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The legacy of the Duchy of Courland (1561/1562–1795) has a peculiar role in the history of Latvia. The colonies and trading stations of Duke Jacob in Gambia and Tobago have drawn the attention of historians and artistic professionals.

We invite you to join us for the Second Latvian Archive, Library and Material Culture Conference in Washington DC in September 2014!

Gintė Damušytė, ambassador and director of the Department of Lithuanians Living Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affair of the Republic of Lithuania visited the National Library of Lithuania Lituanica Department on 16 June.

For the past five years the IHRC/A (Immigration History Research Centre and Archives) at the University of Minnesota, the National Archives of Estonia, and BaltHerNet have been working on improving access to archival materials of Estonian diaspora in the U.S.

The Hoover Institution Library & Archives are pleased to offer competitive fellowships of $2,500 to support research based on our collections. Fellows will be expected to spend a minimum of five days in the Library & Archives; stipends may be used towards transportation, living, and other expenses.

This summer was eventful for Latvian archivists from the National Archives of Latvia.

On Sunday May 25th, the Estonian Studies Centre hosted its first Jane’s Walk, “Estonian Architects and Their Buildings in Midtown Toronto“.

On September 1, 2014, we lost our dear colleague and friend Dr. Linas Saldukas, a historian and a founding member of the Baltic Heritage Network.

This issue is dedicated to the research of Baltic diaspora in Siberia. The articles published in the volume are authored by folklorists and ethnologists from Estonia and Latvia, based on the research of the respective diasporas in Siberia by means of interviews. The authors of this special issue all share a common fieldwork experience among their compatriots in this region.

This fall the Baltic community is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the great escape that took thousands of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians to the West. In affiliation with that, the Estonian Diaspora Academy in collaboration with Tallinn University Institute of History and Expatriate Estonian Literature Centre is organising a conference for migration and diaspora researchers as well as archivists and museologists who are active in the field.