PAST  SEMESTERS

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Lectures, trips and special events for the past 14 semesters (back to the Spring of 2012)
——-are shown below by academic area and by date for two purposes:

–1)  to provide an overview of the diversity of the academic subjects presented by the IRP,  and

–2)  to provide specific program topics that have been discussed recently, which may create
——-suggestions for new topics in future IRP semesters.

Some lecture topics may be listed more than once because they are
——-a part of more than one academic area.

The date of the lecture, trip or special event follows the lecture title or description.

Over time we will add to this listing of past lectures, bus trips and IRP events.

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    PAST  LECTURES  –  by Academic Area    :
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ARCHAEOLOGY

Inside the Neolithic Mind,  October 13, 2016,  Tom Mulkey

Archaeology of the Holy Land Before It Was Holy,  September 27, 2016,  Bill Stead

Archaeology of the Athens, Greece Metro Project,  March 8, 2016,  Bill Stead

Archaeological Excavations: 270 Years of Occupation,  September 9, 2014,  Scott Parker

Archaeology in Athens, Greece,  October 9, 2013,  Bill Stead

Syria (sites of antiquity): a Perspective,  October 1, 2013,  Tom Mulkey

The Mind in the Cave,  May 1, 2012,  Tom Mulkey
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ARCHITECTURE

The Life and Work of Gaudi: Genius or Madman?,  September 12, 2018,  Susan Lyons

Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar Kaufman and Fallingwater: America’s Greatest Work of Home Architecture,
———-March 7, 2018,  Roger Tappen
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ART

Disney, Bambi, and an Austrian Jew: A Story of Art and Politics,  October 30, 2018,  Dr. Beverley Eddy

Theatre Performance and the Acting Process,  October 25, 2018,  Paris Peet

Rock, Water, Air,  September 25, 2018,  Bob Dickson

The Life and Work of Gaudi: Genius or Madman?,  September 12, 2018,  Susan Lyons

Monarch Butterflies,  April 4, 2018,  Laurie Collins

The Joys of Photography,  March 27, 2018,  Dr. Toe Thane

Art and the History of Beadwork,  March 15, 2018,  Dr. Kay Ackerman

Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar Kaufman and Fallingwater: America’s Greatest Work of Home Architecture,
———-March 7, 2018,  Roger Tappen

Landscape and Scenery,  October 10, 2017,  Bob Dickson

Bead Science,  September 26, 2017,  Dr. Kay Ackerman

Historical Quilts from the Franklin County Historical Society Collection,  September 14, 2017,
———-Ann Hull, Peg Armstrong & Dottie Moreland

Renaissance Florence,  October 27, 2016,  Philip Lindsay

Is Photography Art?,  Gary Johnson,  September 15, 2016

Art, Perception and the Brain,  March 24, 2016,  Wendy Pires

Woodcarvers at Work,  October 7, 2015,  Cumberland Valley Woodcarvers

The Language of Painting,  March 31, 2015  Philip Lindsay

Daniel R. Knight’s Painting: The Burning of Chambersburg,  April 10, 2014,  Rebecca Massey Lane

Civil War Drawings and the Embedded Artist-Reporter,  September 26, 2013,  Wendy Pires

Women in Art: A Few More Surprises,  April 10, 2013,  Prof. Bob Dickson

Paintings from Bali: an Ancient Culture & Island Paradise,  September 27, 2012,  Wendy Pires

Realism Reconsidered: 17th Century Dutch Art,  September 12, 2012,  Dr. Lisa Dorrill

Frieda Kahlo: a Life in Art,  March 20, 2012,  Philip Lindsey
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BIOGRAPHIES

Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the Children of Terezin,  April 25, 2018,  Susan Lyons

Mira Lloyd Dock, April 24, 2018,  Dr. Susan Rimby

The Amazing Career of Brigadier General Anna Mae Hayes, April 5, 2018,  Major General (Ret) Deb Wheeling

A Visit from General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain,  March 14, 2018,  Rev. Bob Macfarlane

Martin Luther and the Reformation,  October 24, 2017,  Rev. Dana Blouch-Hanson

Harriet Lane Johnson, James Buchanan’s First Lady,  October 19, 2017,  Bob O’Connor

Elizabeth Keckley: Personal Modiste & Confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln,  September 19, 2017,  Susan Lyons

Hamilton: An American Musical,  April 6, 2017,  Gary Johnson

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: German Theologian and Martyr,  March 28, 2017,  Rev. Dr. David True

General John Pershing – In Person,  September 13, 2016,  played by David Shuey

Lewis The Robber,  April 7, 2015,  Gary Johnson

The Paxton Boys: Destroying Penn’s Peaceable Kingdom,  March 19, 2015,  Susan Lyons

John Brown: Emancipation Efforts and the African-American Response,  March 11, 2015,  Dr. Beverly Mitchell

James E. Hanger – Civil War Amputee,  October 16, 2014,  Bob O’Connor

Geneneral Hugh Mercer: Physician, Patriot and Forgotten Hero,  September 16, 2014,  Tim Rockwell

Frances Perkins: First Woman Cabinet Member,  September 11, 2014,  Susan Lyons

General John C. McCausland – In Person,  May 1, 2014,  played by David Shuey

The Life & Times of Alexander McClure,  May 1, 2014,  Carol Gallagher

Susana Miller Etter: Local Stories of the Civil War,  April 29, 2014,  Susan Etter

Caroline Houser and Friends Remember,  April 29, 2014,  Joan Bowen

A Look at the Life of Harriet Lane,  April 1, 2014,  Joan McCulloh

The Other Frank Leslie,  March 20, 2014,  Wendy Pires

James M. Rouzer: Soldier & Lawman,  March 18, 2014,  Roger Heller

Brigadier General Imboden and the Wagon Train of the Wounded,  March 11, 2014,  Steven French

Margaret Disert:  Undercurrents of American Feminism pre-1960,  October 1, 2013,  Sarah Ruth Wilson

The Pride and Sorrow of Chess: Paul Morphy and Bobby Fischer,  October 2, 2012,  Dr. Richard Weller

Jim Thorpe: Olympic Hero,  September 20, 2012,  Matthew March

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BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATION

Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) to Building Design,  October 9, 2018,  Len Lendenmeyer

Dairy: Past and Present,  October 2, 2018,  John Azzone

The Current State of Rooftop Solar,  October 2, 2018,  Mike McKechnie

Tourism in Franklin County,  September 25, 2018,  Janet Pollard

Money, Money, Money: From Seashells to Bitcoins, April 17, 2018,  Larry Malone

The Myth of the Robot Apocalypse,  November 2, 2017,  Dr. Barbara Mistick

Life in City Hall,  October 31, 2017,  Jim Zumwalt

Chambersburg Highline: The Road to Success,  October 25, 2017,  Mike Marotte

Getting the Most Bang for Your Charitable Buck,  October 25, 2017,  Michael Peterson

When Should You Contact an Attorney?,  October 17, 2017,  Elliott Sulcove

Overview of Habitat for Humanity in Franklin County,  October 17, 2017,  Tom Reardon

Claiming Ground in PA: Women Farmers, Feminism and Activism,  October 25, 2016,  Dianna Heim

Consumer Fraud for Seniors,  October 11, 2016,  Mary Bach

Redefining Diversity and Inclusion in the New Marketplace,  March 31, 2016,  Laurie Hoes

Microsavings: Building Wealth, Pennies at a Time, April 10, 2014,  Sonia Patterson

Investing for Retirement Income in Uncertain Economic Times,  March 25, 2014,  Michael Peterson

A Look into the Future for the Franklin County Economy,  October 16, 2012,  Mike Ross
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CURRENT EVENTS & ISSUES

Wedge: How Polarized Media Foster Our Political Disunion,  October 23, 2018  Dr. Alison Dagnes

Great Decisions,  Turkey: Partner in Crisis,  October 18, 2018,  Foreign Policy Discussion Group

Douglas HarmonThe Electoral College: Should it Be Abolished?,  October 16, 2018,  Dr. Fran Herrity

The Opioid Crisis and Law Enforcement’s Response in Ben’s County,  October 11, 2018,  Matt Fogal

The Bill of Rights and You,  October 10, 2018,  Stephanie Jirard, JD

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Cases and Controversies,  October 4, 2018,  Dr. Sarah Grove

Iran & North Korea: Current Status and Issues,  September 20,2018,  John Ricca

Al Qaeda & ISIL: Overview and Update,  September 20, 2018,  John Ricca

Community Placemaking Through Modern Libraries, April 25, 2018,  Mark Story

Surviving a Terrorist Suicide-Bomb Attack,  April 18, 2018,  Pastor Kristopher Sledge

Money, Money, Money: From Seashells to Bitcoins, April 17, 2018,  Larry Malone

Free Speech for You or Me?, April 12, 2018,  Dr. Sara Grove

U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Nuclear Testing, Budget and Employment Policy,  April 3, 2018,  John Ricca

Preventing a Terrorist Nuclear Attack,  April 3, 2018,  John Ricca

My Phone is Melting from All the Political Alerts,  March 27, 2018,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

Understanding Poverty in Franklin County,  March 20, 2018,  Megan Shreve

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Community Connection,  March 20, 2018,  Jonathan Raber

Great Decisions: The Waning of Pax Americana,  March 15, 2018,  Tom Mulkey

The Impact of U.S. Decisions on Christians in the Middle East,  March 13, 2018,  Michael Armanious

Education: Free-Market Commodity or Essential Societal Service?  March 8, 2018,  Tom Mulkey

Gerrymandering in Pennsylvania,  March 8, 2018,  Pete Lagiovane

Why Have the News Media Become So Inaccurate?,  March 6, 2018,  Dr. Mark Mandeles

You Can’t Hurry Love or Decisions: The U.S. Supreme Court Term,  October 5, 2017,  Dr. Sara Grove

Radical Jihad: World-Wide and in the U.S.,  October 3, 2017,  John Ricca

Al Qaeda and ISIL: Overview & Update,  October 3, 2017,  John Ricca

The Future of Europe,  September 21, 2017,  Tom Mulkey

One Hundred Days: Then and Now,  April 27, 2017,  Dr. Sara Grove

U.S. Military Operations in Africa,  April 25, 2017,  Colonel Donald Potoczny

A Market-Based Solution to Climate Change,  April 20, 2017,  Dr. Siegfried “Zig” Herzog

Update: the Effects of Three Major Nuclear Power Plant Accidents,  April 5, 2017,  Dr. John Luetzelschwab

Weapons of Mass Destruction Update: The Middle & Far East,  April 4, 2017,  John Ricca

Threats & Security Issues: Europe and the Pacific,  March 21, 2017,  Colonels M. True & A. Fletcher

Great Decisions: North & South Korea Choices,  October 4, 2016,  Tom Mulkey

This Election is Bananas – But It Certainly Has Appeal,  September 29, 2016,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.,  September 29, 2016,  Meintje Westerbeek

Biological Terrorism,  John Ricca,  September 15, 2016

Elder Abuse,  September 13, 2016,  Jerry Mitchell

The Roberts Court Decisions and the Future of the Supreme Court,  April 28, 2016,  Dr. Sara Grove

Women in Combat: Roles & Requirements,  April 26, 2016,
———-Lieutenant Colonels  Tammy Baugh,  Chris Briand  and  Kelly Jones

Preventing Radiological & Electromagnetic Terrorism,  April 20, 2016,  John Ricca

Islamic State: Update & Analysis of Domestic & Overseas Options,  April 19, 2016,  John Ricca 

Redefining Diversity and Inclusion in the New Marketplace,  March 31, 2016,  Laurie Hoes

Domestic Violence 101,  March 17, 2016,  Mary Virginia Daniels

Great Decisions: Human Migration,  March 10, 2016,  Tom Mulkey

Iran’s Nuclear Program & the U.S.- Iran Agreement, October 15, 2015,  John Ricca

Iran: People & Culture, October 15, 2015,  Tom Mulkey

Great Decisions: Sectarianism in the Middle East,  October 6, 2015,  Tom Mulkey

ISIS / ISIL: Overview and Update,  September 24, 2015,  John Ricca

Election 2016: A Preview,  September 24, 2015,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

Negotiation & Implementation of the New START Treaty,  September 15, 2015,  Kurt Siemon

Great Decisions: Privacy in the Digital Age,  April 16, 2015,  Tom Mulkey

China: What It Is and What It Is Not,  March 26, 2015,  Dean Cheng

Executive Action or Unconstitutional Grab of Power?,  March 11, 2015,  Stephanie Jirard, J.D.

