Listen to the three best-known news commentators in NH politics. They will reminisce about past primaries and then demonstrate their wealth of knowledge as they dish the latest information on current candidates running in NH's First in the Nation Primary.

Patagonia is a region of South America that includes the far southern sections of both Argentina and Chile. Sam Jamke has traveled and led trips to the area four times, day hiking and hut to hut trekking in both Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park and Chile's Torres del Paine. The scenery and wildlife are unique and stunning. Sam will share her photos and tales of her travels She will have plenty of time for questions.

This course is an overview of life as a soldier during the American Civil War. Through discussion and a PowerPoint presentation participants will gain an understanding of training and camp life during the war. A number of artifacts will also be brought in to enhance student understanding of what soldiers had to endure.

"The secret to a happy life....is to run out of cash and air at the same time" notes Bobby Layne, Hall of Fame quarterback, as he describes the perfect plan for generating income in retirement. Retirement income planning is a process that involves listening and understanding your needs, wants, and wishes to create an income stream that anticipates deviation from "averages," helps build assured income, and plans for adjustments along the way.

PART 3 - Cyber Crimes: This is the highly anticipated continuation and follow-up to the CSI classes 1 and 2. Ever wonder how crimes are solved in NH? Ever wanted to be a criminal investigator or a detective for a day? How does Hollywood get it so wrong? What do they have that is right? This presentation will review criminal investigation techniques such as internet crime labs, peering into the criminal mind, surveillance operations, internet spies in your home, privacy, electronic monitoring, encryption, hacking, and non-classified counter terrorism efforts. Learn how police officers solve crimes. During the presentation, short 'who-dun-it's are presented for the class to solve.

Finance and Fun! No, seriously! This class will discuss the three top things that throw wrenches into a retiree's plan, the top five taxes and how to reduce them giving as little money as possible to the IRS, ensuring you have enough income to cover expenses, the hidden expenses in your money and and how to protect yourself from market losses. Lastly, we'll discuss the effect of getting sick and costs of nursing care that leave a spouse and/or family stranded. We'll cover all of these things while keeping you awake and having fun!

The ACLU of NH is working to build a movement of activists to advance and defend civil liberties in their local communities and statewide in NH. A key part of this plan is to build relationships between elected officials and their constituents, including holding those officials accountable for decisions. The NH House of Representatives consists of 400 people who are elected every two years. It is the fourth largest English-speaking parliamentary body in the world. Each representative represents roughly 3,500 Granite Staters. Direct constituent engagement is one of the most effective ways at influencing the positions and votes of NH legislators. This workshop aims to train you on a variety of methods to engage and influence elected officials. It will primarily focus on how to engage NH state legislators and give you the tools to do so successfully.

There are always new developments in the world of immigration, with implications for the Dreamers, refugees, Temporary Protective Status seekers, children separated at the border, immigration checkpoints on I-93 and progress on building The Wall. Legal immigration is getting much tougher and more expensive. Will the President's merit point based immigration proposal help? Should the census ask citizenship information? Your discussion and questions welcome.

Ancient Israel was one of the more advanced societies, seeing love and sex as rights of women and obligations of men, at least most of the time. Enjoy a look at texts that give us a new and different perspective on "the battle of the sexes."

"On Thursday morning, March 27, 1845, the people of this town were thrown into the most intense excitement by the knowledge of the fact that Mr. Jonas L. Parker had been murdered the previous evening, in a thick grove of pines, just east of the village. This piece of woods was just the place in all the neighborhood for a deed of darkness." So wrote historian C. E. Potter eleven years after the shocking murder of Manchester's tax collector and saloon owner. To this day the crime remains unsolved (at least officially). Learn about the horrible murder, the investigation, and the sensational trial that ensued.

Native Americans occupied the United States long before European colonists arrived. The ensuing relationship between American Indians and the US government is a complex mix of sovereign state interactions, self-rule and protected status, and legal and political disputes extending over the course of more than 200 years. These class sessions explore this history and seek to add a basis for understanding past and current affairs, reviewing some of the important legal decisions affecting the relationship. Suggested reading is "American Indians and the Law," N. Bruce Duthu, ISBN 978-0-670-01857-4.

