Past Events

AEHS 2025 Photo Contest Winners

"Cranes Take Fligt - Sri Lanka" by Judy Ustina (top)"Night Lightning" by Steve Fodor (left)"Red Crested Cranes" by Judy Ustina🎉 A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Participants! 📸 Our sincere thanks go out to our members who entered this year’s AEHS Amateur Photography Contest. This year, four ...

Zoom Event!

The second part of the Eesti Vabariik 108th anniversary commemoration continued online on the evening of February 24th, hosted by former AEHS vice-president Evelin Fodor. Following the video of the Estonian national anthem, Evelin read out greetings received from Margus Rava, Ambassador ...

AEHS 2024 Photo Contest Winners

"3 Crossing Bow Lake" by Judy Ustina (top)"Calm in Chaos" by Stephanie Ustina (left)"Tide Pool Reflections" by Jay Fodor🎉 A Huge Thank You to Our Participants! 📸 Our heartfelt thanks go out to all our members who entered the Fifth Annual AEHS 2024 Amateur Photography Contest. Your creativity, ...

AEHS 2025 Photo Contest is closed

Glad to announce that AEHS 2025 Amateur Photography Contest is open until January 15th, 2026 and we are accepting submissions now. Please check the contest Rules, Agreement and Early Entry Form. Please let us know if you have any questions by emailing to email@aehs.ca

Jaanipaev 2025

Photos and details about 2025 Jaanipäev

AEHS AGM 2025

Our annual AGM

Alberta Estonian Heritage Society 20th Birthday & Jaanipäev Celebration

About this event We are excited to celebrate — join us for the AEHS 20th Anniversary and Jaanipäev! Palju õnne, AEHS! Jaanipäev, the summer solstice, is one of Estonia’s most beloved holidays — and this year, we’re also celebrating the 20th birthday of the Alberta Estonian Heritage ...

Zoom Event!

Thank you everyone who was able to join us to celebrate Estonian Independence Day - Eesti Vabariik 107! We enjoyed an exciting evening with several special guests, including Estonian Ambassador to Canada, Margus Rava, and Ellen Valter from Toronto, who introduced us to the KESKUS International ...

Calgary Event

Firstly, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the Mitchell family — Elena, Keith, Alicia, Breanne, and Winston — for so generously opening their home to us and creating such a warm and welcoming atmosphere. With limited snowfall and an unpredictable cold-weather forecast, our ...

AEHS 2025 Photo Contest – YOUR Favourite Photo

ALBERTA ESTONIAN HERITAGE SOCIETY 2025 PHOTO CONTEST IS CLOSED! A HUGE thank you to all our incredible members who had the courage and creativity to submit their photos to the AEHS sixth Annual Amateur Photography Contest! PLEASE SEE BELOW A special shout-out to our ...

AEHS AGM 2024

Our annual AGM

AEHS 2023 Photo Contest Winners

"Peek to Peak" by Steve Fodor (top)"Volcano Vigil" by Stephanie Ustina (left)"Spider Mirror" by Constantine VisserCONGRATULATIONS to our 2023 winners: “Peek to Peak” by Steve Fodor “Volcano Vigil” by Stephanie Ustina “Spider Mirror” by Constantine Visser SINCEREST THANKS to all our ...

AEHS 2022 Photo Contest Winners

"Patiently Perched" by Mitch Fodor (top)"Baby Gray Catbird" by Richard Kerbes (left)"A Need for Speed" by Mitch FodorGREATEST THANKS to all our members who entered into our third annual AEHS 2022 amateur photography contest. All your photos make our contest exciting! We had total of 6 members ...

How to enter the photo contest

The AEHS Photo Contest is open to all active members – please click here (AEHS Membership) for instructions on how to become a member. Once you’re a member, please log-in then select Members Only & then click on Enter the Photo Contest for entry forms.

AEHS 2021 Photo Contest Winners

"Angry Bird" by Richard Kerbes"Upper Kananaskis Reflections" by Mitch FodorThank you all our members who entered into our second annual AEHS 2021 amateur photo contest. We had total of 11 members submitting 31 fantastic photos. Special THANKS to our seven valued volunteer judges who generously ...

AEHS 2020 Photo Contest Winners

Thank you everyone who supported the first ever AEHS 2020 amateur photo contest by entering their work. We had total of 12 members submitting 30 excellent photos. The competition was fierce as there were so many fantastic entries. Special THANKS to our five valued judges who generously ...

Stettler Museum

We visited Estonian pioneer house locate at the Stettler museum in August 2017.

MIDSUMMER ESTONIAN FESTIVAL JAANIPÄEV CELEBRATION 2020 & 2021

As a result of the COVID-19 situation, we rescheduled our large AEHS Jaanipäev gathering to June 2021.

AEHS AGM

Our annual AGM will take place May 9, 2020.

Hitmen Hockey Multicultural Night

AEHS represents Estonia at the Hitmen Hockey Multicultural Night, March 7, 2020

AEHS Celebrates Estonia’s Declaration of Independence

The weekend of February 22-23rd, 2020

2016 Jaanipaev / Estonian summer solstice celebration

Calgary branch of the Alberta Estonian Heritage Society Saturday, June 18, 20164:00 PM to 8:00 PMCalgary Our 2016 pot luck dinner event was terrific! The hosts supplied coffee, tea and juice as well as a gas barbeque and guests brought their own food to grill, and drinks if they wished other ...