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    Interview with Baker Denman and Ross Pantalion, 1985.

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    Oral History Office, University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio.. Nacogdoches County residents Baker Denman and Ross Pantalion operated a grist mill at the Texas Folklife Festival, grinding corn as had been done for decades in East Texas communities. They shared memories as well as their milling skills, noting that community grist mill operators usually bartered their services. Corn meal was long a staple of the rural Texas diet and a main ingredient in such dishes as cornbread, cornbread dressing, grits and a tasty coating for fried fish, okra and green tomatoes

    Imanta

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    Imanta is a cultural support organization formed on March 8, 1947 in Edmonton, Alberta. Imanta was founded by Ted Baker and Latvian people previously established in Alberta. Ted Baker's wife Viola Baker, also supported Ted's belief in the value of a formal organization that would serve as a contact point for new Latvian immigrants. Imanta originally helped immigrants connect with other Latvians and settle in the province. Imanta has continued to remain a vital cultural part of Latvian society in Alberta. The Edmonton Latvian Society "Imanta" meets regularly, through many social and cultural gatherings and formal events. The Imanta resource network remains a vital part of Latvian society in Alberta today.Imanta 1.

    Book review: El Sistema: orchestrating Venezuela’s youth, by Geoffrey Baker

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    Book review of: El Sistema: orchestrating Venezuela’s youth, by Geoffrey Baker. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2014; ISBN: 9780199341559 ($35.00)Publisher PD

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    House party at the Bakers' place. Latvian friends from left to right: Mr. Birznieks, Dr. Olaf Ulmanis, Mrs. Alexander, Vera Donass nee Gipters, Ted Baker, the Schultzes, and Viola Baker in front

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    Viola Hasmanis (later Baker) and friends in Latvia, circa 1938

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    Hasmanis Family in Latvia, circa 1920. Family of Viola Baker nee Hasmanis

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    Marriage document of Latvian refugee Viola Hasmanis and Canadian soldier Frederick Baker, 1946

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    Temporary home of Viola Hasmanis (later Baker) and sister Herta Vanags nee Hasmanis in Oldenburg, Germany

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    Newlyweds Viola and Ted Baker on the streets of Edmonton, Alberta in the autumn of 1946

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    Marriage document of Latvian refugee Viola Hasmanis and Canadian soldier Frederick Baker, 1946
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