Political Media & the 2014 Midterm Elections,  October 23, 2014,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

America’s Health & Healthcare Challenges,  October 14, 2014,  Paul Stockhausen (with R.Macus & T.Mulkey)

Hate Crimes & Groups in Pennsylvania,  October 9, 2014,  Stephen Hersh

The State of Immigration Today,  October 7, 2014,  Modesta Paris

Cambodia Through the Ages,  October 2, 2014,  Janet Powers

Great Decisions: Energy Conservation,  October 2, 2014,  Tom Mulkey

The U.S. Supreme Court and the First Amendment,  September 10, 2014,  Stephanie Jirard, J.D.

Iran: Peaceful Energy or Nuclear Dilemma?,  October 25, 2012,  John Ricca

The Arab Spring,  April 5, 2012,  Egyptian Colonel Khaled Osman

What the U.S. Military is Doing in East Africa,  March 27, 2012,
———-Commander Brian Mongomery & Colonel Jeffery Jurasek

Civilian and Military Integration in Afghanistan,  March 22, 2012,  Lieutenant Colonel Robert Harman, Jr.

The Military Situation in Iraq,  March 20, 2012,  Colonel Christian Rees
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ECONOMICS

Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) to Building Design,  October 9, 2018,  Len Lendenmeyer

The Current State of Rooftop Solar,  October 2, 2018,  Mike McKechnie

Money, Money, Money: From Seashells to Bitcoins, April 17, 2018,  Larry Malone

The Myth of the Robot Apocalypse,  November 2, 2017,  Dr. Barbara Mistick

Chambersburg Highline: The Road to Success,  October 25, 2017,  Mike Marotte

Getting the Most Bang for Your Charitable Buck,  October 25, 2017,  Michael Peterson

A Market-Based Solution to Climate Change,  April 20, 2017,  Dr. Siegfried “Zig” Herzog

The Gleaning Project of South Central Pennsylvania,  April 19, 2017,  Jay Eury

Money and Power,  October 11, 2016,  Charlie Hart

How Economic Sanctions Helped to End the Civil War,  October 28, 2014,  Tim Rowland

Microsavings: Building Wealth, Pennies at a Time, April 10, 2014,  Sonia Patterson

Investing for Retirement Income in Uncertain Economic Times,  March 25, 2014,  Michael Peterson

A Look into the Future for the Franklin County Economy,  October 16, 2012,  Mike Ross

Economic Financial Crises: Concepts, History & Perspectives,  April 12, 2012,  Prof. Brandon Finucane
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EDUCATION

Wilson College and the Rescue of Science and Learning,  September 18, 2018,  Amy Ensley

The Journey of English in America,  September 12, 2018,  Dr. Michael Cornelius

Education: Free-Market Commodity or Essential Societal Service?  March 8, 2018,  Tom Mulkey

Your Library, Right Where You Are,  October 5, 2017,  Karla Trout

Myanmar II: Teaching English, Learning Chin,  September 13, 2017,  Janet Powers

Look It Up – A Short History of Dictionaries,  April 20, 2017,  Pat Chickering

Playing with Dirt at the Dickinson College Farm,  April 5, 2017,  Lizzie Wilford

The Wild, Wacky, Weird Origins of the English Tongue,  April 14, 2016,  Dr. Michael Cornelius

Castles, Vines & Tragic Women: The Pre-Raphaelite Visions,  April 14, 2016,  Dr. Lisa Dorrill

The University of Virginia: America’s First Public University,  April 12, 2016,  Gary Johnson

Learning English to Become an American,  April 6, 2016,  Kathryn Quinn

Statistics: a Completely Normal Human Activity,  March 15, 2016,  Bill Quinn

Studying Crime in the Antietam Country,  October 22, 2015,  Todd Dorsett

Email Etiquette & Technology,  October 21, 2015,  Neil Brown

The “Devil” is in the Details: Analyzing & Interpreting Documents,  October 20, 2015  Jonathan Stayer

Exciting Things Happening at Wilson College!,  April 9, 2015,  Dr. Barbara Mistick

A 50-Year Perspective of Adult and Workforce Education in PA,  March 18, 2015,  Marie Steinbacher

Demystifying Calculus,  March 17, 2015,  Bill Quinn

Wilson College Today,  May 2, 2013,  Dr. Barbara Mistick

Teaching Ecology Abroad: Tropical Ecology of Belize,  April 10, 2012,  Dr. Laura Altfeld

The Carlisle Indian Industrial School,  March 15, 2012,  Matthew March
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ENGINEERING

Mercy in Motion: The Gift of Mobility, African Initiative,  October 23, 2018  Elaine Livas

Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar Kaufman and Fallingwater: America’s Greatest Work of Home Architecture,
———-March 7, 2018,  Roger Tappen

Archaeology of the Athens, Greece Metro Project,  March 8, 2016,  Bill Stead

Travel’s Treasures: Bayeux Tapestry & Brunel Tunnel,  March 14, 2013,  Pat Chickering

Venice: Reflections and Undercurrents,  March 29, 2012,  Wendy Pires
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ENTERTAINMENT

The Joy of Writing Your Own Story,  October 24, 2018,  Deborah Sweaney

Fantasyland Storybook Park, Gettysburg, PA: 1959 to 1980, April 26, 2018,  Jackie White
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ENVIRONMENT

The Current State of Rooftop Solar,  October 2, 2018,  Mike McKechnie

Vernal Ponds and Ephemeral Wetlands,  September 20, 2017,  Dr. Gene Wingert

A Market-Based Solution to Climate Change,  April 20, 2017,  Dr. Siegfried “Zig” Herzog

Update: the Effects of Three Major Nuclear Power Plant Accidents,  April 5, 2017,  Dr. John Luetzelschwab

Rachel Carson,  March 22, 2017,  Mary Furlong

A Forest Story,  November 3, 2016,  Dr. Gene Wingert

The Environment and the Human Footprint,  March 15, 2016,  Jan Chlapowski

Great Decisions: Energy Conservation,  October 2, 2014,  Tom Mulkey

Saving Green by Being Green,  September 10, 2014,  Dr. Hans Pfister

The New Green Movement and Nuclear Reactors,  April 17, 2014,  John Ricca

Looking Back at Three Mile Island,  October 22, 2013,  Prof. John McDermott

Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic,  October 17, 2013,  Dr. John Elia

Three Days in the Everglades,  March 26, 2013,  Dr. Gene Wingert

Green Team Activities at Menno Haven,  March 19, 2013,  Dr. John Luetzelschwab

Kicking the Oil Habit,  March 14, 2013,  Jan Chlapowski

Misconceptions About Global Climate Change,  March 13, 2013,  Dr. Hans Pfister

Taking Control of Your Energy Costs,  September 25, 2012,  John Kautz

Global Energy Strategies for a Low Carbon Future,  March 15, 2012,  Jan Chlapowski

A Forest Story,  March 13, 2012,  Dr. Gene Wingert
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FINANCIAL PLANNING

Average People in South Central Pennsylvania: Estate Planning,  October 16, 2018,  Elliott Sulcove

Getting the Most Bang for Your Charitable Buck,  October 25, 2017,  Michael Peterson

When Should You Contact an Attorney?,  October 17, 2017,  Elliott Sulcove

PA: a Great Place to Retire; an Expensive Place to Expire,  October 13, 2015,  Elliott Sulcove

Investor Remedies for Improper Broker Management,  September 10, 2015,  John J. Fitzpatrick

Take Your Brain for a Jog: Think Outside the Box,  September 10, 2015,  Michael Peterson

Estate Planning: Put Your Life in Order and Avoid Leaving a Mess,  March 24, 2015,  Michael Peterson

Microsavings: Building Wealth, Pennies at a Time, April 10, 2014,  Sonia Patterson

Investing for Retirement Income in Uncertain Economic Times,  March 25, 2014,  Michael Peterson

Elder Law & Estate Planning,  October 10, 2013,  R. Thomas Murphy

Investing for Retirement Income,  April 10, 2012,  Michael Peterson
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Great Decisions,  Turkey: Partner in Crisis,  October 18, 2018,  Foreign Policy Discussion Group

Partnership with Slovakia and Niger,  March 29, 2018,  Lieutenant Colonel Will Detlefsen

Great Decisions: The Waning of Pax Americana,  March 15, 2018,  Tom Mulkey

The Impact of U.S. Decisions on Christians in the Middle East,  March 13, 2018,  Michael Armanious

U.S. Military Operations in Africa,  April 25, 2017,  Colonel Donald Potoczny

Weapons of Mass Destruction Update: The Middle & Far East,  April 4, 2017,  John Ricca

Great Decisions: North & South Korea Choices,  October 4, 2016,  Tom Mulkey

Great Decisions: Human Migration,  March 10, 2016,  Tom Mulkey

Iran’s Nuclear Program & the U.S.- Iran Agreement, October 15, 2015,  John Ricca

Iran: People & Culture, October 15, 2015,  Tom Mulkey

Great Decisions: Sectarianism in the Middle East,  October 6, 2015,  Tom Mulkey

ISIS / ISIL: Overview and Update,  September 24, 2015,  John Ricca

China‘s Cyber Activities,  September 17, 2015,  Dean Cheng

Negotiation & Implementation of the New START Treaty,  September 15, 2015,  Kurt Siemon

China: What It Is and What It Is Not,  March 26, 2015,  Dean Cheng

China: Change & Continuity, 1970-2010,  April 9, 2014,  Vera Bej

Great Decisions: Political Islam, Post Arab Spring,  April 8, 2014,  Tom Mulkey

International Volunteering: Everyone Benefits,  April 3, 2014,  Dr. Jack Ebersole

Syria: an Update,  March 19, 2014,  Colonel Robert Dawson

The Sorrows of Sarajevo,  March 18, 2014,  Janet Powers

Afghanistan,  March 12, 2014,  Lieutenant Colonel Mark Quander

Foreign Affairs Studies,  September 10, 2013,  Tom Mulkey

Iran: Where Do We Stand?,  April 11, 2013,  Commander Jonathan Still

Iran: Peaceful Energy or Nuclear Dilemma?,  October 25, 2012,  John Ricca

The Arab Spring,  April 5, 2012,  Egyptian Colonel Khaled Osman

What the U.S. Military is Doing in East Africa,  March 27, 2012,
———-Commander Brian Mongomery & Colonel Jeffery Jurasek

Civilian and Military Integration in Afghanistan,  March 22, 2012,  Lieutenant Colonel Robert Harman, Jr.

