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The Estonian Evangelical Martin Luther Church Gleason, Lincoln County, Wisconsin  USA History records this site in Gleason, Wisconsin, as being established beginning in 1907 to serve the faith of Immi-grants from the Baltic Nations that settled in this geographical area.The land having been deeded to them by Sig and Tena...

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The marjad (berries) in this jar are no longer whole, nor are they a "product of Greece", as stated on the label. Greece in Estonian is Kreeka. "The real Mediterranean taste" described the previous occupants of this jar, which were oliivid (olives). The Mediterranean Sea in Estonian is Vahe/meri, meaning...

Pillerkaar dancers – Sirli Hill, Age Landre-Robinson, Laila Oinas.     Photos by Anu Oinas Pillerkaar, Estonian Folk Dancers of the Washington DC Metro Area, performed at the Washington, DC Global Language Network (GLN) Festival (G-Fest) on September 28, 2013.  GLN's mission is to provide opportunities to learn any language at a...

The Broward County Council of Chamber, in Florida, bestowed upon Kiku Martinson, Director of Real Estate at Campbell & Rosemurgy, the Deerfield Beach 2013 Small Business Person of the Year award. As a longtime resident, Kiku Martinson has put a lot of time and energy into Deerfield Beach where she...

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM (PST)Stanford, CA   Although a small country, Estonia has rich culture and history, both of which will be celebrated through film at Stanford on Nov. 19. The free, evening event aims to bring together Stanford faculty, staff, and students, local...

NOTICE. OÜ Koikla Räägi dairy herd's barn needs a herder. URGENT.Posted on a teadete/tahvel (bulletin board) in the village of Pärsama on Saaremaa island. OÜ = osa/ühing or limited liability company, while Koikla and Räägi are two neighbouring hamlets. Kari = herd and lüpsi/kari literally means "milking herd". To milk...

Please ask your Representatives for their support   Washington, DC (JBANC) - Baltic Caucus co-chairman Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) introduced the “Black Ribbon Day” resolution in the U.S. House of Represen-tatives on July 16. The legislation supports the designation of August 23 as a day of remembrance to recognize the...

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Front row: Executive Board President Marju Rink-Abel, Krista Altok-Tassa, Ülle Ederma, Ambassador of Estonia Marina Kaljurand; back row: Viiu Vanderer, Marju Kõrts Third Secretary (Economic Affairs), Erik Puskar, Arved Plaks, Oleg Dmitrijev First Secretary(Political Affairs), Tanel Sepp (Deputy Chief of Mission), and Eric Suuberg. Not on photo Maia Linask.                                              Foto:...