Courses

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording and is available to view until August 31, 2026.

The world's population is aging at a faster rate than ever before, and people are living longer. Every day until 2030, ten thousand baby boomers will turn 65, and seven out of ten people will require long-term care in their lifetime. Learn what long-term care is and be informed on what you need to make a plan to "age in place."



Monday, June 1, 2026, OLLI Digital Library

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording and is available to view until August 31, 2026.

Discover how America was only one relatively compact and insignificant theater of war in what was in reality a World War for England, fought on four fronts with dozens of countries involved, and that American independence was won only due to military aid from two main European powers and the distractions provided by four other major nations.


Monday, June 1, 2026, OLLI Digital Library

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording and is available to view until August 31, 2026.

Boston was not the only Tea Partier, nor was it the first. Charleston, Philadelphia, Annapolis and Edenton NC were also contenders. Various forms of torture exacted by the British on the American rebels are examined.


Monday, June 1, 2026, OLLI Digital Library

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording and is available to view until August 31, 2026.

The American Revolution had many causes, which originated during the colonial period and took many forms. This course, which may be the first in a (long) series, will examine the development of colonial politics, the impact of colonial wars, and the effects of the Great Awakening in creating a nascent sense of American distinctiveness that led finally to the Revolution.


Monday, June 1, 2026, OLLI Digital Library

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording and is available to view until August 31, 2026.

Learn about the Heyward family's history that dates back to around 1670.



Monday, June 1, 2026, OLLI Digital Library

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording and is available to view until August 31, 2026.

This presentation touches on the ''compounding effect'' of global threats and asks how we might avoid World War III.


Monday, June 1, 2026, OLLI Digital Library

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording and is available to view until August 31, 2026.

Hilton Head normally has good skies for stargazing. Learn a few beginner's tips on getting started. Explore the lives of stars. We'll use free downloadable software to take a tour of the night sky, including the Summer Triangle. We'll share a few myths of the constellations along the way.



Monday, June 1, 2026, OLLI Digital Library