Salem State Offers Lecture Series For North Shore Seniors

From Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute of Salem State University: Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute of Salem State University is offering free summer lectures for North Shore seniors, ages 50 and above. These "Summer Intersession Lectures" span a variety of topics and are open to Explorers members and nonmembers alike.

When: 10am to noon

Where: 10 Federal Street in downtown Salem, MA

Website: www.explorerslli.org Phone: 978-744-0804

Wednesday, July 11 – Clementine Churchill – Winston Churchill’s mission and political life might not have been so successful without his wife Clementine’s guidance. She managed him and filled the unscripted role of war time first lady in a way that remains inspiring. Come and listen to another of Explorer Suzanne Kiley’s history packed presentations.

Monday, July 16 – Every Quilt Had a Story – Today Explorers is transformed to better display Explorer Leah Allman’s award-winning quilts. Her works have won many ribbons in local, national and international quilt shows. Each quilt represents a carefully researched subject like “Masada Mosaic”, “Mathematical Principles” or “Archeological Finds”. Many dutiful husbands who accompany their spouses to Leah’s shows are surprised at their enjoyment of her quilts.

Wednesday, July 18 –. Native Americans on the North Shore: Last Ice Age to the Contact Period – Mary Ellen Lepionka is an independent scholar who has researched the history of Cape Ann from the last Ice Age to around 1700. She has taught in college, developed textbooks, done archeology in Cape Ann, and contributed articles on Cape Ann in the Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society, the Historic Ipswich blog and the Enduring Gloucester blog. Today she tells us about the history of Native Americans on the North Shore until their first encounter with the English settlers.

Monday, July 23 – The Lost Colony of Roanoke – Writer, author and new Explorer Deahn Berrini Leblang provides possible answers to the age old mystery of what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke. Decades before the Pilgrims, this first British settlement disappeared without a trace. Her presentation focusses on the Native People who greeted the settlers, and is drawn from the extensive research she did while writing her third book, “A Roanoke Story,” published last November.

Wednesday, July 25 – Native Americans on the North Shore: Masconomet’s Time – Today Mary Ellen Lepionka completes her discussion started on July 18. We hear about the history of Native Americans on the North Shore during Masconomet’s time.

Monday, July 30 – North Korea – Marilyn Day leads an Explorers course on North Korea. Today she provides us with insight about this nation as the United States and the rest of the world interact with it.

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