The Military Situation in Iraq,  March 20, 2012,  Colonel Christian Rees

Global Energy Strategies for a Low Carbon Future,  March 15, 2012,  Jan Chlapowski
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FOREIGN CULTURE

Beer, Bornholm and Baltic, April 24, 2018,  Pat Chickering

Myanmar II: Teaching English, Learning Chin,  September 13, 2017,  Janet Powers

Egyptian Culture & Cuisine,  March 21, 2017,  Michael Armanious

Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea Odyssey,  October 6, 2016,  Pat Chickering

Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.,  September 29, 2016,  Meintje Westerbeek

A Touch of Tuscany,  March 16, 2016,  George Siehl

Iran: People & Culture, October 15, 2015,  Tom Mulkey

Ghost Marriages and Other Unusual Matrimony,  October 13, 2015,  Dr. Fran Herrity

Great Decisions: Sectarianism in the Middle East,  October 6, 2015,  Tom Mulkey

China: What It Is and What It Is Not,  March 26, 2015,  Dean Cheng

China: Change & Continuity, 1970-2010,  April 9, 2014,  Vera Bej

The Sorrows of Sarajevo,  March 18, 2014,  Janet Powers

The Arab Spring,  April 5, 2012,  Egyptian Colonel Khaled Osman
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GEOGRAPHY

The Great Chancery Suit 1735: The Mason-Dixon Lines,  October 24, 2017,  Robert Angle & Wayne Twigg

Renaissance Florence,  October 27, 2016,  Philip Lindsay

Hadrian’s Wall Path: A Walk Through History,  October 27, 2016,  Hugh Graham

Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea Odyssey,  October 6, 2016,  Pat Chickering

Inca & Modern: Machu Picchu and More,  April 5, 2016,  Janet Powers

A Touch of Tuscany,  March 16, 2016,  George Siehl

Cambodia Through the Ages,  October 2, 2014,  Janet Powers

Appalachian Trail: Ten Things You May Not Know,  April 15, 2014,  Tara Gettig

The Allure of the Arctic,  April 15, 2014,  Pat Chickering

Travelogue on Antarctica,  April 9, 2013,  Betty Harper & Dr. Robert Harper

Lay of the Land [Franklin County],  March 21, 2013,  Bob Windemuth

Venice: Reflections and Undercurrents,  March 29, 2012,  Wendy Pires

Cold Places,  March 28, 2012,  Charles Burroughs
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HEALTH & MEDICINE

PTSD: The Continual War Within,  October 25, 2018,  Rev. Andrew Hart

Mercy in Motion: The Gift of Mobility, African Initiative,  October 23, 2018  Elaine Livas

Lyme Disease: Treatment and Management,  October 10, 2018,  Dr. Timothy Stonesifer

Exercise for Seniors,  September 19, 2018,  Dr. Joe Jacobs

Physics of the Human Body,  September 13, 2018,  Dr. John Luetzelschwab

Microbes: Mini-Marvels that are In, On and Around You,  April 12, 2018,  Dr. Brad Stiles

Franklin County Department of Aging: Update, April 5, 2018,  Traci Kline

Healthy Aging: Pain Management,  April 4, 2018,  Dr. Greg Lyon-Loftus

Healthy Dental Aging: Diseases That Affect Your Mouth,  March 6, 2018,  Dr. John Palm

The Human Eye and Your Vision in a High Tech World,  October 12, 2017,  Dr. Glen Elliott

Aging at Home, Your Civil Rights: The Olmstead Decision,  September 12, 2017,  Dr. Sheri Morgan

The Gleaning Project of South Central Pennsylvania,  April 19, 2017,  Jay Eury

Transcendental Meditation,  April 11, 2017,  Robert Shimer

Healthy Aging: Diabetic Management,  March 8, 2017,  Dr. Greg Lyon-Loftus

Exercise for Seniors,  March 8, 2017,  Dr. Joe Jacobs

Healthy Dental Aging,  November 1, 2016,  Dr. John Palm

Nursing Homes & Continuing Care Retirement Communities,  October 18, 2016,  Elliott Sulcove

Patient Health Portal: Access & Benefits,  April 21, 2016,  Ruth Ludwig

Aging at Home (in place): Health Alert Technologies,  March 29, 2016,  Carranda Barkdoll

Art, Perception and the Brain,  March 24, 2016,  Wendy Pires

Healthy Aging: End of Life Decision Making,  March 22, 2016,  Dr. Greg Lyon-Luftus

Yoga for Health,  October 8, 2015,  Mary Jo Frey

Fluoridation: Information Update,  September 16, 2015,  John Ricca & Randy Van Scyoc

Skin Care to Last a Lifetime,  September 15, 2015,  Pamela Ross

Cancer Prevention,  September 8, 2015,  Dr. John F. Robinson

What is a Podiatrist?,  April 30, 2015,  Dr. Peter Holdaway

Healthy Aging: What We Know About Dementia,  April 28, 2015,  Dr. Greg Lyon-Loftus

Fluoridation: Truths & Myths,  April 9, 2015,  Dr. Michael Cerveris

50 Million Deaths in Two Months: The Story of the Spanish Flu,  March 12, 2015,  Jim Rada, Jr.

America’s Health & Healthcare Challenges,  October 14, 2014,  Paul Stockhausen (with R.Macus & T.Mulkey)

Lyme Disease: Cause, Treatment & Management,  October 8, 2014,  Dr. Timothy Stonesifer

Keeping Our Aging Brains Sharper, Smarter & Faster,  September 30, 2014,  Jonathan Altfeld

Healthy Aging: Living with Arthritis,  September 17, 2014,  Dr. Greg Lyon-Loftus

Genes, Health and Being Fully Human,  April 3, 2014,  Dr. Laurie Zoloth

Healthy Aging: Allergies,  March 12, 2014,  Dr. Greg Lyon-Loftus

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Open Enrollment 2014,  October 23, 2013,  Trena Durff

Affordable Care Act Tax & 2013 Federal Tax Updates,  October 29, 2013,  David Green

Healthy Aging: Living with Osteoporosis,  September 18, 2013,  Dr. Greg Lyon-Loftus

A Spiritual Journey with Harp Therapy,  September 11, 2013,  Lynda Kuckenbrod

Nutritional Supplements 101,  March 26, 2013,  Dr. Wayne Meyers

Cataracts and Dry Eye Syndrome,  March 13, 2013,  Dr. Shawn Weigel

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: What Is It and Is It for You?,  October 16, 2012,  John Massimilla & Ginger Everhart

Healthy Aging and Management of Chronic Conditions,  September 26, 2012,  Dr. Greg Lyon-Loftus

The Benefits of Massage,  April 17, 2012,  Heather Hammond

Dispelling Myths about Fitness Training,  March 28, 2012,  Doug Lentz
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HISTORY:  PRE-CIVIL WAR

The Captivity Narrative in the 18th Century,  October 26, 2017,  Tad Miller

Martin Luther and the Reformation,  October 24, 2017,  Rev. Dana Blouch-Hanson

The Great Chancery Suit 1735: The Mason-Dixon Lines,  October 24, 2017,  Robert Angle & Wayne Twigg

Liquor: From Rattleskulls to Cosmos, 250 Years of American History,  April 6, 2017,  Lawrence Malone

Hamilton: An American Musical,  April 6, 2017,  Gary Johnson

1756: Peril and Perseverance in South-Central Pennsylvania,  March 22, 2017,  Linda Martin Gilmore

Hadrian’s Wall Path: A Walk Through History,  October 27, 2016,  Hugh Graham

Inside the Neolithic Mind,  October 13, 2016,  Tom Mulkey

Archaeology of the Holy Land Before It Was Holy,  September 27, 2016,  Bill Stead

Recognizing America’s Significant Historic Landmarks,  April 7, 2016,  Patty Henry

Strange Stories of the Revolutionary War,  October 22, 2015,  Tim Rowland

The “Devil” is in the Details: Analyzing & Interpreting Documents,  October 20, 2015  Jonathan Stayer

The Place, People & Plants of the Patrick Gass Garden,  September 29, 2015,  Bill Stead

Richard Bard’s Capture, Escape & Rescue of His Wife from Indians,  September 22,  Jim Rada, Jr.

Lewis The Robber,  April 7, 2015,  Gary Johnson

The Pride of Baltimore: Fort McHenry & the National Anthem,  April 2, 2015  Stephen Bockmiller

Blunston Licenses: Securing Lands West of the Susquehanna,  March 31, 2015  Aaron McWilliams

The Paxton Boys: Destroying Penn’s Peaceable Kingdom,  March 19, 2015,  Susan Lyons

Harvest of Sorrow: Frontiers of the Cumberland Valley, 1755-1765,  March 19, 2015,  Roger Swartz

The 1747 Diary of James McCullogh,  October 23, 2014,  Dr. John Stauffer

The Society of the Cincinnati Library: History & Holdings,  September 23, 2014,  Sandra Powers

General Hugh Mercer: Physician, Patriot and Forgotten Hero,  September 16, 2014,  Tim Rockwell

Archaeological Excavations: 270 Years of Occupation,  September 9, 2014,  Scott Parker

The Society of Cincinnati: a Brief History,  April 24, 2014,  Sandra Powers

A Look at the Life of Harriet Lane,  April 1, 2014,  Joan McCulloh

Liquor’s Role in the History of the Potomac Highlands,  March 27, 2014,  Tim Rowland

Camp Security: a Revolutionary War Prison Camp,  March 11, 2014,  Jonathan Stayer & Carol Tanzola

Two Cocks in the Pit: Hamilton versus Jefferson,  October 17, 2013,  Gary Johnson

The Whiskey Rebellion,  October 8, 2013,  Pat Chickering

From Whence We Came: German-Swiss Barns,  September 19, 2013,  Douglass Reed

Dinner with Mr. Jefferson,  March 28, 2013,  Gary Johnson

The Salem Witch Trials: Another Look,  March 12, 2013,  Dr. Kay Ackerman

Colonial Women During the Revolutionary War,  October 18, 2012,  Karel Henneberger

Dawn to Dusk on the Cavalry Post: Living by the Bugle,  September 27, 2012,  Dr. John Pursell

The Death of the Iroquois Nation,  September 26, 2012,  Prof. John McDermott

The Mind in the Cave,  May 1, 2012,  Tom Mulkey
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HISTORY:  CIVIL WAR ERA

A Tour Through the Dobbin House, Gettysburg, PA,  November 1, 2018,  Jackie White

Southern Oasis at Gettysburg,  September 19, 2018,  Bob O’Connor

The Walk Unabowed Project: Slavery in Franklin County,  September 18, 2018,  Justin McHenry

McNeill’s Rangers in the Gettysburg Campaign,  September 11, 2018,  Steven French

Gettysburg Spangler Farm: Civil War Hospital and More, April 10, 2018,  Paul Semanek

The Spangler Farm & Union Field Hospital: In Their Own Words, April 10, 2018, Janice Semanek

A Visit from General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain,  March 14, 2018,  Rev. Bob Macfarlane

Harriet Lane Johnson, James Buchanan’s First Lady,  October 19, 2017,  Bob O’Connor

Elizabeth Keckley: Personal Modiste & Confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln,  September 19, 2017,  Susan Lyons

The Murphy Farm: Refuge from Racism,  April 21, 2016,  Bob O’Connor

Recognizing America’s Significant Historic Landmarks,  April 7, 2016,  Patty Henry

The Aftermath of Lincoln’s Death,  April 14, 2015,  Bob O’Connor

The Greatest Congress,  April 14, 2015,  Tim Rowland

Drawing the Mason-Dixon Line(s),  April 8, 2015,  Fred Firman

Celebrated Civil War Generals from South-Central Pennsylvania,  March 26, 2015,  Dr. Richard Sommers

