Monthly Archives: September 2020

Tartu College 50th Anniversary Celebration

On Saturday, September 19, 2020, exactly 50 years had passed from the festive opening of Tartu College. VEMU celebrated this important occasion with a special virtual program, which included birthday wishes from all around the world and historical documentary film clips from the early years of Tartu College.

Read more September 25, 2020

Dr Terry Kass Receives ASA Award

As well as acting as chair of the Estonian Archives in Australia, Dr Terry Kass is a practising professional historian and heritage consultant.

Read more September 24, 2020

The 2020 Annual General Meeting of Baltic Heritage Network will take place on ZOOM

This year many of us couldn’t travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the 2020 Baltic Heritage Network Summer School and AGM in Estonia were cancelled. For the first time in the organization’s history the Annual General Meeting of the NGO will be held online.

Read more September 11, 2020

Lithuanian-Irish Newspaper Lietuvis

Very soon the National Library of Lithuania will have all issues of the Lithuanian newspaper Lietuvis [The Lithuanian] published in Ireland.

Read more September 10, 2020

Canada’s Contribution to the Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence 1987-2004

A sweeping historical event occurred 30 years ago – the Restoration of Independence. Lithuania was rarely mentioned in the Canadian press until the Iron Curtain began crumbling and glasnost began.

Read more September 7, 2020

VEMU ÖÖTV participated in the Estonian Night of Museums, taking viewers on a journey through Estonian-Canadian history, music, and stories

On Saturday August 29th, VEMU, the Museum of Estonians Abroad, took part in the vibrant pan-European tradition known as the Night of Museums. In Estonia, this is known as Muuseumiöö. It’s a celebration of the wonders of night, and the discovery of those wonders that we can find in museums.

Read more September 5, 2020

The Archive of the Cultural Attaché of the Diplomatic Mission of the Republic of Lithuania in Kiev

Former Cultural Attaché of the Republic of Lithuania to Ukraine, Jurgis Giedrys, handed over the documents of the Cultural Attaché of the Diplomatic Mission of the Republic of Lithuania in Kiev to the National Library of Lithuania.

Read more September 1, 2020