• Sessions: 2
    Class Date(s): 11-28-2022 to 12-05-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: David Woodruff
    Term: 2022-3
    Location: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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
  • Sessions: 2
    Class Date(s): 11-28-2022 to 12-05-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: David Woodruff
    Term: 2022-3
    Location: Zoom
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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
  • Sessions: 2
    Class Date(s): 05-15-2023 to 05-22-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: David Woodruff
    Term: 2023-2
    Location: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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
  • Sessions: 2
    Class Date(s): 05-15-2023 to 05-22-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: David Woodruff
    Term: 2023-2
    Location: Zoom
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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
  • Sessions: 2
    Class Date(s): 06-05-2023 to 06-12-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: David Woodruff
    Term: 2023-2
    Location: Oasis Rochester

    Tourism 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: 2
    Class Date(s): 06-05-2023 to 06-12-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: David Woodruff
    Term: 2023-2
    Location: Zoom

    Tourism 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: 2
    Class Date(s): 06-19-2023 to 06-26-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: David Woodruff
    Term: 2023-2
    Location: Oasis Rochester

    The 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: 2
    Class Date(s): 06-19-2023 to 06-26-2023
    Day(s) of the week: Monday
    Time: 11:00 AM → 12:00 PM
    Instructor: David Woodruff
    Term: 2023-2
    Location: Zoom

    The 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
    Details
  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 11-02-2022 to 11-02-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Wednesday
    Time: 3:00 PM → 4:00 PM
    Instructor: Mark Sample, Professor of History, MCC
    Term: 2022-3
    Location: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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
  • Sessions: 1
    Class Date(s): 11-02-2022 to 11-02-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Wednesday
    Time: 3:00 PM → 4:00 PM
    Instructor: Mark Sample, Professor of History, MCC
    Term: 2022-3
    Location: Zoom
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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
  • Sessions: 3
    Class Date(s): 09-15-2022 to 09-29-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PM
    Instructor: Laurence Britt, author and commentator on political and economic affairs
    Term: 2022-3
    Location: Oasis Rochester
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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
  • Sessions: 3
    Class Date(s): 09-15-2022 to 09-29-2022
    Day(s) of the week: Thursday
    Time: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PM
    Instructor: Laurence Britt, author and commentator on political and economic affairs
    Term: 2022-3
    Location: Zoom
    REGISTRATION CLOSED
    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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