Between Home and Battlefield: Women in the American Civil War,  March 17, 2015,  Dr. Kay Ackerman

John Brown: Emancipation Efforts and the African-American Response,  March 11, 2015,  Dr. Beverly Mitchell

How Economic Sanctions Helped to End the Civil War,  October 28, 2014,  Tim Rowland

Beneath Your Feet (battlefield artifacts),  October 28, 2014,  Justin Mayhue

James E. Hanger – Civil War Amputee,  October 16, 2014,  Bob O’Connor

Follow the Money: The 1864 Ransom of Hagerstown, MD,  September 30, 2014,  Stephen Bockmiller

Science & Technology of the Civil War,  September 25, 2014,  Dr. John Luetzelschwab

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad During the Civil War,  September 17, 2014,  Dan Toomey

Chambersburg Avenged,  September 16, 2014,  Steven French

The Daughters of Charity: Service as Civil War Nurses,  September 11, 2014,  Jim Rada

General John C. McCausland “In Person”,  May 1, 2014,  played by David Shuey

The Life & Times of Alexander McClure,  May 1, 2014,  Carol Gallagher

Susana Miller Etter: Local Stories of the Civil War,  April 29, 2014,  Susan Etter

Caroline Houser and Friends Remember,  April 29, 2014,  Joan Bowen

Daniel R. Knight’s Painting: The Burning of Chambersburg,  April 10, 2014,  Rebecca Massey Lane

The Other Frank Leslie,  March 20, 2014,  Wendy Pires

James M. Rouzer: Soldier & Lawman,  March 18, 2014,  Roger Heller

Brigadier General Imboden and the Wagon Train of the Wounded,  March 11, 2014,  Steven French

There is No Fail Here: Lincoln at Gettysburg,  October 31, 2013,  John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.,  Esq.

Woman Soldiers of the Civil War,  October 24, 2013,  Dr. Audrey Scanlan-Teller

Women Face War … North / South,  October 15, 2013,  Cynthia Lawrence-Fink

Countdown to West Virginia Statehood,  September 26, 2013,  Bob O’Connor

Civil War Drawings and the Embedded Artist-Reporter,  September 26, 2013,  Wendy Pires

The Lutheran Theological Seminary Hospital in Gettysburg,  September 24, 2013,  Ben Neely

Civil War Conscientious Objectors in Adams County,  September 24, 2013,  Roger Heller

The Battle of Monterey Pass, Pennsylvania’s Second Largest Battle,  September 18, 2013,  John Miller

Valor in the Streets: The Battle of Hagerstown,  September 12, 2013,  Stephen Bockmiller

Rare Images of Antietam,  May 2, 2013,  Stephen Recker

Civil War Commemorative: Valley of the Shadow,  April 30, 2013,  Rebecca Massie Lane

September Suspense: Lincoln’s Union in Peril,  April 30, 2013,  Dennis Frye

The Underground Railroad: Myths and Realities,  April 24, 2013,  Roger Swartz

Formation of the U.S. Colored Troops Sesquicentennial,  April 18, 2013,  Bob O’Connor

A Box From Home,  April 16, 2013,  Kevin Bender

Children of the Battlefield,  April 4, 2013,  Judith Pellegrino

A Morning with Union Brigadier General Rufus Ingalls,  September 13, 2012,  played by Pat Fairbairn

The Battle of Antietam: Impact on Franklin County,  September 11, 2012,  Ted Alexander

John Brown: Divinely Inspired or Deluded & Insane,  April 5, 2012,  Dr. Robert Lathrop

Sara Cook Myers’ Account of the Gettysburg Address,  March 13, 2012,  Debra McCauslin
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HISTORY:  POST-CIVIL WAR

Disney, Bambi, and an Austrian Jew: A Story of Art and Politics,  October 30, 2018,  Dr. Beverley Eddy

Tales From the Old Jail,  October 30, 2018,  Suellen Burkey

The Spanish Civil War: Prelude to World War II?,  September 27, 2018,  Dr. William Morgan

Wilson College and the Rescue of Science and Learning,  September 18, 2018,  Amy Ensley

Terrorism: Domestic & International Leading up to 9/11,  September 11, 2018,  Kirby Scott

Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the Children of Terezin,  April 25, 2018,  Susan Lyons

From the Civil War to World War II and Back Again: One Marine’s Journey,  March 7, 2018, Jim Rada

A History of Race at Wilson College,  September 26, 2017,  Amy Ensley

The Lincoln Highway, Past and Present,  September 19, 2017,  Olga Herbert

Religion in the Gilded Age,  September 14, 2017,  Rev. Dr. Jon Terry

The 1922 Marine Corps March on Gettysburg,  September 13, 2017,  Jim Rada

Jason’s Helmet,  April 18, 2017,  Linda Heinrich

250 Years on Tom’s Run,  April 11, 2017,  David Smith

Liquor: From Rattleskulls to Cosmos, 250 Years of American History,  April 6, 2017,  Lawrence Malone

The Psycho Boys of Gettysburg’s Camp Sharpe,  March 30, 2017,  Dr. Beverley Eddy

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: German Theologian and Martyr,  March 28, 2017,  Rev. Dr. David True

Custer’s Last Stand,  March 23, 2017,  Steven French

What!?!? The 2016 Election in Review,  March 9, 2017,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

First-Hand Account of the D-Day Invasion,  October 25, 2016,  Arthur Staymates

The History of Fort Ritchey,  October 18, 2016,  Arnold Callham

A Brief History of Witches: The Burning Times to 1929,  October 6, 2016,  Judith Pellegrino

19th Century First Ladies,  September 21, 2016,  Mary Furlong

General John Pershing – In Person,  September 13, 2016,  David Shuey

Carlisle Indian School Football Immortals,  April 26, 2016,  Tom Benjey

The University of Virginia: America’s First Public University,  April 12, 2016,  Gary Johnson

Eisenhower’s Ghost Army: Deception in the Success of D-Day,  April 12, 2016,  Lawrence Malone

Congressional Staffers: Who They Are and What They Do,  March 24, 2016,  Dr. Fran Herrity

The Gilded Age,  March 9, 2016,  Pat Chickering

First Ladies: Making a Difference,  March 9, 2016,  Mary Furlong

The Craighead Naturalists,  September 22,  Tom Benjey

The White Rose & German Student Resistance to National Socialism,  April 23, 2015,  Dr. David Wildermuth

Nov 63 – Nov 64: The Most Dramatic Twelve Months in American History,  April 7, 2015,  Lawrence Malone

50 Million Deaths is Two Months: The Story of the Spanish Flu,  March 12, 2015,  Jim Rada, Jr.

A Tale of Two Firebacks: Detecting Local History in Artifacts,  March 10, 2015,  Heather Wade

Fleeing from the Soviets and the Nazis,  October 22, 2014,  Vera Bej

The 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain,  October 8, 2014,  Tom Mulkey

Cambodia Through the Ages,  October 2, 2014,  Janet Powers

Frances Perkins: First Woman Cabinet Member,  September 11, 2014,  Susan Lyons

The Pacification of Lida in the Holocaust’s First Hour,  April 24, 2014,  Dr. David Wildermuth

Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic,  October 17, 2013,  Dr. John Elia

The Leo Frank Case,  October 10, 2013,  Dr. Fran Herrity

Gandhi, Churchill & the Struggle for Indian Independence,  October 3, 2013,  Dr. Jack Ebersole

Syria (sites of antiquity): a Perspective,  October 1, 2013,  Tom Mulkey

Margaret Disert:  Undercurrents of American Feminism pre-1960,  October 1, 2013,  Sarah Ruth Wilson

A History of the U.S. Strategic Deterrent,  April 25, 2013,  John Ricca

Prelude to Persecution,  April 9, 2013,  Tom Mulkey

Medal of Honor Recipients in Cumberland County,  March 19, 2013,  Matthew March

From Europe: The History of the Plain People,  October 24, 2012,  Dr. Beverly Mitchell

Chambersburg Aviation History,  October 23, 2012,  Will Pananes

Armenia: An American Story,  October 11, 2012,  Dr. Al Mueller

African American History & Experience in Chambersburg, Past & Present,  October 9, 2012,  Jack Jones

The Pride and Sorrow of Chess: Paul Morphy and Bobby Fischer,  October 2, 2012,  Dr. Richard Weller

Jim Thorpe: Olympic Hero,  September 20, 2012,  Matthew March

Bielica is Ablaze: the Wehrmacht, War of Annihilation, and the Holocaust,  April 19, 2012,  Dr. David Wildermuth

The Carlisle Indian Industrial School,  March 15, 2012,  Matthew March
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HOBBIES

The Joy of Writing Your Own Story,  October 24, 2018,  Deborah Sweaney

Plants and Flowers that Attract Birds to Your Backyard,  October 9, 2018,  Rev. Bob Keener

Bicycling Across America,  September 27, 2018,  Dan Grandel & Pat Phenicie-Grandel

Rock, Water, Air,  September 25, 2018,  Bob Dickson

The Cannonball, April 17, 2018,  Gary Johnson

Monarch Butterflies,  April 4, 2018,  Laurie Collins

The Joys of Photography,  March 27, 2018,  Dr. Toe Thane

Bead Science,  September 26, 2017,  Dr. Kay Ackerman

Historical Quilts from the Franklin County Historical Society Collection,  September 14, 2017,
———-Ann Hull, Peg Armstrong & Dottie Moreland

Getting Started with Your Genealogy,  April 25, 2017,  Carol Miller-Schultz

Researching Pennsylvania World War I Veterans,  March 30, 2017,  Kurt Siemon

Everyone Has a “Story”  September 22, 2016,  Fanny Crawford & Larry Hayes

Trout Fishing in Pennsylvania,  September 21, 2016,  Rod Cross

Is Photography Art?,  Gary Johnson,  September 15, 2016

A Walk in the Woods Without Robert Redford,  March 17, 2016,  Jim Zumwalt

Keep Calm . . . And Hike On,  April 2, 2015,  Edward Riggs

Attracting Butterflies to Your Backyard,  March 12, 2015,  Laurie Collins

Appalachian Trail: Ten Things You May Not Know,  April 15, 2014,  Tara Gettig

International Volunteering: Everyone Benefits,  April 3, 2014,  Dr. Jack Ebersole

Diary of a Duck Hunter,  October 29, 2013,  Dr. Gene Wingert

Four Seasons of Gardening,  September 19, 2013,  Linda Secrist

Family History: Documentation & Photo Restoration,  September 10, 2013,  Terry Benson

Discovering My Civil War Ancestor,  April 18, 2013,  Janet Sharp

Fright Flights and Other Memories of Flying,  April 16, 2013,  Don Shoop

“Shippenbirds”,  March 28, 2013,  Al Mason

The Pride and Sorrow of Chess: Paul Morphy and Bobby Fischer,  October 2, 2012,  Dr. Richard Weller

Woodturning: Art, History and Demonstration,  September12, 2012,  Larry Miller
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HOMELAND & NATIONAL SECURITY

Iran & North Korea: Current Status and Issues,  September 20,2018,  John Ricca

Al Qaeda & ISIL: Overview and Update,  September 20, 2018,  John Ricca

Terrorism: Domestic & International Leading up to 9/11,  September 11, 2018,  Kirby Scott

U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Nuclear Testing, Budget and Employment Policy,  April 3, 2018,  John Ricca

