On a snowy Saturday, December 9, 2017, Pillerkaar Estonian Folk Dancers of the Washington DC Metro Area and the Baltimore-Washingtoni Eesti Segakoor (mixed choir) ushered in the holiday spirit with a joint performance at the 5th Annual Christmas Village in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

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Published: January 01 2018

Visiting his Dad on his 80th birthday Erik Sieberg found an old article from 38 years ago, celebrating his Dad’s, Margus Sieberg’s (pictured) dedication to his Estonian identity.

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Published: December 26 2017

Santa Claus/Jõuluvana joined 45 holiday spirited members and friends of the Estonian Society of Central Florida (Kesk Florida Eesti Selts) for a traditional Estonian holiday dinner on Saturday afternoon, December 9, 2017, at the beautiful waterfront home of Kaie Põhi Latterner in North Redington Beach, Florida.

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Published: January 01 2018

The Boston Latvian Church welcomed members of the Baltic Boston Centennial organizing committee to their Christmas Bazaar on December 3, 2018. Estonians attending were Anastassia Kolde, Marilem Ferentinos and Eric Suuberg.

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Published: December 20 2017

Karl Lamothe, son of Hille (Milles) and David Lamothe grandson of Helga Milles and the late Linold Milles recently achieved his PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto.

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Published: December 20 2017

The ESTO Festival, which was born in exile as the Global Estonian Cultural Days in 1972, will not only be taking place closer to home in 2019, but also returning home. The 12th ESTO Festival will be held in two years’ time in Helsinki, Tartu and Tallinn.

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Published: December 20 2017

The star of Estonian laste joonis/filmid (kids' animated films) koera/tüdruk (dog girl) Lotte is not a fan of PUSAD (tangles), but this is definitely not just a girl thing. If you spray pusa/palsam or (anti)-tangle conditioner in your hair, then the kamm (comb) becomes your friend. Photo by Riina Kindlam

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Published: December 20 2017

EANC annual meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida. All photos by Ülle Ederma

In conjunction with its annual meeting, the Estonian American National Council held a well-attended public forum in St. Petersburg, Florida on 11-12 November. The program included panel discussions and a keynote address by Estonian Ambassador Lauri Lepik. The interactive panels addressed the topics of advocacy in Washington, Estonian entrepreneurship in Florida, and ties between Estonia and the Estonian diaspora.

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Published: December 05 2017