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Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
 We live between fences. We may hardly notice them, but they are dominant features in our lives and in our history. Built of hedge, concrete, wood and metal, the fence skirts our properties and is central to the American landscape. We use them to enclose our houses and neighborhoods.Start: 12:30 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Leslie Goddard
More than just a wife (of second president John Adams) and mother (of sixth president John Quincy Adams), Abigail Adams was a true partner to her husband and a committed patriot. Feisty and outspoken, she immersed herself in the politics of her day even while she ran the family's farm. In this first-person program, Adams recounts her life, including her famous call to John to "remember the Ladies" in the founding of the new nation. She shares her gossipy opinions of the founding fathers, displays her lively wit and offers a glimpse at one of the great love stories of all times. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
***This is a year-long course beginning in September, open only to selected applicants. Applications for next year's class will be available on this website beginning in June 2009.*** The Odyssey Project is a college-level course in philosophy, literature, art history, and history for men and women living below 150% of the poverty level. Its anchor program is the first-year course, which is offered in partnership with Bard College and for which students may receive six units of college credit. Faculty members are largely from first-rate universities such as University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute, and DePaul University. Tuition is free, and the Illinois Humanities Council provides free childcare, free books, and transportation. The six units of credit are fully transferable to other colleges and universities.
This course meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Brian (Fox) Ellis
Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Jeffrey A Bockman
This program encourages everyone to record and save his or her family's history and stories. Jeff Bockman explains how to use basic forms to record family data, as well as basics for identifying people in photographs, basic preservation, and how to record unique family stories. He discusses personal examples from his family, including ways to handle difficult situations like a parent leaving the family or learning of a disabling disease. Jeffrey A. Bockman holds an MBA from Illinois Benedictine College in Business and Organization Development. He has been giving genealogy lectures and teaching classes for the past 13 years. He is a contributing editor for the Everton's Genealogical Helper and the author of the book Give Your Family A Gift That Money Can't Buy/Record & Preserve Your Family's History. He is the current and a past 4-term president of the DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society. | ||
