Slovenian Emigrant Archivists Seminar 2008, Aleksandra Ceferin

Slovenian Emigrant Archivists Seminar 2008 The Slovenian Emigrant Archivists Seminar 2008 took place from 14 to 19 September. It opened at ZRC SAZU and continued at the National and University Library, Studia Slovenica Archive at the Classical Secondary College of St. Stanislav in Št Vid, RTV Slovenia, Slovenian House in Čedad and Slovenian Ethnographic Museum. It consisted of a professional series of lectures and demonstrations introductions into the craft of archiving and digitalizing valuable historical records. The aim is to save all cultural materials that record Slovenian presence around the world. The maintenance of records is work done on voluntary basis. The contribution of the Republic of Slovenia is to provide training and some material assistance. It was a high quality program and an intensive training course, highly appreciated by the participants, who have in common many years of active participation i a Slovenian emigrant community and care of the materials that record the community's endeavours to maintain Slovenian identity in a non-Slovenian environment. Participants Argentina - Magdalena Ana Belič, Ester Cmor, Maria Francisca Ustar de Novljan, Veronika Kremžar Rožanec; Australia - Aleksandra (Saša) Čeferin, Mirko Cuderman, Marija Grosman, Ivan Lapuh, Anica Markič, Vinko Rizmal, Ivan Rudolf, Mihaela (Michelle) Šušteršič; Canada - Nevenka Gačnik, Olga Maučec-Novak, Jožica Vegelj; Germany - Silvana Regalbuto; Holland - Mojca Nodeljik Guštin; Macedonia - Milena Pinza; Serbia - Ana Šoti; Sweden - Avgustina Budja; Uruguay - Juan Carlos Jantol Sabjan; USA - Johanna Bajc, Ivana Yuko. Program Monday, 15.9.2008 Archive of the Republic of Slovenia mag. Danijela Juričić Čargo: Archival material on emigrants in Archive RS;
organizing and cataloguing archival material of the emigrant associations mag. Tatjana Hajtnik: Electronic archiving dr. Jedert Vodopivec: Material safekeeping of archival material mag. Alojzij Teršan: organizing, cataloguing and safekeeping of photographs and films Tuesday, 16.9.2008 dr. Marjan Drnovšek: Practical experience of organizing emigrant archival material - the example of Društvo Slovenija Berlin mag. Daša Koprivec: Practical experience of organizing emigrant photographic/visual material - the example of Društvo Slovenija Berlin dr. Mirjam Milharčič Hladnik: Methodology of collecting life histories of emigrants and their descendants; Viewing of the film Američanke and discussion of oral sources and life histories of emigrants Urška Strle: The principles of oral history. Wednesday, 17.9.2008 all day excursion

Headquarters of the Federation of Slovenian Emigrants from the Julian Alpine Region of Furlania in Čedad and the bi-lingual Slovenian/Italian primary school in Špeter; Excursion to Stara gora, a historic center of pilgrimage. Thursday, 18. 9. 2008 Archive RS , Ljubljana Andreja Klasinc Škofljanec: Organizing, cataloguing and housing the Studia Slovenica Archive; Viewing the Studia Slovenica Archives in the College of St. Stanislav in Šentvid; Viewing of the manuscript collection at the National and University Library in Ljubljana. Visit of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum in Ljubljana. Friday, 19.9.2008 Visit of RTV Slovenia, Office for archiving and documentation; Vesna Gornik: presentation of the new Portal for Slovenes Across the Borders and Abroad; The program concluded with a media conference and a reception for all the participants. An unforgettable experience and a valuable insight into a part of Slovenian cultural life and history. Written by Aleksandra Ceferin on 11/19/2008