Preventing a Terrorist Nuclear Attack,  April 3, 2018,  John Ricca

Homeland Defense, Homeland Security, and Defense Support to Civil Authorities,  March 29, 2018,
———-Lieutenant Colonel William (Craig) Hummer and Lieutenant Colonel Ken Shubert

 Partnership with Slovakia and Niger,  March 29, 2018,  Lieutenant Colonel Will Detlefsen

The U.S. Army Today and Into the Future,  March 13, 2018,  Lieutenant Colonel William C. Hannan

Radical Jihad: World-Wide and in the U.S.,  October 3, 2017,  John Ricca

Al Qaeda and ISIL: Overview & Update,  October 3, 2017,  John Ricca

U.S. Military Operations in Africa,  April 25, 2017,  Colonel Donald Potoczny

Weapons of Mass Destruction Update: The Middle & Far East,  April 4, 2017,  John Ricca

Threats & Security Issues: Europe and the Pacific,  March 21, 2017,  Colonels M. True & A. Fletcher

Cryptography,  October 20, 2016,  Dr. Richard Weller

Biological Terrorism,  John Ricca,  September 15, 2016

Women in Combat: Roles & Requirements,  April 26, 2016,
———-Lieutenant Colonels  Tammy Baugh,  Chris Briand  and  Kelly Jones

Preventing Radiological & Electromagnetic Terrorism,  April 20, 2016,  John Ricca

Islamic State: Update & Analysis of Domestic & Overseas Options,  April 19, 2016,  John Ricca 

Great Decisions: Human Migration,  March 10, 2016,  Tom Mulkey

Iran’s Nuclear Program & the U.S.- Iran Agreement, October 15, 2015,  John Ricca

Great Decisions: Sectarianism in the Middle East,  October 6, 2015,  Tom Mulkey

ISIS / ISIL: Overview and Update,  September 24, 2015,  John Ricca

Negotiation & Implementation of the New START Treaty,  September 15, 2015,  Kurt Siemon

Great Decisions: Privacy in the Digital Age,  April 16, 2015,  Tom Mulkey

China: What It Is and What It Is Not,  March 26, 2015,  Dean Cheng

The State of Immigration Today,  October 7, 2014,  Modesta Paris

Iran: Peaceful Energy or Nuclear Dilemma?,  October 25, 2012,  John Ricca

The Arab Spring,  April 5, 2012,  Egyptian Colonel Khaled Osman

What the U.S. Military is Doing in East Africa,  March 27, 2012,
———-Commander Brian Mongomery & Colonel Jeffery Jurasek

Civilian and Military Integration in Afghanistan,  March 22, 2012,  Lieutenant Colonel Robert Harman, Jr.

The Military Situation in Iraq,  March 20, 2012,  Colonel Christian Rees
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HUMAN INTEREST

Disney, Bambi, and an Austrian Jew: A Story of Art and Politics,  October 30, 2018,  Dr. Beverley Eddy

PTSD: The Continual War Within,  October 25, 2018,  Rev. Andrew Hart

Mercy in Motion: The Gift of Mobility, African Initiative,  October 23, 2018  Elaine Livas

Franklin County Certified Tourism Ambassador Program,  October 18, 2018,  Douglas Harmon

Wilson College and the Rescue of Science and Learning,  September 18, 2018,  Amy Ensley

Surviving a Terrorist Suicide-Bomb Attack,  April 18, 2018,  Pastor Kristopher Sledge

Community Uniting! Building Bridges in the Community, April 18, 2018,  Sandy Grotberg

The Amazing Career of Brigadier General Anna Mae Hayes, April 5, 2018,  Major General (Ret) Deb Wheeling

Understanding Poverty in Franklin County,  March 20, 2018,  Megan Shreve

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Community Connection,  March 20, 2018,  Jonathan Raber

The Franklin County Children’s Advocacy Center,  October 19, 2017,  Dianne Kelso

Overview of Habitat for Humanity in Franklin County,  October 17, 2017,  Tom Reardon

rabbittransit: Franklin County Public Transportation,  October 12, 2017,  Richard Farr

A History of Race at Wilson College,  September 26, 2017,  Amy Ensley

The Gleaning Project of South Central Pennsylvania,  April 19, 2017,  Jay Eury

The Essential Ed Koterba: A Most Outstanding Newspaperman,  April 18, 2017,  Dr. Edward Koterba Morgret

Jason’s Helmet,  April 18, 2017,  Linda Heinrich

Trail of Terror,  April 13, 2017,  Ken Peiffer

The Voice in the Mountains,  April 13, 2017,  Peggy Ann Bradnick Jackson

Beyond the Grave: Write Your Obituary Before You’re Out of Time,  April 4, 2017,  Ronald Keener

Claiming Ground in PA: Women Farmers, Feminism and Activism,  October 25, 2016,  Dianna Heim

The Foreign Missionaries of Wilson College,  October 20, 2016,  Amy Ensley

A Brief History of Witches: The Burning Times to 1929,  October 6, 2016,  Judith Pellegrino

Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.,  September 29, 2016,  Meintje Westerbeek

Everyone Has a “Story”  September 22, 2016,  Fanny Crawford & Larry Hayes

Oral Traditions: Fact or Fiction?,  September 20, 2016,  Judith McClean

Dreams and Their Meaning,  April 20, 2016,  Judith Pellegrino

A Walk in the Woods Without Robert Redford,  March 17, 2016,  Jim Zumwalt

The Gilded Age,  March 9, 2016,  Pat Chickering

First Ladies: Making a Difference,  March 9, 2016,  Mary Furlong

Bringing Home Our Soldiers Killed In Action,  March 8, 2016,  Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Johnson

Houdini: the Man, the Myth, the Magic

Ghost Marriages and Other Unusual Matrimony,  October 13, 2015,  Dr. Fran Herrity

The History of Halloween,  October 8, 2015,  Judith Pellegrino

The One and Only P.T. Barnum,  September 9, 2015,  Susan Lyons

Keep Calm . . . And Hike On,  April 2, 2015,  Edward Riggs

Treasured Memories of Grandma,  October 30, 2014,  Anna Rotz

Fleeing from the Soviets and the Nazis,  October 22, 2014,  Vera Bej

James E. Hanger – Civil War Amputee,  October 16, 2014,  Bob O’Connor

Susana Miller Etter: Local Stories of the Civil War,  April 29, 2014,  Susan Etter

Caroline Houser and Friends Remember,  April 29, 2014,  Joan Bowen

Fright Flights and Other Memories of Flying,  April 16, 2013,  Don Shoop

The Pride and Sorrow of Chess: Paul Morphy and Bobby Fischer,  October 2, 2012,  Dr. Richard Weller

Three Babes in the Woods,  May 3, 2012,  Gary Johnson

My First Love,  March 27, 2012,  Bob Harrison
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JOURNALISM

The Essential Ed Koterba: A Most Outstanding Newspaperman,  April 18, 2017,  Dr. Edward Koterba Morgret
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LANGUAGE

The Journey of English in America,  September 12, 2018,  Dr. Michael Cornelius

Look It Up – A Short History of Dictionaries,  April 20, 2017,  Pat Chickering

Communication Across Generations,  April 19, 2017,  Dr. Misty Knight

Language Acquisition Theory: How Did I Start Talking?,  March 7, 2017,  Dr. Michael Cornelius

Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.,  September 29, 2016,  Meintje Westerbeek

The Wild, Wacky, Weird Origins of the English Tongue,  April 14, 2016,  Dr. Michael Cornelius

Learning English to Become an American,  April 6, 2016,  Kathryn Quinn
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LAW & LAW ENFORCEMENT

Average People in South Central Pennsylvania: Estate Planning,  October 16, 2018,  Elliott Sulcove

The Opioid Crisis and Law Enforcement’s Response in Ben’s County,  October 11, 2018,  Matt Fogal

The Bill of Rights and You,  October 10, 2018,  Stephanie Jirard, JD

 Free Speech for You or Me?, April 12, 2018,  Dr. Sara Grove

Preventing a Terrorist Nuclear Attack,  April 3, 2018,  John Ricca

The Franklin County Children’s Advocacy Center,  October 19, 2017,  Dianne Kelso

When Should You Contact an Attorney?,  October 17, 2017,  Elliott Sulcove

No Free Lunch: Flimflams, Schemes and Scams,  October 10, 2017,  Mary Bach

You Can’t Hurry Love or Decisions: The U.S. Supreme Court Term,  October 5, 2017,  Dr. Sara Grove

Crime in Franklin County,  September 28, 2017,  Lauren Sulcove

Aging at Home, Your Civil Rights: The Olmstead Decision,  September 12, 2017,  Dr. Sheri Morgan

Trail of Terror,  April 13, 2017,  Ken Peiffer

The Voice in the Mountains,  April 13, 2017,  Peggy Ann Bradnick Jackson

Liquor: From Rattleskulls to Cosmos, 250 Years of American History,  April 6, 2017,  Lawrence Malone

What About the Supreme Court Now?,  October 26, 2016,  Dr. Sara Grove

Consumer Fraud for Seniors,  October 11, 2016,  Mary Bach

Personal Safety Tactics, Yellow Dot Program, & ID Theft Prevention,  September 22, 2016,  Master Trooper Edward Asbury

Biological Terrorism,  John Ricca,  September 15, 2016

Elder Abuse,  September 13, 2016,  Jerry Mitchell

The Roberts Court Decisions and the Future of the Supreme Court,  April 28, 2016,  Dr. Sara Grove

Domestic Violence 101,  March 17, 2016,  Mary Virginia Daniels

Identity Theft and Me,  October 27, 2015,  Jerry Mitchell

Studying Crime in the Antietam Country,  October 22, 2015,  Todd Dorsett

PA: a Great Place to Retire; an Expensive Place to Expire,  October 13, 2015,  Elliott Sulcove

Investor Remedies for Improper Broker Management,  September 10, 2015,  John J. Fitzpatrick

Executive Action or Unconstitutional Grab of Power?,  March 11, 2015,  Stephanie Jirard, J.D.

