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“Sharing Our Past — Shaping Our Future” Since 1974 |
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Newport: Goodrich Memorial Library, 202 Main Street. Library phone: 802.334.7902 Stanstead, Québec: Stanstead College, Pierce Hall (unless otherwise noted). College phone: 819.876.7891 x270. Directions to Stanstead College.
7:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month, alternating locations Download Schedule -- PDF
OCTOBER 3 ~ Stark Decency: German POWs in a New England Village. Dr. Allen Koop tells the story of Camp Stark, New Hampshire's only World War II prisoner-of-war camp. Koop describes how ordinary people in the village of Stark allowed human decency to turn the bitter division of war into camaraderie. Location: Stanstead College, Stanstead, Quebec
NOVEMBER 7 ~ Alexander Hamilton's Blessing. Inventor of the corporation, Wall Street, and author of America's first law book, Alexander Hamilton was also an immigrant, an orphan, and a college dropout. Historian Willard Sterne Randall examines the youngest Founding Father's legacy. Location: Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport
DECEMBER 5 ~ Is Robert Frost Alive? The Frost we think of in his poems does not always match the picture readers find in his biographies. Champlain College Professor Nancy Nahra reveals a surprising portrait of the poet. Location: Stanstead College, Stanstead, Quebec
JANUARY 2 ~ Queen Elizabeth I: Woman Monarch in a Man’s World. Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne under extremely challenging circumstances. Retired Bishop’s University Professor Joanne Craig considers how Elizabeth not only survived, but also led her country through the great era now known as the Elizabethan age. Location: Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport
FEBRUARY 6 ~ Going to War in Shakespeare: Olivier, Branagh, and Henry V. Using clips from the film versions of Henry V by Laurence Olivier (1944) and Kenneth Branagh (1989), Dartmouth College Professor Peter Saccio explores the richness of Shakespeare and the ways in which this play has spoken to our own times. Location: Stanstead College, Stanstead, Quebec. CANCELLED, NOT RESCHEDULED.
MARCH 5 ~ The Great Debate: Is It Time For A Second Vermont Republic? UVM Professor Frank Bryan and former Deputy Secretary of State Paul Gillies debate whether the time has come for a Second Republic of Vermont. This debate will be moderated by Ethan Allen Institute President John McClaughry. Location: Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport. RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 4, 7:00 PM.
APRIL 2 ~ Death and Glory: Sports in Ancient Greece and Rome.
MAY 7 ~ The Regeneration of an Artist: Frank Lloyd Wright After 1932. At the age of 65, Frank Lloyd Wright began the Taliesin Fellowship and the most productive decades of his life. H. Nicholas Muller, III, former executive director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, explores Wright’s prolific life. Location: Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport
Series Sponsor: Donner Canadian Foundation
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