Conference Program: Memory Institutions and Diasporas: Roles and Responsibilities

Day 3 Conference Program: Memory Institutions and Diasporas: Roles and Responsibilities

Friday, September 18

10.00-11.30 Session 5
13. Heather MacLaughlin Garbes (University of Washington), The University of Washington Baltic Choral Library: History and Future

14. Andris Straumanis (University of Wisconsin-River Falls), The Mind of a Researcher: The Hunt for Philadelphia’s Latvian Baptists, 1908-1918

15. Tiina Kirss (Tartu University), Still A Useful Past?: Oral and Written Life Stories in the Homeland and Diaspora

11.30-12.00 Coffee break

12.00-13.00 Session 6

16. Ramune Jonaitis (Teviskes Ziburiai Lithuanian Weekly Newspaper), The Ethnic Newspaper: Community Memory & Language Preservation

17. Dace Veinberga (University of Toronto), Embodied Memories: Reflections on Latvian Community Schools

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-16.00 Session 7

19.-21. Jorma Sarv, Toomas Kiho, Jaanus Rohumaa (Republic of Estonia Government Office), 100th Birthday of the Republic of Estonia. Preview of the Programme and Organisation of Estonia 100

Discussions