Local Judiciary System,  October 16, 2014,  Judge Carol Van Horn

Affordable Care Act Tax & 2013 Federal Tax Updates,  October 29, 2013,  David Green

Elder Law & Estate Planning,  October 10, 2013,  R. Thomas Murphy

The Leo Frank Case,  October 10, 2013,  Dr. Fran Herrity

ID Theft Everyday,  October 9, 2012,  Trooper First Class Edward Asbury

A Legal Matter,  April 26, 2012,  Jerrold Sulcove

Child Sex Abuse: Perception & Reality Under the Law,  March 14, 2012,  Stephanie Jirard, J.D.
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LITERATURE

History and Mystery in the Fiction of Attica Locke,  March 28, 2017,  Dr. Lisa Woolley

Castles, Vines & Tragic Women: The Pre-Raphaelite Visions,  April 14, 2016,  Dr. Lisa Dorrill

Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies, Oh My!,  March 31, 2016,  Rev. Dr. Jon Terry

Constance Fenimore Woolson: A House Divided,  September 29, 2015,  Dr. Lisa Woolley

An Unusual Ménage à Trois: Shakespeare and the Folgers,  April 23, 2015,  Sandra Powers

The Secret History of Fantasy Fiction and Film,  April 21, 2015,  Dr. Michael Cornelius

Allegory: Dorian Gray and a Much-Ignored Longevity Plot,  April 8, 2015,  Dr. Larry Shillock

Sentimental Toughness: The Fiction of Mary Wilkins Freeman,  October 21, 2014,  Dr. Lisa Woolley

The Types & Tropes of Science Fiction,  October 14, 2014,  Dr. Michael Cornelius

Seeking Hyde,  September 9, 2014,  Dr. Tom Reed

The Origin & Times of Merlin the Magician,  October 24, 2013,  Dr. Michael Cornelius

Zora Neale Hurston: The Harlem Renaissance & Beyond,  October 22, 2013,  Dr. Lisa Woolley

What Makes  The Great Gatsby  Great,  September 17, 2013,  Jackson Bryer

Margaret & Scarlett – Mirror Images,  April 4, 2013,  Pat Chickering

Little Red Riding Hood Grows Up,  April 2, 2013,  Dr. Tom Reed

The Real Dr. Seuss: More than just The Cat in the Hat,  April 2, 2013,  Susan Lyons

Paul’s Epistles and Dante’s Inferno,  March 27, 2013,  Dr. Larry Shillock

The Legacy of Robert Burns,  October 4, 2012,  Dr. Michael Cornelius

The Literary Trajectory of Mario Vargas Llosa, 2010 Nobel Prize Winner in Literature,  October 4, 2012,  Dr. William Morgan

The Literature of Hurricane Katrina,  September 25, 2012,  Dr. Lisa Woolley

The Ambivalent World of John Lily’s Gallathea,  April 11, 2012,  Prof. Richard Shoap

Degeneration, Future-Sex, and The Time Machine,  April 11, 2012,  Dr. Larry Shillock
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LOCAL INTEREST

A Tour Through the Dobbin House, Gettysburg, PA,  November 1, 2018,  Jackie White

Tales From the Old Jail,  October 30, 2018,  Suellen Burkey

Franklin County Certified Tourism Ambassador Program,  October 18, 2018,  Douglas Harmon

The Opioid Crisis and Law Enforcement’s Response in Ben’s County,  October 11, 2018,  Matt Fogal

An Introduction to the Anabaptists and Their Descendants in the Cumberland Valley,  October 4, 2018,  Linden Showalter

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Cases and Controversies,  October 4, 2018,  Dr. Sarah Grove

Dairy: Past and Present,  October 2, 2018,  John Azzone

The Current State of Rooftop Solar,  October 2, 2018,  Mike McKechnie

Tourism in Franklin County,  September 25, 2018,  Janet Pollard

The Walk Unabowed Project: Slavery in Franklin County,  September 18, 2018,  Justin McHenry

Fantasyland Storybook Park, Gettysburg, PA: 1959 to 1980, April 26, 2018,  Jackie White

Community Placemaking Through Modern Libraries, April 25, 2018,  Mark Story

Mira Lloyd Dock, April 24, 2018,  Dr. Susan Rimby

Community Uniting! Building Bridges in the Community, April 18, 2018,  Sandy Grotberg

Gettysburg Spangler Farm: Civil War Hospital and More, April 10, 2018,  Paul Semanek

The Spangler Farm & Union Field Hospital: In Their Own Words, April 10, 2018, Janice Semanek

Franklin County Department of Aging: Update, April 5, 2018,  Traci Kline

Understanding Poverty in Franklin County,  March 20, 2018,  Megan Shreve

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Community Connection,  March 20, 2018,  Jonathan Raber

Chambersburg Highline: The Road to Success,  October 25, 2017,  Mike Marotte

The Great Chancery Suit 1735: The Mason-Dixon Lines,  October 24, 2017,  Robert Angle & Wayne Twigg

The Franklin County Children’s Advocacy Center,  October 19, 2017,  Dianne Kelso

Overview of Habitat for Humanity in Franklin County,  October 17, 2017,  Tom Reardon

rabbittransit: Franklin County Public Transportation,  October 12, 2017,  Richard Farr

Your Library, Right Where You Are,  October 5, 2017,  Karla Trout

Crime in Franklin County,  September 28, 2017,  Lauren Sulcove

A History of Race at Wilson College,  September 26, 2017,  Amy Ensley

Vernal Ponds and Ephemeral Wetlands,  September 20, 2017,  Dr. Gene Wingert

The Lincoln Highway, Past and Present,  September 19, 2017,  Olga Herbert

Historical Quilts from the Franklin County Historical Society Collection,  September 14, 2017,
———-Ann Hull, Peg Armstrong & Dottie Moreland

Franklin County Coalition for Progress,  September 12, 2017,  Noel Purdy

The Gleaning Project of South Central Pennsylvania,  April 19, 2017,  Jay Eury

Trail of Terror,  April 13, 2017,  Ken Peiffer

The Voice in the Mountains,  April 13, 2017,  Peggy Ann Bradnick Jackson

250 Years on Tom’s Run,  April 11, 2017,  David Smith

Playing with Dirt at the Dickinson College Farm,  April 5, 2017,  Lizzie Wilford

Researching Pennsylvania World War I Veterans,  March 30, 2017,  Kurt Siemon

The Psycho Boys of Gettysburg’s Camp Sharpe,  March 30, 2017,  Dr. Beverley Eddy

Community Resources for Seniors,  March 23, 2017,  Angela Pickel & Joan Peiffer

1756: Peril and Perseverance in South-Central Pennsylvania,  March 22, 2017,  Linda Martin Gilmore

A Forest Story,  November 3, 2016,  Dr. Gene Wingert

Claiming Ground in PA: Women Farmers, Feminism and Activism,  October 25, 2016,  Dianna Heim

The Foreign Missionaries of Wilson College,  October 20, 2016,  Amy Ensley

Trout Fishing in Pennsylvania,  September 21, 2016,  Rod Cross

From Europe: The Anabaptist History of the Plain People,  Dr. Beverly Mitchell,  September 14, 2016

The Anabaptist Faiths & Practices of the Plain People,
—–Members of the Mennonite, River Brethren and Amish Faiths,  September 14, 2016

Carlisle Indian School Football Immortals,  April 26, 2016,  Tom Benjey

Franklin County’s Boys of Summer,  April 6, 2016,  Jim Rada, Jr.

Studying Crime in the Antietam Country,  October 22, 2015,  Todd Dorsett

Woodcarvers at Work,  October 7, 2015,  Cumberland Valley Woodcarvers

The Place, People & Plants of the Patrick Gass Garden,  September 29, 2015,  Bill Stead

Fluoridation: Information Update,  September 16, 2015,  John Ricca & Randy Van Scyoc

Pen Mar: The Park and Nearby Resort Area,  September 8, 2015,  Pat Chickering

Fluoridation: Truths & Myths,  April 9, 2015,  Dr. Michael Cerveris

Exciting Things Happening at Wilson College!,  April 9, 2015,  Dr. Barbara Mistick

Drawing the Mason-Dixon Line(s),  April 8, 2015,  Fred Firman

Blunston Licenses: Securing Lands West of the Susquehanna,  March 31, 2015  Aaron McWilliams

A 50-Year Perspective of Adult and Workforce Education in PA,  March 18, 2015,  Marie Steinbacher

A Tale of Two Firebacks: Detecting Local History in Artifacts,  March 10, 2015,  Heather Wade

Beneath Your Feet (battlefield artifacts),  October 28, 2014,  Justin Mayhue

Current Topics in Sustainable Agriculture,  October 21, 2014,  Sarah Bay

Local Judiciary System,  October 16, 2014,  Judge Carol Van Horn

Snowy Owls in Pennsylvania,  October 9, 2014,  Dale Gearhart

Hate Crimes & Groups in Pennsylvania,  October 9, 2014,  Stephen Hersh

A Peek into the Pennsylvania State Archives,  October 7, 2014,  Jonathan Stayer

How Habitat Works,  September 23, 2014,  Mark Story

Chambersburg Avenged,  September 16, 2014,  Steven French

Archaeological Excavations: 270 Years of Occupation,  September 9, 2014,  Scott Parker

Looking Back at Three Mile Island,  October 22, 2013,  Prof. John McDermott

Wilson College Today,  May 2, 2013,  Dr. Barbara Mistick

Lay of the Land [Franklin County],  March 21, 2013,  Bob Windemuth

The Public Opinion Newspaper, Transition: Hard Copy to E-copy,  October 18, 2012,  Becky Bennett

A Look into the Future for the Franklin County Economy,  October 16, 2012,  Mike Ross

You’re Home, Chambersburg,  October 11, 2012,  Pete Lagiovane

Three Babes in the Woods,  May 3, 2012,  Gary Johnson

Addressing the Controversy: Drilling for Gas in the Marcellus Shale,  April 24, 2012,  Dr. Edward Wells

Child Sex Abuse: Perception & Reality Under the Law,  March 14, 2012,  Stephanie Jirard, J.D.
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MATHEMATICS

Relationships Last Longer with Statistics,  September 27, 2016,  Bill Quinn

Statistics: a Completely Normal Human Activity,  March 15, 2016,  Bill Quinn

Demystifying Calculus,  March 17, 2015,  Bill Quinn
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MILITARY

PTSD: The Continual War Within,  October 25, 2018,  Rev. Andrew Hart

The Spanish Civil War: Prelude to World War II?,  September 27, 2018,  Dr. William Morgan

The Amazing Career of Brigadier General Anna Mae Hayes, April 5, 2018,  Major General (Ret) Deb Wheeling

U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Nuclear Testing, Budget and Employment Policy,  April 3, 2018,  John Ricca

Homeland Defense, Homeland Security, and Defense Support to Civil Authorities,  March 29, 2018,
———-Lieutenant Colonel William (Craig) Hummer and Lieutenant Colonel Ken Shubert

 Partnership with Slovakia and Niger,  March 29, 2018,  Lieutenant Colonel Will Detlefsen

The U.S. Army Today and Into the Future,  March 13, 2018,  Lieutenant Colonel William C. Hannan

The 1922 Marine Corps March on Gettysburg,  September 13, 2017,  Jim Rada

U.S. Military Operations in Africa,  April 25, 2017,  Colonel Donald Potoczny

Researching Pennsylvania World War I Veterans,  March 30, 2017,  Kurt Siemon

The Psycho Boys of Gettysburg’s Camp Sharpe,  March 30, 2017,  Dr. Beverley Eddy

Threats & Security Issues: Europe and the Pacific,  March 21, 2017,  Colonels M. True & A. Fletcher

First-Hand Account of the D-Day Invasion,  October 25, 2016,  Arthur Staymates

Cryptography,  October 20, 2016,  Dr. Richard Weller

The History of Fort Ritchey,  October 18, 2016,  Arnold Callham

General John Pershing – In Person,  September 13, 2016,  David Shuey

Women in Combat: Roles & Requirements,  April 26, 2016,
———-Lieutenant Colonels  Tammy Baugh,  Chris Briand  and  Kelly Jones

Islamic State: Update & Analysis of Domestic & Overseas Options,  April 19, 2016,  John Ricca

Eisenhower’s Ghost Army: Deception in the Success of D-Day,  April 12, 2016,  Lawrence Malone

Sexual Harassment / Assault Response & Prevention in the Army,  April 5, 2016,
———-Carolyn Collins and Lieutenant Colonel Marie Anderson

Bringing Home Our Soldiers Killed In Action,  March 8, 2016,  Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Johnson

ISIS / ISIL: Overview and Update,  September 24, 2015,  John Ricca

Negotiation & Implementation of the New START Treaty,  September 15, 2015,  Kurt Siemon

Celebrated Civil War Generals from South-Central Pennsylvania,  March 26, 2015,  Dr. Richard Sommers

Science & Technology of the Civil War,  September 25, 2014,  Dr. John Luetzelschwab

Gen. Hugh Mercer: Physician, Patriot and Forgotten Hero,  September 16, 2014,  Tim Rockwell

Army Weapons Testing & Evaluation,  March 20, 2014,  Dr. Pete Laky

Army Policies & Programs to Halt Sexual Assault & Abuse,  March 13, 2014,
———-Colonel Dan Shrimpton & Lieutenant Colonel Kerry Maloney

Camp Security: a Revolutionary War Prison Camp,  March 11, 2014,  Jonathan Stayer & Carol Tanzola

Military Jets & Carrier Operations in Vietnam,  April 24, 2012,  John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Esq.