Steve Duprey will share stories and insights about his travels on the campaign bus as he served as a senior advisor to Senator John McCain, one of our nation's most respected and beloved statesmen, during McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.

Steve McAuliffe will give a basic explanation of the organization and functioning of the federal and state judicial branches of government, including examination of how they relate to one another. Discussion will include common law, statutes, constitutional law, illustrative cases, the nature of the judicial power, how judicial work is done and how conflicts in the law and conflicts among the courts are resolved. Backpacks, packages, and liquids are not allowed in the courthouse. You may be subject to security screening. Limited parking, plan ahead.

If you thought 2016 was exciting, entertaining, unpredictable and sometimes frightening, wait until you see 2020! With two dozen candidates already announced, the race for the Democratic nomination will be a doozer - particularly with the elimination of "Super Delegates" and the shuffling of the primary calendar as California tries to move to the front of the pack. It promises to be a battle of the generations - with a collection of septuagenarians battling up and coming progressive activists. Will the President face a primary challenger(s) - if he runs for re-election? We'll examine the candidates and their philosophies; polling and the role of social media; campaign financing including "dark money". Nothing will be sacred or off limits.

Experience the story of the Shakers and their long association of working the land and their gardens for sustenance, commerce and pleasure. This illustrated journey using contemporary and current accounts, drawings, advertising and photos will explore the Shaker communities' reliance upon and care for their farms, gardens and landscapes. Learn about the seed industry, herbal enterprises, and the evolution of landscapes and gardening throughout the history of the Shakers in America from the 1700s to today.

Social media and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping our political and electoral processes - and not for the better. This technology is contributing to, if not to a significant extent causing, the further political polarization of our population as people increasingly receive only political messages tailored to and reinforcing their own political predispositions to the exclusion of other perspectives and points of view. In this class, we will ask: What are algorithms? Bots? Deep learning? How do they work? How do they shape, influence, manipulate, distort and polarize political discourse? And how have they been used historically to shape political thought and influence the outcome of elections as, for example: by ISIS in Iraq; in the Brexit vote in England; and in our own 2016 presidential election (to mention but a few). And what does the future hold?

This class provides an overview of federal jurisdiction and procedure; how a case gets to the Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS); how cases are decided by the SCOTUS; the composition of the current Court; upcoming critical issues that may be decided (for example, Roe vs. Wade; religious freedom; Obamacare; Kelo); and upcoming vacancies on the Court.

Is sending a woman to prison a punishment or rehabilitation or restorative justice? Although women are less likely than men to commit crimes, the number of women incarcerated nationwide rose 700% since 1980, but is now dropping slightly in New Hampshire. Is alternative sentencing making a difference? Has the opening of the new women's state prison resolved the long-term disparity between the programs and services provided to men and women in prison? Explore the impact of incarceration on women (and their families) in NH. Bring a brown-bag lunch for each day.

Tour the brand new Merrimack County Superior Court and learn about the types of cases heard in the building. Please leave your cell phone and all food and liquid behind. Avoid large purses and backpacks.

Good documentation is essential to lineage applications. Deborah Moorewill take you through the steps to verify and document your family tree in order to join a lineage society. What is the primary source and how do you use secondary sources to your advantage when the first is not available?

We all lived through the Vietnam War. Some of us served in uniform; some of us took to the streets in protest; and some of us just tried to get through our lives as best we could. Now, with 50 years of hindsight and access to previously secret files of our government, North Vietnam and the former Soviet Union, we will explore the war from both political and military perspectives, including: when, why and how we got involved; JFK's Green Beret buildup; the Tonkin Gulf incident; LBJ and McNamara's massive but gradual escalation - both on the ground and in the air; our disastrous "search and destroy" "body count" strategy; Tet and and its political consequences; Nixon's "secret plan", i.e. Vietnamization; And finally, our abandonment of the South Vietnamese people under Kissinger's guise of "Peace with Honor".

Through the use of films, handouts, guest speakers, personal stories, and class discussion, participants will explore the reality of life in Gaza and the West Bank. While the media and politicians often present and advocate for Israel, the lesser known facts about violations of international and humanitarian law are ignored, minimized, or completely absent. This course will focus primarily on the plight of children in a land where war, detention, checkpoints, an invasive wall, and other violent acts against them are the norm. The presenter will email handouts that will be required reading before each class.