NIKOLA TESLA MEMORIAL MONUMENT

DEDICATION AND UNVEILING, SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2006

QUEEN VICTORIA PARK, NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO

A dedication and unveiling ceremony was held on July 9^th for the beautiful new bronze statue of Nikola Tesla. The statue is located in Queen Victoria Park directly overlooking Niagara Falls from the Canadian side. I was pleased to participate, as the closest living relative, to represent the Tesla family in the ceremony. I’ve enclosed some representative photos of the statue and its spectacular site plus other items to provide event details.

Radio Television Serbia provided a large production contingent for a 45-munite live satellite TV feed to Belgrade for prime-time broadcast as a part of their extensive Tesla 150^th Anniversary Celebration. The German documentary maker, Maxim Films of Berlin, also covered the event as well as area media.

The event opened with a large chorus singing the Canadian and Serbian anthems followed by a program starting with short congratulatory remarks by representatives of the Canadian National and Provincial governments, the Serbian government, the Niagara Parks Commission and the Mayor of Niagara Falls. The statue was then unveiled with a traditional hymn by the chorus. The Chairman of the Tesla Memorial Statue Committee offered a few remarks and the program concluded with my short remarks linking the blood of Tesla with the statue.

The entire program is available on website www.teslaevent.com. I spoke for about three minutes extemporaneously and with feeling. I’ll put remarks to paper when I receive my copy of the ceremony.