What the U.S. Military is Doing in East Africa,  March 27, 2012,
———-Commander Brian Mongomery & Colonel Jeffery Jurasek

Civilian and Military Integration in Afghanistan,  March 22, 2012,  Lieutenant Colonel Robert Harman, Jr.

The Military Situation in Iraq,  March 20, 2012,  Colonel Christian Rees
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MUSIC

Musical Opportunities for Persons 50 and Older,  March 16, 2016,  New Horizons Band & String Orchestra

The Klezmer Music Tradition: a Lecture and Concert,  April 22, 2015,  Katy Clay

The Production of A Christmas Carol,  April 21, 2015,  Rowan Joseph

New Horizons Band,  March 21, 2013,  Paula Hepfer & Carl Sponenberg

Singing Schools and Shaped Notes Singers,  April 12, 2012,  Gerald Kowallis
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NATURE

Plants and Flowers that Attract Birds to Your Backyard,  October 9, 2018,  Rev. Bob Keener

Physics of the Human Body,  September 13, 2018,  Dr. John Luetzelschwab

Hunting Killer Asteroids,  September 13, 2018,  Dr. Larry Marschall

Monarch Butterflies,  April 4, 2018,  Laurie Collins

Vernal Ponds and Ephemeral Wetlands,  September 20, 2017,  Dr. Gene Wingert

A Forest Story,  November 3, 2016,  Dr. Gene Wingert

A Walk in the Woods Without Robert Redford,  March 17, 2016,  Jim Zumwalt

Attracting Butterflies to Your Backyard,  March 12, 2015,  Laurie Collins

Snowy Owls in Pennsylvania,  October 9, 2014,  Dale Gearhart

Diversity and Unity of Life Forms,  March 27, 2013,  Dr. Tony Pires

Three Days in the Everglades,  March 26, 2013,  Dr. Gene Wingert

A Pond For Three Seasons,  October 23, 2012,  Dr. Eugene Wingert

The American Chestnut Tree: Past Loss & Present Recovery,  September 13, 2012,  Dave Armstrong

A Small Forest Story,  September 11, 2012,  Lionel Lemery

A Forest Story [South Central PA],  March 13, 2012,  Dr. Gene Wingert
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PERFORMING ARTS

Theatre Performance and the Acting Process,  October 25, 2018,  Paris Peet

The Best Political Films?,  October 26, 2017,  Dr. Alison Dagnes and Dr. Mark Sachleben

The Man Who Came to Dinner:  a Lecture and Performance,  October 11, 2017,  Paris Peet

Hamilton: An American Musical,  April 6, 2017,  Gary Johnson

Feisty Gerstenberg Women: A Dramatic Sampler,  November 1, 2016,  Conococheague Players

Our Town: Filmed Performance, Lecture & Discussion,  October 12, 2016,  Paris Peet

Musical Opportunities for Persons 50 and Older,  March 16, 2016,  New Horizons Band & String Orchestra

Houdini: the Man, the Myth, the Magic

Murder at the Banquet, a One-Act Play by R.W. LaVohn,  October 27, 2015,  Conococheague Players

The Klezmer Music Tradition: a Lecture and Concert,  April 22, 2015,  Katy Clay

The Production of A Christmas Carol,  April 21, 2015,  Rowan Joseph

Using Didactic Story Theater to Re-Tell Katrina,  April 23, 2014,  Professor Dick Shoap

Mary Waltz’s Reflections,  April 9, 2014,  Conococheague Players

The Role of the Totem Pole Playhouse in the Community,  April 1, 2014,  Rowan Joseph

The Conococheague Institute: History, Mission & Resources,  March 13, 2014,  Heather Wade

A Spiritual Journey with Harp Therapy,  September 11, 2013,  Lynda Kuckenbrod

The State of American Live Theatre in 2013,  April 24, 2013,  Ray Ficca

Tales of Roads and Trails,  April 23, 2013,  Conococheague Players

Perspectives on the Italian Commedia dell’Arte Tradition,  April 11, 2013,  Prof. Dick Shoap

New Horizons Band,  March 21, 2013,  Paula Hepfer & Carl Sponenberg

Famous 20th Century Stage Actors,  April 25, 2012,  Ray Ficca

Singing Schools and Shaped Notes Singers,  April 12, 2012,  Gerald Kowallis

The Ambivalent World of John Lily’s Gallathea,  April 11, 2012,  Prof. Richard Shoap
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PHILOSOPHY

A Philosophical Sampler,  March 14 and October 24, 2018,  Dr. John O’Connor
—[ also seven other lectures with the same title since Spring 2012 ]

From Living to Thriving: What Better Questions Could We Ask?,  April 22, 2014,  Jonathan Altfeld

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PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Lyme Disease: Treatment and Management,  October 10, 2018,  Dr. Timothy Stonesifer

The Current State of Rooftop Solar,  October 2, 2018,  Mike McKechnie

Physics of the Human Body,  September 13, 2018,  Dr. John Luetzelschwab

Hunting Killer Asteroids,  September 13, 2018,  Dr. Larry Marschall

Microbes: Mini-Marvels that are In, On and Around You,  April 12, 2018,  Dr. Brad Stiles

The Human Eye and Your Vision in a High Tech World,  October 12, 2017,  Dr. Glen Elliott

Comet Tales,  September 28, 2017,  Dr. Larry Marschall

Vernal Ponds and Ephemeral Wetlands,  September 20, 2017,  Dr. Gene Wingert

A Market-Based Solution to Climate Change,  April 20, 2017,  Dr. Siegfried “Zig” Herzog

Update: the Effects of Three Major Nuclear Power Plant Accidents,  April 5, 2017,  Dr. John Luetzelschwab

Playing with Dirt at the Dickinson College Farm,  April 5, 2017,  Lizzie Wilford

Rachel Carson,  March 22, 2017,  Mary Furlong

The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017,  March 7, 2017,  Dr. Larry Marschall

A Forest Story,  November 3, 2016,  Dr. Gene Wingert

Experiences in Physics & Nuclear Reactor Operations in Idaho,  October 26, 2016,  Dr. Vernon Hodge

Inside the Neolithic Mind,  October 13, 2016,  Tom Mulkey

Tiny Bit of Shakin’ Goin’ On: Gravitational Waves & the Universe,  September 20, 2016,  Dr. Larry Marschall

Physics Stories: Scientific Method in Mechanics,  March 29, 2016,  Dr. Vernon Hodge

Art, Perception and the Brain,  March 24, 2016,  Wendy Pires

The Environment and the Human Footprint,  March 15, 2016,  Jan Chlapowski

Pluto Confidential: Why Pluto is Now a Dwarf Planet,  October 1, 2015, Dr. Larry Marschall

Comet Tales,  March 10, 2015,  Dr. Larry Marschall

Current Topics in Sustainable Agriculture,  October 21, 2014,  Sarah Bay

Great Decisions: Energy Conservation,  October 2, 2014,  Tom Mulkey

Science & Technology of the Civil War,  September 25, 2014,  Dr. John Luetzelschwab

Saving Green by Being Green,  September 10, 2014,  Dr. Hans Pfister

The New Green Movement and Nuclear Reactors,  April 17, 2014,  John Ricca

Looking Back at Three Mile Island,  October 22, 2013,  Prof. John McDermott

Archeology in Athens, Greece,  October 9, 2013,  Bill Stead

Styrofoam Worlds & Planet-Eating Suns,  September 12, 2013,  Dr. Larry Marschall

Diversity and Unity of Life Forms,  March 27, 2013,  Dr. Tony Pires

Three Days in the Everglades,  March 26, 2013,  Dr. Gene Wingert

Cataracts and Dry Eye Syndrome,  March 13, 2013,  Dr. Shawn Weigel

Misconceptions About Global Climate Change,  March 13, 2013,  Dr. Hans Pfister

Kicking the Oil Habit,  March 14, 2013,  Jan Chlapowski

Iran: Peaceful Energy or Nuclear Dilemma?,  October 25, 2012,  John Ricca

A Pond For Three Seasons,  October 23, 2012,  Dr. Eugene Wingert

Addressing the Controversy: Drilling for Gas in the Marcellus Shale,  April 24, 2012,  Dr. Edward Wells

Teaching Ecology Abroad: Tropical Ecology of Belize,  April 10, 2012,  Dr. Laura Altfeld

The Effects of a Terrorist Nuclear Attack,  April 3, 2012,  John Ricca

Venice: Reflections and Undercurrents,  March 29, 2012,  Wendy Pires

Global Energy Strategies for a Low Carbon Future,  March 15, 2012,  Jan Chlapowski
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POLITICAL SCIENCE & ISSUES

Wedge: How Polarized Media Foster Our Political Disunion,  October 23, 2018  Dr. Alison Dagnes

Great Decisions,  Turkey: Partner in Crisis,  October 18, 2018,  Foreign Policy Discussion Group

The Electoral College: Should it Be Abolished?,  October 16, 2018,  Dr. Fran Herrity

Crafting the Perfect Representative: A Global Comparison of Constitutional
—–Requirements for National Office,  October 11, 2018,  Dr. Cynthia Botteron

The Bill of Rights and You,  October 10, 2018,  Stephanie Jirard, JD

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Cases and Controversies,  October 4, 2018,  Dr. Sarah Grove

My Phone is Melting from All the Political Alerts,  March 27, 2018,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

Great Decisions: The Waning of Pax Americana,  March 15, 2018,  Tom Mulkey

The Impact of U.S. Decisions on Christians in the Middle East,  March 13, 2018,  Michael Armanious

Education: Free-Market Commodity or Essential Societal Service?  March 8, 2018,  Tom Mulkey

Gerrymandering in Pennsylvania,  March 8, 2018,  Pete Lagiovane

Life in City Hall,  October 31, 2017,  Jim Zumwalt

The Best Political Films?,  October 26, 2017,  Dr. Alison Dagnes and Dr. Mark Sachleben

You Can’t Hurry Love or Decisions: The U.S. Supreme Court Term,  October 5, 2017,  Dr. Sara Grove

The Future of Europe,  September 21, 2017,  Tom Mulkey

One Hundred Days: Then and Now,  April 27, 2017,  Dr. Sara Grove

What!?!? The 2016 Election in Review,  March 9, 2017,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

What About the Supreme Court Now?,  October 26, 2016,  Dr. Sara Grove

Money and Power,  October 11, 2016,  Charlie Hart

This Election is Bananas – But It Certainly Has Appeal,  September 29, 2016,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

The Roberts Court Decisions and the Future of the Supreme Court,  April 28, 2016,  Dr. Sara Grove

Congressional Staffers: Who They Are and What They Do,  March 24, 2016,  Dr. Fran Herrity

First Ladies: Making a Difference,  March 9, 2016,  Mary Furlong

The Voting Rights Act of 1965: 50 Years & the Struggle Continues,  October 1, 2015,  Dr. Sara Grove

Election 2016: A Preview,  September 24, 2015,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

China‘s Cyber Activities,  September 17, 2015,  Dean Cheng

Great Decisions: Privacy in the Digital Age,  April 16, 2015,  Tom Mulkey

Nov 63 – Nov 64: The Most Dramatic Twelve Months in American History,  April 7, 2015,  Lawrence Malone

China: What It Is and What It Is Not,  March 26, 2015,  Dean Cheng

Selfish & Unprincipled: Perceptions of Congress and the President,  March 18, 2015,  Dr. Sara Grove

Executive Action or Unconstitutional Grab of Power?,  March 11, 2015,  Stephanie Jirard, J.D.

