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Independence Day Greeting from AESL President

To OUR ESTONIAN FAMILY ACROSS AUSTRALIA HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! Last year I wished everyone a Happy Birthday for 24 February – as it was the day that in 1918, Estonia […]

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Re-Independence Day Greeting from AESL

[eestikeeles allpool] LUGUPEETUD KAASMAALASED The coming month is very momentous for Estonians. Today we are celebrating 20 th August from 1991, the day when our homeland declared its re-independence. This […]

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Update on funding for the Parnu Memorial to the 1944 Refugees

Worldwide response to the Suurpogenemine 80th Anniversary Parnu Memorial Project. A year of dreams, love, devotion , plain hard work and much anxiety is now culminating in a beautiful Reality! The […]

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History and Research

As far from Europe as possible – The Talmet Family Story

A Message from Maie Barrow: As a long time member of the Mass Flight committee of the Estonian World Council, this project is very dear to my heart. I donated […]

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History and Research

The Journey to Ilmalõpu – Jaak’s Story

This story was collected as part of a campaign in support of the Mass Flight Memorial. If you have a story to share about your family’s mass flight experience, please write […]

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AESL General News

Mass Deportations from Estonia and Baltic Nations, 1941

Message from AESL PRESIDENT 2024 Fellow Estonians We have some important dates that we celebrate every year. But we also need to remember some of the tragedies – the deaths […]

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AESL Pärnu Funding update

AESL is proud to announce that Estonians in Australia have raised their initial target of $15,000, and well before the due date at end of July. We would like to […]

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History and Research

From running a dairy co-operative to a new life in Australia – Hillar’s Story

This story was collected as part of a campaign in support of the Mass Flight Memorial. If you have a story to share about your family’s mass flight experience, please write […]

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AESL Event Reviews

AESL Conversation #5 – June Wrap Up

On the first Wednesday of every month, AESL holds “AESL Conversations” – an open virtual meeting in which individuals and organisations can come along for a chat.  Facilitator Marissa Pikkat reports:  Esto […]

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History and Research

Why I donated towards the Mass Flight Memorial – Esmée’s Story

This story was collected as part of a campaign in support of the Mass Flight Memorial. If you have a story to share about your family’s mass flight experience, please […]

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AESL National News

AESL Conversation #4 – May Wrap Up

On the first Wednesday of every month, AESL holds “AESL Conversations” – an open virtual meeting in which individuals and organisations can come along for a chat.  Facilitator Marissa Pikkat reports:  The […]

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AESL Conversation #3 – April Wrap Up

The AESL‘s informal chat sessions continued in April, on the first Wednesday of the month, and again had people from most states and territories. See last month’s wrap up here: […]