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Located five miles upriver from Windsor Castle, this 17th century Italianate mansion, with its beautifully landscaped gardens, has been a home to a Prince of Wales, two Dukes, an Earl, and the Viscounts Astor. Through the biography of the house, we will uncover the stories and secrets which have peppered its history with scandal, intrigue, and controversy. Built for aristocratic hedonism during the Restoration, it later served as a counter-court for power struggles within the Hanoverian dynasty. The house has been a hub for political as well as social life, and was home to the first female Member of Parliament to take a seat in the House of Commons. It gained notoriety in the 1960s for a political scandal that rocked the nation, leading to the downfall of the Conservative Party in the 1964 General Election. Cliveden is currently a prestigious country hotel, set in 360 acres of grounds managed by the National Trust.
Pat Butler was the Elderwise Administrator until retiring to Warwick England in 2017. She has since qualified as a Tour Guide for the National Trust’s Living Back-to-Back History Museum in Birmingham, U.K., and enjoys taking groups of visitors around this popular venue. Pat also presents classes on social history to the U.K.’s University of the Third Age.
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Fee: $15.00
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Instructor(s): Pat Butler
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Dates: 2/3/2023 - 2/3/2023
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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The year 2023 marks the 200th anniversary for the settling of both Dexter and Ann Arbor by European settlers. What would Ann Arbor have become without the University of Michigan? It would probably be very much like the city of Dexter – but let’s explore. In 1847, Ann Arbor lost the competition to become the capital city of the State of Michigan. Ann Arbor’s consolation prize was that the University of Michigan had moved from Detroit to this Tree Town frontier outpost ten years earlier in 1837, when Ann Arbor was only 13 years old. It also means that Dexter did not win the competition to become the home of the University of Michigan. Join us for a session of fascinating local history which will track the parallel fates of these two fine Washtenaw County cities – one semi-urban, one semi-rural. Go Blue or Be Blue?
Russ Collins is Executive Director of the Michigan Theater Foundation, a nonprofit community organization operating Ann Arbor’s Michigan Theater, a 1920s Movie Palace, and the recently renovated State Theatre, a 1940s Art Deco cinema style theater. Russ also heads the Cinetopia Festival, and founded the Art House Convergence, a national organization for community-based independent cinemas.
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Fee: $15.00
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Instructor(s): Russell Collins
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Dates: 3/1/2023 - 3/1/2023
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Henry Ford is perhaps best known for his Model T, but there are a number of other products produced by the company under his leadership. Some of them may even surprise you! Join us as Steve Stanford discusses the known and little known “vehicles” produced by Ford. The Ford Motor Company was not the only production company Mr. Ford operated during his time. In this class we will explore several other Ford enterprises and look at the reasons behind their operations. Note: Another class in March, Ford – The Society, will explore additional aspects of Henry Ford.
Steven Stanford is a Henry Ford scholar who has published numerous programs and articles about Mr. Ford. He is the editor of The Ford Legend, a 24-page newsletter published three times each year by the Henry Ford Heritage Association. Steven was a regular presenter at Elderwise until he retired and moved to Ohio in 2016. Besides his editorial work, Steven is employed by the WACO Air Museum and Learning Center in Troy, Ohio, where he works as an Associate.
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Instructor(s): Steven Stanford
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Dates: 2/10/2023 - 2/10/2023
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Henry Ford’s impact on society is wide reaching and transformative. Still, he wanted to have accomplished even more through his visions for a new society and economic system. In this session Steve Stanford will explore Mr. Ford’s impact on the world of his time, as well as his enduring legacy for our world today. We will also explore “what might have been” if Ford’s visions for a utopian society had come to pass.
Steven Stanford is a Henry Ford scholar who has published numerous programs and articles about Mr. Ford. He is the editor of The Ford Legend, a 24-page newsletter published three times each year by the Henry Ford Heritage Association. Steven was a regular presenter at Elderwise until he retired and moved to Ohio in 2016. Besides his editorial work, Steven is employed by the WACO Air Museum and Learning Center in Troy, Ohio, where he works as an Associate.