Political Media & the 2014 Midterm Elections,  October 23, 2014,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

The State of Immigration Today,  October 7, 2014,  Modesta Paris

The U.S. Supreme Court and the First Amendment,  September 10, 2014,  Stephanie Jirard, J.D.

An Analysis of the 2014 Midterm Elections,  April 22, 2014,  Dr. Sara Grove

China: Change & Continuity, 1970-2010,  April 9, 2014,  Vera Bej

Great Decisions: Political Islam, Post Arab Spring,  April 8, 2014,  Tom Mulkey

The Invisible Primary,  March 27, 2014,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

Growing Up in Istanbul as an Armenian,  March 25, 2014,  Dr. Hratch Semerjian

Syria: an Update,  March 19, 2014,  Colonel Robert Dawson

The Sorrows of Sarajevo,  March 18, 2014,  Janet Powers

Afghanistan,  March 12, 2014,  Lieutenant Colonel Mark Quander

Redistricting,  October 15, 2013,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

Cultural Bridging in Rural Bosnia,  October 8, 2013,  Janet Powers

Lobbying,  October 3, 2013,  Dr. Sara Grove

Gandhi, Churchill & the Struggle for Indian Independence,  October 3, 2013,  Dr. Jack Ebersole

Syria: a Perspective,  October 1, 2013,  Tom Mulkey

Margaret Disert:  Undercurrents of American Feminism pre-1960,  October 1, 2013,  Sarah Ruth Wilson

Russia: Change & Continuity, 1970-2010,  September 11, 2013,  Vera Bej

Power is the Ultimate Aphrodisiac: Sex & Politics in Modern America,  April 25, 2013,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

We’re Halfway There,  March 12, 2013,  Dr. Sara Grove

Everything is Political – At Least Until Tuesday,  November 1, 2012,  Dr. Sara Grove

Iran: Peaceful Energy or Nuclear Dilemma?,  October 25, 2012,  John Ricca

Election 2012: The Perspective of the Media,  September 20, 2012,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

Ten Steps to Resolve U.S. Immigration Problems,  September 18, 2012,  Al Amato

The Dance of Legislation,  April 26, 2012,  Dr. Fran Herrity

Election 2012: Expectations, Disappointments and Analysis,  March 29, 2012,  Dr. Alison Dagnes

The Supreme Court and Electoral Politics,  March 22, 2012,  Dr. Sara Grove
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RELIGION & THEOLOGY

An Introduction to the Anabaptists and Their Descendants in the Cumberland Valley,  October 4, 2018,  Linden Showalter

“Jesus” as Found in the Quran,  October 31, 2017,  Elizabeth Kirk

Martin Luther and the Reformation,  October 24, 2017,  Rev. Dana Blouch-Hanson

Religion in the Gilded Age,  September 14, 2017,  Rev. Dr. Jon Terry

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: German Theologian and Martyr,  March 28, 2017,  Rev. Dr. David True

From Europe: The Anabaptist History of the Plain People,  Dr. Beverly Mitchell,  September 14, 2016

The Anabaptist Faiths & Practices of the Plain People,
—–Members of the Mennonite, River Brethren and Amish Faiths,  September 14, 2016

Quakers 101,  April 7, 2016,  Debra McCauslin

Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies, Oh My!,  March 31, 2016,  Rev. Dr. Jon Terry

March 31, 2016,  Laurie HoesWe’re All Fundamentalists Now,  October 20, 2015,  Dr. Rev. David True

Coptic Christianity: Origins, History, Doctrine & Liturgy,  September 9, 2015,  Rev. Dr. Father Youssef

People of the Book: Origin and Relationship Between the Faiths,  April 22, 2015,  Rev. Dr. Jon Terry

Liberation Theology,  April 23, 2014,  Rev. Dr. Jon Terry

Genes, Health and Being Fully Human,  April 3, 2014,  Dr. Laurie Zoloth

The Anabaptist Faith & Practices of the Plain People Community,  October 23, 2013,  The Plain People Panel

Buddhist Nuns’ Movement for Female Ordination,  April 10, 2013,  Dr. Suzanne Mrozik

From Europe: The History of the Plain People,  October 24, 2012,  Dr. Beverly Mitchell

Panel: The Anabaptist Faith & Practices of our Plain People,  October 24, 2012,  The Plain People Panel

The Dead Sea Scrolls: What Are They?,  September 18, 2012,  Tom Mulkey

The Democratization of American Protestantism,  April 25, 2012,  Dr. Beverly Mitchell

Secular & Sacred Scripture in the Task of Ethical Formation,  April 17, 2012,  Dr. Jennifer Herdt
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SELF IMPROVEMENT

The Joy of Writing Your Own Story,  October 24, 2018,  Deborah Sweaney

Exercise for Seniors,  September 19, 2018,  Dr. Joe Jacobs

rabbittransit: Franklin County Public Transportation,  October 12, 2017,  Richard Farr

No Free Lunch: Flimflams, Schemes and Scams,  October 10, 2017,  Mary Bach

Your Library, Right Where You Are,  October 5, 2017,  Karla Trout

Getting Started with Your Genealogy,  April 25, 2017,  Carol Miller-Schultz

Look It Up – A Short History of Dictionaries,  April 20, 2017,  Pat Chickering

Communication Across Generations,  April 19, 2017,  Dr. Misty Knight

Transcendental Meditation,  April 11, 2017,  Robert Shimer

Beyond the Grave: Write Your Obituary Before You’re Out of Time,  April 4, 2017,  Ronald Keener

Community Resources for Seniors,  March 23, 2017,  Angela Pickel & Joan Peiffer

Healthy Aging: Diabetic Management,  March 8, 2017,  Dr. Greg Lyon-Loftus

Exercise for Seniors,  March 8, 2017,  Dr. Joe Jacobs

Nursing Homes & Continuing Care Retirement Communities,  October 18, 2016,  Elliott Sulcove

Consumer Fraud for Seniors,  October 11, 2016,  Mary Bach

Personal Safety Tactics, Yellow Dot Program, & ID Theft Prevention,  September 22, 2016,  Master Trooper Edward Asbury

Elder Abuse,  September 13, 2016,  Jerry Mitchell

Dreams and Their Meaning,  April 20, 2016,  Judith Pellegrino

Learning English to Become an American,  April 6, 2016,  Kathryn Quinn

Aging at Home (in place): Health Alert Technologies,  March 29, 2016,  Carranda Barkdoll

Healthy Aging: End of Life Decision Making,  March 22, 2016,  Dr. Greg Lyon-Luftus

Statistics: a Completely Normal Human Activity,  March 15, 2016,  Bill Quinn

Email Etiquette & Technology,  October 21, 2015,  Neil Brown

Yoga for Health,  October 8, 2015,  Mary Jo Frey

Skin Care to Last a Lifetime,  September 15, 2015,  Pamela Ross

Take Your Brain for a Jog: Think Outside the Box,  September 10, 2015,  Michael Peterson

Cancer Prevention,  September 8, 2015,  Dr. John F. Robinson

Keeping Our Aging Brains Sharper, Smarter & Faster,  September 30, 2014,  Jonathan Altfeld

The Magic of Listening,  September 18, 2014,  Nate & Kathy Lehman

From Living to Thriving: What Better Questions Could We Ask?,  April 22, 2014,  Jonathan Altfeld

The Benefits of Massage,  April 17, 2012,  Heather Hammond

Dispelling Myths about Fitness Training,  March 28, 2012,  Doug Lentz
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SPORTS

The Cannonball, April 17, 2018,  Gary Johnson

Carlisle Indian School Football Immortals,  April 26, 2016,  Tom Benjey

Franklin County’s Boys of Summer,  April 6, 2016,  Jim Rada, Jr.

Baseball, Hot Dogs, and Nellie Fox,  September 17, 2013,  Bob O’Connor

The Pride and Sorrow of Chess: Paul Morphy and Bobby Fischer,  October 2, 2012,  Dr. Richard Weller

Jim Thorpe: Olympic Hero,  September 20, 2012,  Matthew March
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TAXES

Affordable Care Act Tax & 2013 Federal Tax Updates,  October 29, 2013,  David Green
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TECHNOLOGY

Mercy in Motion: The Gift of Mobility, African Initiative,  October 23, 2018  Elaine Livas

Dairy: Past and Present,  October 2, 2018,  John Azzone

The Current State of Rooftop Solar,  October 2, 2018,  Mike McKechnie

The Human Eye and Your Vision in a High Tech World,  October 12, 2017,  Dr. Glen Elliott

Aging at Home (in place): Health Alert Technologies,  March 29, 2016,  Carranda Barkdoll

Great Decisions: Privacy in the Digital Age,  April 16, 2015,  Tom Mulkey

Science & Technology of the Civil War,  September 25, 2014,  Dr. John Luetzelschwab

Saving Green by Being Green,  September 10, 2014,  Dr. Hans Pfister

Looking Back at Three Mile Island,  October 22, 2013,  Prof. John McDermott

Iran: Peaceful Energy or Nuclear Dilemma?,  October 25, 2012,  John Ricca

The Public Opinion Newspaper, Transition: Hard Copy to E-copy,  October 18, 2012,  Becky Bennett

Taking Control of Your Energy Costs,  September 25, 2012,  John Kautz
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TRAVEL

Bicycling Across America,  September 27, 2018,  Dan Grandel & Pat Phenicie-Grandel

Beer, Bornholm and Baltic, April 24, 2018,  Pat Chickering

Myanmar II: Teaching English, Learning Chin,  September 13, 2017,  Janet Powers

Renaissance Florence,  October 27, 2016,  Philip Lindsay

Hadrian’s Wall Path: A Walk Through History,  October 27, 2016,  Hugh Graham

Inca & Modern: Machu Picchu and More,  April 5, 2016,  Janet Powers

Shooting Myanmar: Photo Safari in a Golden Land,  March 24, 2015,  Janet Powers

The Allure of the Arctic,  April 15, 2014,  Pat Chickering

China: Change & Continuity, 1970-2010,  April 9, 2014,  Vera Bej

International Volunteering: Everyone Benefits,  April 3, 2014,  Dr. Jack Ebersole

My Mother’s Silk Scarf:  A Journey to China,  April 23, 2013,  Betty Jane Lee

Travelogue on Antarctica,  April 9, 2013,  Betty Harper & Dr. Robert Harper

Travel’s Treasures: Bayeux Tapestry & Brunel Tunnel,  March 14, 2013,  Pat Chickering

Paintings from Bali: an Ancient Culture & Island Paradise,  September 27, 2012,  Wendy Pires

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  PAST  BUS TRIPS  &  SPECIAL EVENTS  :

Philadelphia, PA:  Vikings Exhibit, Franklin Institute
—–and the Museum of the American Revolution,  October 31, 2018

Historical and Industrial York, PA,  October 17, 2018

Southwestern Pennsylvania and Western Maryland, Penn Alps Craft Shop, Grantsville, MD,
—–Mt. Davis (highest point in PA), Deer Valley YMCA Camp, Fort Hill, PA,  October 3, 2018

Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown, PA, Performance of One Slight Hitch,  and
—–The National Museum of the American Coverlet, