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We all know Santa, Christmas trees, and Rudolph, but do we know where they came from? Learn where and how these and other classic Christmas traditions originated.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 39
Dates: 11/30/2026 - 11/30/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Andrew Bramlett
Building: UGA Campus at Gwinnett
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We all know Santa, Christmas trees, and Rudolph, but do we know where they came from? Learn where and how these and other classic Christmas traditions originated.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 98
Dates: 11/30/2026 - 11/30/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Andrew Bramlett
Building: Online via Zoom
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The second pandemic of plague, better known as the Black Death, arrived in Europe in 1348, but this wasn’t its only appearance. Frequent plague epidemics continued into the early-modern period but then ceased altogether. Why? This class will explore the many contending arguments historians have offered to explain the disappearance of plague from Europe.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 21
Dates: 11/17/2026 - 11/17/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Nan McMurry
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Gary Doster has amassed what he believes is the most extensive collection of antique Georgia postcards—many of which are the only images extant of now-demolished buildings. He will share a selection of these postcards along with stories and history of the people and places related to them. His vast knowledge of Georgia history, including that of Confederates, slaves, and Native Americans, will make the past come alive.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 29
Dates: 11/16/2026 - 11/16/2026
Times: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Gary Doster
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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This class is sponsored by Patricia Dixen in appreciation of the OLLI@UGA Marketing Committee
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Howard Carter made one of the greatest discoveries in archaeology when he uncovered the tomb of king Tutankhamun in 1922. However, recent discoveries and applications of new scientific technologies have now told us more about the life and identity of the young king, as well as about the tumultuous period of the New Kingdom in which he lived. Meanwhile, long unanswered questions about Tut's suspected royal father, King Akhenaten, have begun to be answered through separate discoveries. Not only can we now confirm Akhenaten's paternity of king Tut, but also we can further understand the radical nature of Akhenaten's daring personal mission to transform the religion and culture of ancient Egypt. This class examines Akhenaten's program as arguably history's first monotheist, focusing on the unprecedented art and architecture of his reign, and follows his achievements—and failures—into the period of his famous young heir.
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Fee: $23.00
Capacity Remaining: 28
Dates: 12/1/2026 - 12/8/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Sessions: 2
Days: Tu
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Instructor: John Stephenson
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Who doesn’t love strolling in a garden? But rather than providing merely a pleasant setting, gardens in the Middle Ages were considered integral to healthcare. Most medicines were plant-based, but even more fundamental to health were the perceived effects of what could be seen and smelled within the garden walls. In this class we’ll explore what medieval people expected from their garden spaces.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 27
Dates: 11/3/2026 - 11/3/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Nan McMurry
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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This class explores the complex alliances of Southeastern Native American nations—especially the Cherokee—during the late 18th century. Beginning with the French and Indian War and continuing through the aftermath of the American Revolution, the class examines key political alliances, influential Cherokee leaders, and major treaties that shaped the era. Students will gain insight into how these relationships influenced Cherokee history and confront a compelling question: If Native American alliances had taken different paths, could their fate have changed?
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 24
Dates: 9/16/2026 - 9/16/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Linda Bishop
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Long before the B-52's and R.E.M., Athens hosted one of the most active live R&B circuits in the South — and almost no one knew it. From 1953 to 1965, UGA fraternities booked James Brown, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Ike & Tina Turner, and Marvin Gaye into rented lodges and chapter houses week after week. Drawing from a newly compiled database of more than 1,500 events, fraternity memorabilia, and dozens of oral histories, this class uncovers the forgotten scene that gave Athens its musical foundation. Audio, photos, and primary documents throughout. No preparation required.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 23
Dates: 10/28/2026 - 10/28/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Chris Jones
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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This class will explore the desegregation of UGA's athletics programs. It attempts to provide context to the environment surrounding athletics at the university prior to the integration of its sports teams, as well as following the narrative of integration up to the present time.
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Fee: $32.00
Capacity Remaining: 19
Dates: 9/17/2026 - 10/1/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 3
Days: Th
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Instructor: Jason Hasty
Building: Off Site (opens in new tab)
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This presentation focuses on how international diplomacy decided the outcome of the first major naval battle of World War II. The German battleship Graf Spee limped into port in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1939, after attack by a British squadron in the South Atlantic. But the diplomatic maneuverings that followed ultimately decided the fate of the ship and her crew. This class will examine the Battle of the River Plate as a case study of the role of international goodwill in operational success.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 33
Dates: 10/8/2026 - 10/8/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: Th
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Instructor: Justin Conrad
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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This is a continuation of the Espionage class offered in Spring 2026. There will be a more in-depth look at espionage tradecraft (how spies conceal their activities), British and U.S. intelligence officers spying for the Soviets, Soviets offering their services to MI6 and CIA, and science and technology aiding the acquisition of intelligence. You do not need to have attended the first class.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 22
Dates: 9/28/2026 - 9/28/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Penny Mills
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Members attending this class are invited to bring a brown bag lunch with them. After the class, anyone who wishes to stay can enjoy their lunch and socialize with other OLLI members from 11:30-12:30 in the River's Crossing sunroom, Room 114.
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The Sea Islands of Georgia and South Carolina are the source of the largest body of Negro spirituals. Though originating in a remote, impoverished area, this musical heritage had an enormous influence on 20th century gospel, jazz and popular music. The spirituals of the Gullah Geechee people are particularly significant because of their deep connection to West African heritage. From 1867–1966, scholars routinely visited Gullah Geechee islands to examine and record the strong West African retentions in this American folk music, producing five major studies encompassing over 600 transcriptions of spirituals. Despite the important contributions of the Gullah Geechee people to American music, accessing consistent, high-quality recordings or documentation of their music remains difficult, and their music and its historical significance is not widely appreciated. With the instructors, OLLI members will explore digital archives that they can continue to explore long after the session.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 51
Dates: 10/19/2026 - 10/19/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Aaron Carter-Enyi, Brenton Jordan, Trevon Hood, Quintina Carter-Enyi
Building: Off Site (opens in new tab)
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We will explore Warm Springs as it was between 1924 and 1945, the years that Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited this rural Georgia town. During those 21 years, Warm Springs was often in the world's spotlight. The town grew some, especially with the development of Roosevelt Warm Springs, an institute for the care of patients with polio. The town has remained much the same since Roosevelt's death, and landmarks that FDR saw during his visit in 1945 remain much the same today.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 30
Dates: 8/19/2026 - 8/19/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Kaye Minchew
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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In Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World, sociologist/historian Patricia Crone identifies the common features of pre-industrial societies, from locations as distant as the Mongol Empire and pre-Columbian America, to cultures as diverse as the Ming Dynasty and 17th-century France. We can see the roots of our present societies in the key elements of these societies—socio-economic organization, states, politics, culture, and the role of religion. Class discussions will focus on how Crone’s anatomy of early societies is reflected, or not, in today’s societies, and gain insights into our present possibilities and future challenges. Participants will secure copies of the book Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World in advance and read the assigned chapters prior to each session.
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Fee: $42.00
Capacity Remaining: 13
Dates: 8/27/2026 - 9/17/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 4
Days: Th
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Instructor: Martha Farnsworth
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Participants will secure copies of the book Pre-Industrial Societies: Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World in advance and read the assigned chapters prior to each session.
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This class covers Georgia law governing grave/cemetery protection; who (descendants) has/may have access to cemeteries; locating/identifying a grave or cemetery; tools of the trade (probes, flags, flashlights, camera, GPS, notebook, D2); how one may probe to identify low to no marking graves; flagging; brush clearing; unique headstones/markings of 18th/19th Century graves; proper gravestone cleaning; inscription reading/recording/transcribing; GPS recording/reporting; and perhaps examples of how to protect a grave/cemetery from destruction by land developers/development.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 39
Dates: 10/15/2026 - 10/15/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: Th
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Instructor: Steve Wang, Charity Wang, Vicki Bentley
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Members attending this class are invited to bring a brown bag lunch with them. After the class, anyone who wishes to stay can enjoy their lunch and socialize with other OLLI members from 11:30-12:30 in the River's Crossing sunroom, Room 114.
