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Doctoral thesis by Maarja Merivoo-Parro highlights fostering of patriotism in Estonian diaspora in the United States during Cold War

January 15, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill

A Dec. 12, 2018 ERR.ee (ERR is short for Eesti Rahvusringhääling – Estonian Public Broadcasting) article is entitled: “Thesis details fostering of patriotism in Estonian diaspora during Cold War.” The opening paragraphs read: In a doctoral thesis successfully defended at Tallinn University (TLÜ) on Monday, Dr Maarja Merivoo-Parro examined what Estonian life was like in […]

Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment (July 25, 2013) of Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project highlights First Nations and European settler history

January 13, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

History of Ontario includes Indigenous history

January 9, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill

History begins with definition of terms

January 6, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill

At a recent post, I began to write about my approach, as a layperson, to reading about history: Article by Andres Kasekamp: “Fascism by Popular Initiative: The Rise and Fall of the Vaps Movement in Estonia” (2015) In his 2015 article, Kasekamp comments (p. 156): “Using Stanley Payne’s typology of fascism [3], I have previously argued […]

Article by Andres Kasekamp, “Fascism by Popular Initiative: The Rise and Fall of the Vaps Movement in Estonia” (2015), is available online

January 5, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill

Message from David Godley of Long Branch regarding final approval of OPA 320

January 5, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill

A previous post is entitled: Settlement reached regarding City of Toronto Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 320 – You can access text and PDF at this post Now settled in at Stratford, I continue to follow with interest events in Long Branch, where I lived for twenty-one years. It is most interesting to be keeping up […]

David Godley’s Long Branch Update – January 2019

January 2, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill

You can access David Godley’s January 2018 Long Branch update here: david godley jan 2019 I don’t always get around to posting his updates, having moved to Stratford but sometimes I post them. The email from David has two Word documents which I’ve converted to PDFs: OPA320 Rogalski[1] 11stantlabpres1[1] Conversion of emails to PDF: Convenience; […]