Featured Courses Create a Wreath - Book Folding Art Project 09/20/19 - 09/20/19 While books are wonderful to read, books are also becoming home décor. This course introduces you to how to create decorations and unique gifts from books. We will take old book pages to create a beautiful wreath that can be decorated for every holiday all year long. The 19th Century Rural Cemetery Movement This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. This class examines how America Embraced cemeteries as cultural institutions and how rural cemeteries transformed the ways in which Americans thought about death and nature. Analyzing the Federal & Confederate Congress 09/20/19 - 09/20/19 This class will examine the accomplishments and failures of the 37th Congress (181-1863), the 38th Congress (1863-1865), and the three Confederate Congresses. Extreme Weather: Floods, Drought, Heat Waves, Cold Waves and Blizzards 09/24/19 - 09/24/19 When weather takes a turn for the worse, everyone is affected. We will visit a wide range of events that span the entire year-floods, drought, heat waves, cold waves and blizzards.

Upcoming Courses Basic Spanish Conversation September 9, 2019 to October 28, 2019 Interactive Spanish Conversation Lab September 11, 2019 to October 30, 2019 Current Event Discussion Group September 11, 2019 to December 11, 2019 Leaders in Local History September 13, 2019 to November 22, 2019 Wonders of Illinois Geology Tuesday, September 17, 2019 A Grand Tour of Italy - Video Lecture Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Music and Art: A Beautiful Couple Thursday, September 19, 2019

Featured Courses

Create a Wreath - Book Folding Art Project 09/20/19 - 09/20/19 While books are wonderful to read, books are also becoming home décor. This course introduces you to how to create decorations and unique gifts from books. We will take old book pages to create a beautiful wreath that can be decorated for every holiday all year long.

The 19th Century Rural Cemetery Movement This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. This class examines how America Embraced cemeteries as cultural institutions and how rural cemeteries transformed the ways in which Americans thought about death and nature.

Analyzing the Federal & Confederate Congress 09/20/19 - 09/20/19 This class will examine the accomplishments and failures of the 37th Congress (181-1863), the 38th Congress (1863-1865), and the three Confederate Congresses.

Extreme Weather: Floods, Drought, Heat Waves, Cold Waves and Blizzards 09/24/19 - 09/24/19 When weather takes a turn for the worse, everyone is affected. We will visit a wide range of events that span the entire year-floods, drought, heat waves, cold waves and blizzards.

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