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After the Civil War, White cemeteries didn’t allow Black people to bury their dead on the same land. This meant Black Athenians were left with nowhere to bury and memorialize their loved ones. In response, local Black residents established societies that used community trusts to set property boundaries and name specific stewards responsible for cemetery operations and upkeep, all to care for the community after death. One example of this work in Athens is the Gospel Pilgrim Society that founded its namesake cemetery in 1882. In the 144 years since, approximately 3,500 African Americans have been buried there, and approximately 20-25% of those were formerly enslaved individuals. Among them are William Pledger, Pink Morton, Hariett Powers, and William Henry Heard. In this class, Fred Smith and Chaplain Cole will explain what it is that brings them to this work, share stories of notable Black Athenians buried in Gospel Pilgrim, and discuss why honoring and spreading this historic past is so important for Athens' present and future. Also included is information about how you can get involved and help support Gospel Pilgrim's community preservation work to protect this vital part of Athens history.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 35
Dates: 8/19/2026 - 8/19/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Fred O. Smith, Cole Knapper
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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After the Civil War, White cemeteries didn’t allow Black people to bury their dead on the same land. This meant Black Athenians were left with nowhere to bury and memorialize their loved ones. In response, local Black residents established societies that used community trusts to set property boundaries and name specific stewards responsible for cemetery operations and upkeep, all to care for the community after death. One example of this work in Athens is the Gospel Pilgrim Society that founded its namesake cemetery in 1882. In the 144 years since, approximately 3,500 African Americans have been buried there, and approximately 20-25% of those were formerly enslaved individuals. Among them are William Pledger, Pink Morton, Hariett Powers, and William Henry Heard. In this class, Fred Smith and Chaplain Cole will explain what it is that brings them to this work, share stories of notable Black Athenians buried in Gospel Pilgrim, and discuss why honoring and spreading this historic past is so important for Athens' present and future. Also included is information about how you can get involved and help support Gospel Pilgrim's community preservation work to protect this vital part of Athens history.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 99
Dates: 8/19/2026 - 8/19/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Fred O. Smith, Cole Knapper
Building: Online via Zoom
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During this session, OLLI members will engage with a survey of Gullah Geechee history and culture presented by leading scholars and practitioners of Gullah Geechee culture. In 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois wrote that the sea island peoples of Georgia and South Carolina are “touched and moulded less by the world about them.” Indeed, the Gullah-Geechee are exceptional because of their linguistic and musical retentions, documented by Lorenzo Dow Turner. The 1988 documentary The Language You Cry In, traces a Gullah song passed down through the generations back to its origins in Sierra Leone.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 14
Dates: 9/23/2026 - 9/23/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Aaron Carter-Enyi, Brenton Jordan, Trevon Hood, Quintina Carter-Enyi
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Evidence for human sacrifice is not uncommon in the archaeological record, whether ranging from a single, elaborate burial to a mass grave. New cutting-edge methods in archaeological science like ancient DNA and stable isotope analysis paired with traditional methods are helping us understand who these people were and where they lived, which can help us understand why they were sacrificed. Ultimately, these discoveries shed light on social organization and hierarchy in past societies.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 34
Dates: 9/22/2026 - 9/22/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Suzanne Pilaar Birch
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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This course will consider the intersection of American journalism and politics historically from the colonial era to the present. What is the role of the Fourth Estate? Is "objectivity" dead? Have journalists ever held the powerful accountable?
