Monthly Archives: May 2009

Homeland Estonians Lend Their Helping Hand at the Immigration History Research Center in Minneapolis

In March 2009 two employees of the National Archives of Estonia – Gristel Ramler and Birgit Nurme – described the archival materials of the Estonian Archives in the United States at the Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) in Minneapolis.

Read more May 22, 2009

Audiovisual Archives of the Baltic Diaspora Attract BaltHerNet and BAAC

On April 25th 2009 the National Library of Sweden (Kungliga Biblioteket) hosted the seminar Mapping and Preserving the Audiovisual Heritage of the Baltic Diaspora in Sweden which was organized by the Baltic Heritage Network in co-operation with the Baltic Audiovisual Archival Council (BAAC), National Library of Sweden and the Estonian National Congress in Sweden. The event was supported by the Compatriots Programme (Ministry of Education and Research, Estonia) and the Nordic Council of Ministers.

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IHRC Grant-in-Aid Program Deadline is June 1, 2009

The Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) offers grants of up to $500 to assist scholars traveling to conduct research at the IHRC. The deadline for applications for 2009-2010 grants is June 1, 2009.

Read more May 13, 2009

The Representatives of BaltHerNet Participated at the European Conference on Civil Society Organizations Active in the Field of Heritage in Belgium

The Belgian small town Mechelen hosted the conference for non-governmental organizations active in the field of heritage – Heritage Care through Active Citizenship – on March 23-24 2009.

Read more May 5, 2009