Newspapers are key to understanding the time and place in which an ancestor lived since they provide a contemporaneous record. Every major genealogical database contains newspaper information, and libraries provide access to current and historical newspapers online. Since 1690 (the first record of a newspaper published in the United States), news, human interest stories, obituaries, legal notices, advertisements, society columns, and other content have provided a diary of a community. This three-hour long class consists of one and a half hours of lecture, then a break, then one hour of computer exercises. Before class, please allow at least 12 hours to complete Advance Homework.

Attendees will learn about stakeholder capitalism and the emergence of certified B Corporations--for profit companies that are using business as a force for good. The presentation will start with a history of shareholder driven capitalism and then dive into the shift that has businesses making more and more decisions with all of their stakeholders in mind. Participants will also learn what a B Corp is, what is evaluated during the certification process, and the generational shift that drives the ROI for companies to prioritize more than just short-term profit.

The journey to owning a pet comes with great love and great responsibility. We will talk about how, as pet caregivers, we are affected by the journey including the ups and downs as the animal declines and dies. What are our hopes as a new pet comes into our lives? What role do pets have in our family systems? How do I cope with my loved companion animal's changing health? Does grief happen before an actual death? What does grief for my animal look like, and how can I cope? How can I honor my pet?

Many of us born in the United States tend to take our rights as U. S. citizens for granted. Legal permanent residents looking to become U. S. citizens have to take a civics test as part of their immigration services interview. What if each of us had to take a citizenship test every year to remain a U. S. citizen? Would we be able to pass? American Civics 101 is a timely five-part discussion that provides a simple but comprehensive path to understanding what every person applying for U. S. citizenship today needs to know… how our U. S. government is supposed to work!