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 31
Dates: 9/29/2026 - 9/29/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Janice Hume
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) was one of the greatest generals in history. He was Emperor of France from 1804 to 1814 and briefly in 1815. Renowned for his military campaigns during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon also implemented significant legal and administrative reforms, including the Napoleonic Code, which influenced many legal systems worldwide. We will look at his great campaigns, his contributions to the art of war, and his colorful life.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 34
Dates: 11/4/2026 - 11/4/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Lawrence Saul
Building: UGA Campus at Gwinnett
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Discover how the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation protects the places that make Georgia unique—from grand antebellum estates to humble rural schoolhouses, and from endangered landmarks to entire historic neighborhoods. We’ll go behind the scenes of the Georgia Trust’s vital work. Learn about flagship programs including the Places in Peril list; the Revolving Fund that saves buildings through strategic acquisition and rehabilitation; and advocacy efforts. You'll hear success stories of rescued landmarks across the state and discover how preservation drives economic development, strengthens communities, and connects us to our shared heritage. We'll explore the Trust's educational programs, preservation easements, and hands-on restoration workshops. Special focus: Spring Ramble in Marietta; I'll preview this April event where you can explore historic homes, gardens, and sites normally closed to the public.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 34
Dates: 9/22/2026 - 9/22/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: James Reap
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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The contributions of Scottish immigrants to American culture are often underrated and underappreciated, especially in the American South. This session examines migration patterns from Scotland beginning with the Argyll Colony of 1739 up to the mid-1850's. It also looks at the cultural, social, and economic impacts of Scottish migration from the earliest period to contemporary times.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 24
Dates: 9/15/2026 - 9/15/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Susan Carley
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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The contributions of Scottish immigrants to American culture are often underrated and underappreciated, especially in the American South. This session examines migration patterns from Scotland beginning with the Argyll Colony of 1739 up to the mid-1850's. It also looks at the cultural, social, and economic impacts of Scottish migration from the earliest period to contemporary times.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 97
Dates: 9/15/2026 - 9/15/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Susan Carley
Building: Online via Zoom
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In one of the most tumultuous years in modern history, the seizure of the USS Pueblo gripped the nation as North Korea captured a U.S. Navy vessel and its crew. Seizure of the Pueblo remains a lesson today about the unpredictable nature of the North Koreans and the volatility of the region. At the end of Lyndon Johnson’s term as President, the nation worried about the fate of the ship’s heroic crew. After the crew’s return home, their Commanding Officer was nearly court martialed for his role in the incident.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 28
Dates: 9/8/2026 - 9/8/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Fred Boyles
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Short answer: yes, and yes. Long answer: Take the class. This session explains why British taxes produced such a profound crisis in the American colonies, convincing them that a revolution against the world’s most powerful military was economically unavoidable. This tax shock, indeed, was the decisive impetus for the colonists’ apparently nobler protest against Britain’s violation of their rights, the traditional explanation for the Revolution. The course also explores how the Revolution was funded despite this anti-tax mindset. Overall, colonial America offers important insights into the surprising connection between money and taxes. This course is only offered every 250 years.
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Fee: $32.00
Capacity Remaining: 98
Dates: 9/22/2026 - 10/6/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Sessions: 3
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Bob Grafstein
Building: Online via Zoom
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UGA's New College, built in 1822 and rebuilt in 1831 after a fire, was "rebuilt," again in 2009-2010. In 2009, workers excavating the 1822 rubble in New College's basement began finding artifacts. Dr. Garrison was called to the site to examine the finds. His Shallow Geophysics class offered that summer was redirected to examine the newly-exposed basement and rear of the building. Wall footers and a brick floor, presumably from the 1822 building, were found and subsequently preserved along with 160+ artifacts. Some of these finds are on display on the first floor of New College. This class will be conducted in two parts: (1) an in-class discussion of the somewhat checkered history of New College over the past 204 years and (2) an on-site visit to New College to examine the remnants of the 1822 structure.
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Fee: $23.00
Capacity Remaining: 13
Dates: 8/18/2026 - 8/20/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sessions: 2
Days: Tu Th
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Instructor: Ervan Garrison
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Please note: Session one of this class will take place at River's Crossing. The second session will meet off-site at the New College building on North Campus. Parking is available at the North Campus Parking Deck on Jackson Street (standard parking rates apply). "North Deck" is conveniently across the street from North Campus quad where New College resides.
