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Astras Family History at Balzekas Museum

November 20, 2014 By Don Astras

Ursula, Mary and Stanley Astras 1949 Portrait in Germany. © ladyofwheat.com

Astras Family   The following questionnaire was submitted by Stanley Astras Currier, whose late grandmother, folk artist Uršulė Astras, taught traditional Lithuanian Easter egg etching classes for many years at the Balzekas Museum, served as the Museum’s Folk Arts Director. Her masterful Easter eggs are on display in the Museum’s Women’s Guild Room. Stanley writes: “The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: egg art, marguciai, siaudinukai, straw ornaments

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