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Instructor(s): Steven Stanford
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Dates: 3/10/2023 - 3/10/2023
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Henry Ford was so much more than just the biographical information available in any number of books written in the last 100 years. In this session, Steven Stanford will explore Henry Ford through some little-known aspects of Ford’s life, as well as through his relationships with family, friends, and famous people. The truism “we are known by the company we keep” applies to Henry Ford more than many historical figures. Join us as we explore some of those individuals whose lives intersected with Mr. Ford’s and helped make him the man he was. Note: Two more classes in February and March will explore additional aspects of Henry Ford.
Steven Stanford is a Henry Ford scholar who has published numerous programs and articles about Mr. Ford. He is the editor of The Ford Legend, a 24-page newsletter published three times each year by the Henry Ford Heritage Association. Steven was a regular presenter at Elderwise until he retired and moved to Ohio in 2016. Besides his editorial work, Steven is employed by the WACO Air Museum and Learning Center in Troy, Ohio, where he works as an Associate. WACO’s history is intertwined with the Ford Motor Company in several ways you will learn about during the February session of Ford: The Company.
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Instructor(s): Steven Stanford
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Dates: 1/13/2023 - 1/13/2023
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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In 1844, Joseph Smith, controversial founder of the Christian sect informally known as the Mormon Church, was killed by an angry mob in Carthage, Illinois. Two years later his successor, Brigham Young, led many of Smith's 30,000 faithful to a 'New Israel' in the valley of the Great Salt Lake. Around the same time, James Jesse Strang, a rival of Young, enticed a splinter group to settle in Wisconsin and then led them to Beaver Island, a 56 square mile oasis in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan. The island's Irish fishermen and trappers were overwhelmed, and sometimes expelled, as the new arrivals set about creating a utopian colony with James Strang as their king. The experiment came to an abrupt end in June of 1856 when Strang, like Joseph Smith before him, was assassinated. Join us to learn about this little-known slice of Michigan’s history.
John A. Stewart is a retired software developer with degrees in biology from the University of Michigan. He enjoys self-guided travel to out-of-the-way places.
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Fee: $15.00
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Instructor(s): John A. Stewart
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Dates: 3/17/2023 - 3/17/2023
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922) was an Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. In 1914, in an attempt to be the first explorers to cross the entire continent of Antarctica, Shackleton and 27 crew members embarked from England on the sailing vessel Endurance. This epic adventure became one of the most challenging and successful leadership and survival stories in modern history. In 2014 a team of polar explorers commemorated the 100th anniversary of the original Shackleton expedition by reenacting the trek across South Georgia Island. Our presenter, Bud Thomas, was a member of that 100th anniversary team. He will discuss key portions of the original Shackleton Expedition as well as the 2014 Anniversary Expedition.
Bud Thomas is a retired Aerospace Engineer, with 50 plus years in rocket engine design for the Saturn-V Apollo rocket, the Space Shuttle’s main engine, and jet engine design for commercial and military aircraft. He has experience in the both the Arctic and the Antarctic.
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Instructor(s): Bud Thomas
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Dates: 1/12/2023 - 1/12/2023
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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The sounds of cannon fire, the stench of death, and the bugle call to charge have faded into the past, but the battle continues. Polarization remains. Statues of the commanding Confederate general at the Battle of Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee, are falling. Yet, 160 years later, the war's ghosts continue to haunt us. Michigan was one of the first states to answer President Lincoln’s call for volunteers. His response: “Thank God for Michigan.” Michigan troops fought in nearly 800 battles and suffered heavy casualties. After four long years, General George A. Custer received the flag of surrender, and another Michigan hero captured the Confederacy's fleeing president, Jefferson Davis. In a final act, the 'Iron Brigade,’ which included Michigan’s 24th Infantry, escorted President Lincoln’s funeral train home to Springfield.
