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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 11-28-2022 to 12-05-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2022-3Location: Oasis Rochester The Tax War of Three Kingdoms. Taxes can set people to fighting in almost any age, but combine that with religion and you got a bloody war that can last for years. The war ended up a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliament and King Charles, mainly over the manner of England’s taxes and issues of religious freedom. In the end, it... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 11-28-2022 to 12-05-2022Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2022-3Location: Zoom The Tax War of Three Kingdoms. Taxes can set people to fighting in almost any age, but combine that with religion and you got a bloody war that can last for years. The war ended up a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliament and King Charles, mainly over the manner of England’s taxes and issues of religious freedom. In the end, it... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 05-15-2023 to 05-22-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-2Location: Oasis Rochester And Empire State Oddities. Every state has got them—ours are just slightly more impressive. From weird monuments, to haunted houses, to complete ghost towns (Yes, they are not just in the west.) We got more than a few places that’ll make you shake your head. From old farmhouses where you least expect them, to Cold War ruins, odd mansions, and even a... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 05-15-2023 to 05-22-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-2Location: Zoom And Empire State Oddities. Every state has got them—ours are just slightly more impressive. From weird monuments, to haunted houses, to complete ghost towns (Yes, they are not just in the west.) We got more than a few places that’ll make you shake your head. From old farmhouses where you least expect them, to Cold War ruins, odd mansions, and even a... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-05-2023 to 06-12-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterTourism Gone Amuck. Fierce warriors come to mind when someone mentions the word Viking. But most of what we know about legendary Vikings comes from documents that were written centuries after the events they depict. But travelers from the Scandinavian countries were far more than mere raiders. They were also traders, explorers, and settlers. Here, we’ll... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-05-2023 to 06-12-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-2Location: ZoomTourism Gone Amuck. Fierce warriors come to mind when someone mentions the word Viking. But most of what we know about legendary Vikings comes from documents that were written centuries after the events they depict. But travelers from the Scandinavian countries were far more than mere raiders. They were also traders, explorers, and settlers. Here, we’ll... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-19-2023 to 06-26-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-2Location: Oasis RochesterThe Race into the Air. Ever since man saw birds fly, they have been envious of their freedom of the air. But the invention of flight was nowhere near as simple as creating a lightbulb. But for a species that will believe almost anything, a huge number of people cried fake. Followed by an equally large number of fakes claiming they did it first. But in the... read more
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Sessions: 2Class Date(s): 06-19-2023 to 06-26-2023Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PMInstructor: David WoodruffTerm: 2023-2Location: ZoomThe Race into the Air. Ever since man saw birds fly, they have been envious of their freedom of the air. But the invention of flight was nowhere near as simple as creating a lightbulb. But for a species that will believe almost anything, a huge number of people cried fake. Followed by an equally large number of fakes claiming they did it first. But in the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 11-02-2022 to 11-02-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Mark Sample, Professor of History, MCCTerm: 2022-3Location: Oasis Rochester This was a big one - that year was the depth of the Great Depression. A (seemingly) do-nothing President, Herbert Hoover, is up for re-election. The Governor of New York, FDR is the opponent. Whoever wins will change the future of the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 11-02-2022 to 11-02-2022Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 3:00 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Mark Sample, Professor of History, MCCTerm: 2022-3Location: Zoom This was a big one - that year was the depth of the Great Depression. A (seemingly) do-nothing President, Herbert Hoover, is up for re-election. The Governor of New York, FDR is the opponent. Whoever wins will change the future of the country. Register for this class if you will ONLY be attending via Zoom. You must have a computer/tablet/phone with... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 09-15-2022 to 09-29-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Laurence Britt, author and commentator on political and economic affairsTerm: 2022-3Location: Oasis Rochester This three part course will deal with the turbulent history of the relationship between the United States and Russia. This relationship has been one of continual tension for more that 100 years, briefly interrupted during World War II when the two nations were critical allies to each other. The first session of the course will cover the period from... read more
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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 09-15-2022 to 09-29-2022Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Laurence Britt, author and commentator on political and economic affairsTerm: 2022-3Location: Zoom This three part course will deal with the turbulent history of the relationship between the United States and Russia. This relationship has been one of continual tension for more that 100 years, briefly interrupted during World War II when the two nations were critical allies to each other. The first session of the course will cover the period from... read more