
Locations
Kansas City, Kansas
Courses & Events
"Farewelcome" Reception for Osher Directors
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A Learning Tour of Kansas City's Public Art
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Against All Odds: Six Courageous Women Artists
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Amelia Earhart: What Happened to Her?
March 10-24, 2020, Tomahawk Ridge Community Center (Overland Park, KS)
Botanical Gardens Around the World
April 3-17, 2020, Matt Ross Community Center (Overland Park, KS)
Burns, Bagpipes & Barleycorn
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Chuck Warner Shares His New Book, "Birds, Bones and Beetles..."
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Dinner and a Concert by The King's Singers
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Donation to Osher Senior Scholarships
July 22, 2019 to December 31, 2019
Donation to the Osher Institute
July 22, 2019 to December 31, 2019
Exploring the British Northern Isles
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Eye-Deep in Hell: Trench Warfare During World War I
This course will explore events leading to WWI and how western society, so full of progress and optimism, became embroiled in the most horrific conflict in history. We will discuss pre-war tensions and diplomatic maneuvering, how the nations of Europe were drawn in, the failure of rival plans for quick victory, the resulting stalemate and the evolution of extensive trench systems. We'll identify the main personalities and battles, which determined the outcome along with the factors that led to the Allied victory, including U.S. involvement. We'll examine the individual soldier and the"psychology of war," the misery of life in the trenches and how soldiers adapted.
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From Trails to Rails: the Historical Geography of Urbanization in Kansas
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German Settlements and Culture in Kansas
February 14-28, 2020, Matt Ross Community Center (Overland Park, KS)
ICEEs to Oysters: A Food History of Kansas
February 13-27, 2020, Roeland Park Community Center (Roeland Park, KS)
Kansas: Birthplace of Prohibition
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Movies that Changed the World
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Music and Lives of the Great Composers
In this course we will explore the music and lives of some of the great composers of classical music. We will track their careers from their early work, through influences that impacted their musical styles, to the late work that culminated their careers. Each class will explore one or two composers in detail, with many musical examples. Composers will range from Johann Sebastian Bach to Philip Glass and several in between.
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Operation Overlord: D-Day and the Allied Invasion of Normandy
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Presidential Assassins: Men and Women Driven to Kill
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Rediscovering the Arkansas River
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Spirit of the Mask: Works of Mystery and Beauty
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Tales of Terror: Forbidden Texts in the Bible
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The American Revolution: A New Idea, a New Nation
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The Ancient Psalms: History, Poetry and Human Nature
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The Battle of the Bulge: Germany's Last Blitzkrieg, December 1944
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The Geography of Kansas: What Dorothy Didn't Know About a Place Called Home
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The History of the U.S. - Mexico Border
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The Life and Art of Rita Blitt
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The Spencers of Kansas: Champions of Culture and Commerce
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The Underground Railroad in Northeast Kansas
March 30, 2020 to April 13, 2020, New Century Fieldhouse (New Century, KS)
The Willows Maternity Sanitarium, Kansas City and America's Unwed Mothers
The well-documented orphan trains brought a wave of humanity to the Midwest in the late 1800s. A lesser-known wave arrived in secrecy. In the early to mid-1900s, Kansas City was known as the "Adoption Hub of America." More than 100,000 pregnant, unwed young women arrived to give birth in one of several maternity facilities. The babies were placed for adoption and the women returned home heartbroken.We will explore how Kansas City received this distinction, delve into the history of The Willows Maternity Sanitarium (the "Waldorf"of such facilities). Finally, we'll study the family who ran The Willows for 64 years.
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The World of Versailles
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Triumph over Terror: How Two Men Survived Nazi Horrors
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United States Citizenship: What's Hot and What's Not
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Writing Your Ethical Will
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