Monthly Archives: November 2010

Network for Reminiscence: an International Conference in Muenster on Various Aspects of the Baltic Diaspora

On Friday the 19th of November 2010, Professor Dr Valters Nollendorfs from Riga opened the conference with a lecture on the role of the diaspora in relation to Latvian independence.

Read more November 29, 2010

Information Day about Émigré Estonian Cultural Heritage Held at the Estonian House in New York

In order to encourage Estonians abroad to take more active part in the preservation of their historical heritage, the non-profit association the Baltic Heritage Network (BaltHerNet) has been arranging information days in Estonian communities outside of Estonia. So far, information days about Estonian cultural heritage have taken place in Stockholm, Saint Petersburg, Hamburg, Toronto and Petroskoi/Petrozavodsk. On Saturday the 30th of October 2010, the turn had come to the Estonian House in New York.

Read more November 5, 2010

The Fifth Baltic Heritage Network Seminar for Young Diaspora Researchers Took Place in Riga on the 7th – 8th of October 2010

A seminar for young diaspora researchers was held at the Latvian State Archives on the 7th– 8th of October 2010. The seminar brought together participants from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Read more November 4, 2010