Conference Program: Memory Institutions and Diasporas: Roles and Responsibilities

Day 2 Conference Program: Memory Institutions and Diasporas: Roles and Responsibilities

Thursday, September 17

10.00.-11.30 Session 2
4. Dave Kiil (Alberta Estonian Heritage Society), Alberta’s Estonian Heritage Preserved
5. Tiiu Kravtsev (Estonian National Archives), Estonian National Archives and Cultural Heritage of Estonian Diaspora: Cooperation for Permanence
6. Ave Maria Blithe (Estonian Archives in U.S.), The Struggle for Survival

11.30-12.00 Coffee break

12.00-13.30 Session 3
7. Eiženija Vitols (Canadian Latvian Archives and Museum), Latvian Footprint in Canada
8. Dani Breen (Lithuanian Museum Archives of Canada), Re-focusing the Lithuanian Museum-Archives of Canada
9. Petra Grantham (Canadian Baltic Immigrant Aid Society), C.B.I.A.S. – Building the Foundations of a Legacy Plan

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-15.30 Session 4
10. Danielle Manning (Archives of Ontario), Doing Research from a Distance
11. Maira Bundža (Western Michigan University), American Latvians Plan a Network for Preservation
12. Gristel Ramler (Estonian National Archives), Estonian National Archives and Access to National Heritage Abroad: Estonian Collections at the IHRC Archives

15.30-16.00 Coffee break

16.00-19.00 Professional visits