Rochelle Balkam taught history and government at Ypsilanti High School for 36 years, and taught Michigan history at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) for 27 years. She holds an M.A. degree in history and an M.S. in historic preservation from EMU. Rochelle serves on the board of the Michigan One-Room Schoolhouse Association, and formerly served on the board of the Historical Society of Michigan and the Ann Arbor Historic Commission.
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Instructor(s): Rochelle Balkam
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Dates: 1/19/2023 - 1/19/2023
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Women of the 1920s led a revolt against the old standards of womanhood that were dominating U.S. culture. Flappers and feminists, they spoke and acted out, inspiring other women to follow. In this class Matt will analyze the work of several important 1920s female authors who chronicled this revolt, including Mae West, Nella Larsen, Gertrude Stein, and Dorothy Parker. These trailblazers wrote counter-narratives to the sexism, racism, classism, and homophobia women faced during the Jazz Age. Matt will bring their novels, poems, plays, and film scenarios into conversation with each other. He will explore examples of how these women worked individually and collectively to attain the political power, social status, economic independence, sexual freedom, and artistic recognition they deserved. Class interaction is highly encouraged.
Matthew Niven Teorey is currently Associate Professor of English at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, WA. His research has focused on issues of gender, race, and sexual orientation in literature. His teaching specializes on multidisciplinary connections such as literature and mathematics. Matt is the author of Self-Made Women in the 1920s United States (Lexington Books 2022).
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Instructor(s): Matthew Teorey
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Dates: 3/20/2023 - 3/20/2023
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Born in 1941, Ted Kaczynski was considered a child prodigy, and later a brilliant mathematician. He received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and a Ph.D. in theoretical mathematics from the University of Michigan (1967). After two years with the faculty at the University of California-Berkeley, Ted moved to a primitive one-room cabin in Montana. In 1978, with no discernible motive, he began sending bombs to what appeared to be unrelated people at universities and in the airline industry, killing three and severely injuring several others. Without knowing his identity, the FBI and the press dubbed him the Unabomber. In 1995, at Ted’s request, a 35,000-word manifesto was published jointly by the New York Times and the Washington Post. This ultimately led to the Unabomber being identified as Ted Kaczynski. Why did an accomplished mathematician leave a promising academic career to become a hermit and a notorious serial bomber? What does Ted Kaczynski’s case tell us about the connections between mental health and ideological extremism? While exploring these questions, we will discuss Kaczynski’s anti-technology Luddite philosophy, his selection of targets, and how the FBI ultimately identified him.
Greg Stejskal is a retired special agent of the FBI. He served from 1975-2006 and was the case agent on the bomb that was sent to James McConnell at the University of Michigan.
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Instructor(s): Gregory Stejskal
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Dates: 1/11/2023 - 1/11/2023
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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George Washington predicted that Americans would move west “faster [than] anyone could imagine.” Join us in this class as we focus on women of all races and cultures who fulfilled Washington’s prediction. This class is not just for women, but for men as well. Susan will lead us on an exciting trip through the history of the American West, during which we will discover a slightly different version of the history behind these journeys westward. We will learn about the brouhaha over the Louisiana Purchase, and the true motivations of the heroes of the Alamo. We will hear the story of a woman who became a judge in 1869 Wyoming, and a Michigan woman who owned the most successful gold mine in 1880s Montana. Before the course is finished, we will discuss to what extent these experiences created the American persona.
Susan Nenadic holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history and English. She is known for her integration of history and literature in teaching, and is the author of several books and articles, including A Purse of Her Own: Occupations of 19th Century Women, and Legendary Locals of Ann Arbor. Susan currently leads Friends of Amoru, a nonprofit organization building a secondary school in Uganda.
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Fee: $45.00
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Instructor(s): Susan Nenadic
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Dates: 2/2/2023 - 2/16/2023
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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