Translations

Albertans with Estonian roots include sixth –generation descendants of the early pioneers to very recent arrivals.

Increasingly, descendants are visiting the land of their forefathers and/or making efforts to communicate with their relatives. Most descendants of the early pioneers in Alberta and their older relatives in Estonia are usually proficient in English and Estonian, respectively, but not both. This scenario points to a growing need for translation services.

Most of the requests for translation services involve short letters from relatives and business contacts in Estonia, or translation of correspondence from English to Estonian. In some instances, translations of longer documents from English to Estonian, or vice versa, require a major commitment involving reimbursement for the time expended.

I am wondering if Society members are willing to translate short items from Estonian to English to Estonian, as the situation warrants? Lengthy translations would likely be done on a cost-recovery basis depending on the time involved.

Should you be willing to volunteer your services as a member of a “Translators group”, and/or to inform Society members of a “fee-for-service” in translating longer documents, please contact me at adkiil@telusplanet.net , or by other means.

Dave Kiil