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Known as "The Workshop of the World," Birmingham (or Brummagem as it is affectionately known) was home to one of the most advanced, diverse, and productive manufacturing centers of the Industrial Revolution. During the 19th century, tens of thousands of artisans, skilled and unskilled workers, along with their families, migrated into the city seeking to earn a living. The ensuing housing crisis was solved by building thousands of courts of back-to-back houses, the majority of which were not fit for purpose. This virtual tour of the National Trust’s Living History Museum will take you through four of the carefully restored houses, and bring to life the experiences, joys, and sorrows, of some of the "Brummie" families who lived there until the units were demolished in the middle of the 20th century.
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For online courses, a Zoom link will be sent to each registrant 24-48 hours in advance of the class.
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Fee: $15.00
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Instructor(s): Pat Butler
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Dates: 10/7/2021 - 10/7/2021
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Sessions: 1
Days: Th
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Building: Online Course
Room: Online Class
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Address: Online Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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Snapshots of a foreign war and a foreign family filtered through Linda Gintowt’s Canadian upbringing, and through her experiences visiting post-World War II Poland. Her father grew up during the German occupation of Warsaw. At age 18 he was a combatant with the Home Army during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, and subsequently a prisoner at Stalag XB in Sandbostel, Germany. After Stalag XB’s 1945 liberation, and unable to return to his Soviet-occupied homeland, he was given refuge in Canada. With this presentation Linda shares several family stories, including those of her heroic aunt who was a female combatant and prisoner of war, her grandfather, executed by the SS in a secret action against the intelligentsia, and an aunt who later rose to a position of political influence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. These are the stories that reveal a reckoning with the repercussions of a war that shaped our common history and her personal life, despite her father rarely speaking of any of these harrowing and heroic events.
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For online courses, a Zoom link will be sent to each registrant 24-48 hours in advance of the class.
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Fee: $15.00
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Instructor(s): Linda M. Gintowt
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Dates: 11/4/2021 - 11/4/2021
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Sessions: 1
Days: Th
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Building: Online Course
Room: Online Class
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Address: Online Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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In this class we will learn about the tragedy of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Superior storm on November 10, 1975 – an event that dominated national headlines for days. We will engage in a historical review of the Edmund Fitzgerald, with photos, video, and music accompanying the presentation. We will examine the specific details of the Fitzgerald’s final journey, a journey that ultimately took the lives of all 29 crew members. We will also discuss a summary of the investigation that followed this tragic event, and the multiple theories about what caused the ship to sink so suddenly, without any distress calls.
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For online courses, a Zoom link will be sent to each registrant 24-48 hours in advance of the class.
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Fee: $15.00
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Instructor(s): Ray Stocking
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Dates: 11/5/2021 - 11/5/2021
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Sessions: 1
Days: F
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Building: Online Course
Room: Online Class
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Address: Online Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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If you were to look back at hundreds of years of history in search of one critical moment after which the English-speaking world would never be the same, it would undoubtedly be the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The invading forces of William the Conqueror delivered dramatic changes to both England and the European continent. In a program from The Great Courses series, Dr. Jennifer Paxton discusses this dynamic year in Western medieval history. Going from the shores of Scandinavia and France to the battlefields of the English countryside, we will learn about the world of fierce Viking warriors, powerful noble families, politically-charged marriages, tense succession crises, epic military invasions, and more. Dr. Paxton, Clinical Assistant Professor of History at the Catholic University of America, is a widely published award-winning writer and a highly regarded scholar who lectures widely on medieval history.
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For online courses, a Zoom link will be sent to each registrant 24-48 hours in advance of the class.
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Fee: $30.00
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Instructor(s): Julie Teorey
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Dates: 11/11/2021 - 11/18/2021
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Sessions: 2
Days: Th
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Building: Online Course
Room: Online Class
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Address: Online Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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Bonjour mes amies! Journeying to France, Susan Nenadic leads us on a virtual tour of the famous Père Lachaise cemetery. Opened in 1804 as Paris’ first garden cemetery, it is named for Louis XIV’s confessor, Père Francois de la Chaise. No other cemetery in the world has such a variety of people buried in its gardens. Join Susan as we meet many of the cemetery’s famous residents, some of whom you already know, but others may be new to you. There are writers, musicians, philosophers, actors, and artists, including Chopin, La Fontaine, Molière, Piaf, Rossini, and Wilde. Many are French but others who are British, American, or Italian. Ce voyage sera tres interessant!
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For online courses, a Zoom link will be sent to each registrant 24-48 hours in advance of the class.
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Fee: $30.00
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Instructor(s): Susan Nenadic
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Dates: 11/10/2021 - 11/17/2021
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Sessions: 2
Days: W
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Building: Online Course
Room: Online Class
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Address: Online Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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