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From the 1860's until the 1950's, the nation's mail moved from city to city in special rail cars known as the Railway Post Office (RPO). In these locked cars, men postmarked and sorted letters, newspapers, and packages while the train traveled from 65 to 90 miles an hour. Known as the Railway Mail Service or RMS, over 3,500 RPOs travelled over 486 million miles while processing 20+ billion pieces of mail across the nation. This session will reveal the forgotten facts of the Railroad Postal Clarks and the importance of their occupation as the mail moved from large cities to small communities and connected families and friends.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 36
Dates: 9/16/2026 - 9/16/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Vickie Henry
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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From the 1860's until the 1950's, the nation's mail moved from city to city in special rail cars known as the Railway Post Office (RPO). In these locked cars, men postmarked and sorted letters, newspapers, and packages while the train traveled from 65 to 90 miles an hour. Known as the Railway Mail Service or RMS, over 3,500 RPOs travelled over 486 million miles while processing 20+ billion pieces of mail across the nation. This session will reveal the forgotten facts of the Railroad Postal Clarks and the importance of their occupation as the mail moved from large cities to small communities and connected families and friends.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 97
Dates: 9/16/2026 - 9/16/2026
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Vickie Henry
Building: Online via Zoom
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The French Revolution was a period of significant political and social upheaval in France from 1789 to 1799. It was marked by the overthrow of the monarchy, the establishment of a republic, and radical changes in society. This period was driven by economic hardship, social inequality, and Enlightenment ideals and led to events including the storming of the Bastille and the Reign of Terror. This class is designed as a brief overview with the goal of encouraging deeper study by class participants.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 21
Dates: 10/28/2026 - 10/28/2026
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Lawrence Saul
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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This hour-long lecture and discussion brings Indigenous peoples, past and present, back into our collective consciousness and community—from the Paleolithic to Shell-Mound Dwellers; through the Mississippean Era; De Soto's devastating Entrada; Wilson Lumpkin’s campaign of ethnocide; to the present, where we see the return of the Muscogee Nation to homelands in joint partnership with the National Park Service at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 29
Dates: 11/11/2026 - 11/11/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: James Brooks
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Members attending this class are invited to bring a brown bag lunch with them. After the class, anyone who wishes to stay can enjoy their lunch and socialize with other OLLI members from 11:30-12:30 in the River's Crossing sunroom, Room 114.
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Horace King, an enslaved individual, and his owner were prominent covered-bridge builders in the South. Freed before the Civil War, King and his sons formed a business that worked to build a better Georgia. This session will cover King’s life and legacy.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 33
Dates: 8/28/2026 - 8/28/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: F
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Instructor: Andrew Bramlett
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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In October 1940, the Red and Black ran five lines about a Black bandleader hired for an SAE house dance: "Red McAllister and his negro orchestra will play." Who was he? The newspaper trail answers in three names across thirty-four years — pianist, bandleader, agency owner, manager of Atlanta's Royal Peacock for twenty years. He packaged a touring R&B revue a decade before Motown. He supplied the opener when Otis Redding played UGA in 1964. This class recovers one architect of the Southern Black music economy from the primary sources he left behind.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 38
Dates: 12/7/2026 - 12/7/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: M
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Instructor: Chris Jones
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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Perhaps no episode in modern history can match the Russian Revolution for high drama and long-term significance. We get: [1] a breathtaking narrative of events (two convulsive revolutions in a single year, followed by an epic civil war); [2] the clashes of major historic figures (Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin, just for starters!); and [3] consequences that, for good or ill, deeply influenced the course of the 20th century and beyond (without the threat of Communism…, no Fascism, or World War II, or Cold War, as we know them. And without Leninism as a model, no Maoist China).
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Fee: $23.00
Capacity Remaining: -8
Dates: 12/1/2026 - 12/3/2026
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sessions: 2
Days: Tu Th
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Instructor: Tom Keene
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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The Extended Cobb Family Enslaved Database presents new research from the T.R.R. Cobb House Museum about the enslaved people owned by Cobb and some family members. Museum staff has spent many years compiling information about these enslaved people, but more recently it has extended the research into those owned by T.R.R.'s siblings, in-laws, and prominent Athenians. Acquisition of an 1859 plantation logbook has facilitated the compilation of short biographies of the 808 enslaved people listed across seven plantations. This class will look at the newly-released database and the plantation logbook and discuss future research. Attendees will practice how to extract information from the logbook.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 38
Dates: 10/6/2026 - 10/6/2026
Times: 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Instructor: Ashleigh Oatts
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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The overwhelming majority of Baby Boomers never knew what their fathers did in WWII. The simple reason is because the men of the Greatest Generation simply didn't talk of their experiences, especially combat experiences. This observation is limited to the role that men played in the war; however, we will also look at the wartime contributions of women. Our mothers often worked dangerous yet vital jobs. This class is designed to help you find answers about your parents' WWII experience.
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Fee: $14.00
Capacity Remaining: 33
Dates: 10/14/2026 - 10/14/2026
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Instructor: Lawrence Saul
Building: River's Crossing (opens in new tab)
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