Imanta

Ausma Birzgalis

Group of Alberta Latvian Candians celebrating Latvian Independence Day

Man with young girl cradled in arms

Two young boys seated at table (one with surname Toms)

A group of men and women standing in front of an indoor stage with a banner reading Imanta Edmontonas and Latvicsi Sveicuus! on the wall behind them

Ena Rudovics speaking

View of banquet from the right side of room

People gathering Catered food for Latvian banquet

Alberta Latvian community celebration of Indepence Day

Seated couple, Janis and Eva Braze

Young man - Ervins Kononov seated at table

Ena Rudovics on stage with presentations of flowers and gifts

A group of women sitting in a living room of an Edmotn home celebrating Imanata. Within decor are Latvian traditional functional wooden obejcts, original artwork

Invitation to a attend " the May Ball" with dance performances by the Edmonton latvian Society's dance group "Daina"

Program for Latvian Canadian Svetku event (printed on bright yellow paper)

A black and white photo of a group of standing men and women wearing white dress shirts and ties and some tradtional floral headpeices

B & W Illustration of a woman and young child in winter storm with three stars in the sky: represenitng the three Baltic Nations (Lativa, Lithuania, Estonia).

B & W Poster describing an upcoming Imanta Picnic

The written descrition of original painting Black Watch by John Cinats n.f.s.

Poster; B & W Illustration of Baltic Nations surrounded in barbed wire and 3 figures of women lost in snowstorm

A list of names of people form families who were taken during the Soviet Invasions in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania during the Soviet Invasions - with Our Loss and Our Sympathy to relatives and friends. B & W sketch of Latvian girl in traditional costume at Christmas time

A group of men and women seated with some dressed in traditional Latvian costume and others wearing the traditional headwreaths with Oak, Linden and Ivy leaves along with wildflowers

Written description of Baltic and early latvian history: archeological, early European, struggle for freedom and independance

A group of Latvian Canadian women holding the red with white striped Latvian flag and dressed in traditional Latvian costumes - standin gwith a group of other countries at a multicultural festical

Latvian Coat of Arms with the Sun (symbol of National Statehood), the Eagle, Griffin or 'Vidzeme Latgale '(representing East Latvia), the Red Lion (symbol of West Latvia) and the Three Stars.