ

Vilnis Sils

2001

RKLIC

60

None

LBVŠ

Vilnis Sils

2002

RKLIC

52

None

LBVŠ

Vilnis Sils

2003

RKLIC

 

None

LBVŠ

Vilnis Sils

Inese Graudiņa

2004

RKLIC

52

None

LBVŠ

Inese Graudiņa

2005

4.-14. augustam

RKLIC

53

None

 

Inese Graudiņa

2006

6.-13. augustam

RKLIC

55

None

LBVŠ

Inese Graudiņa

2007

RKLIC

49

None

LBVŠ

Inese Graudiņa

2008

RKLIC

39

None

LBVŠ

Inese Graudiņa

2009

RKLIC

34

None

LBVŠ

Inese Graudiņa

2010

RKLIC

35

None

LBVŠ

Inese Graudiņa

2011

RKLIC

32

None

LBVŠ

Inese Graudiņa

2012

RKLIC

47

None

LBVŠ

Inese Graudiņa

2013

RKLIC

54

None

LBVŠ

Inese Graudiņa

2014

RKLIC

58

None

LBVŠ

Inese Graudiņa

2015

RKLIC

57

None

LBVŠ

Inese Graudiņa

Marisa Graudiņa un Jenny Roberts (transition)

2016

RKLIC

68

None

RKLIC

Marisa Graudiņa un Jenny Roberts

2017

RKLIC

71

Inese Graudiņa

RKLIC

Marisa Graudiņa un Jenny Roberts

2018

RKLIC

64

Inese Graudiņa

RKLIC

Marisa Graudiņa un Jenny Roberts

2019

RKLIC

66

Inese Graudiņa

RKLIC

Marisa Graudiņa un Jenny Roberts

2020

Virtual

38

Inese Graudiņa

RKLIC

Marisa Graudiņa un Jenny Roberts

2021

RKLIC

 

Inese Graudiņa

RKLIC

Marisa Graudiņa un Jenny Roberts

2022

RKLIC

61

Inese Graudiņa

RKLIC

Marisa Graudiņa un Jenny Roberts

2023

RKLIC

61

n/a

RKLIC

Marisa Graudiņa un Jenny Roberts

2024

RKLIC

 

n/a

RKLIC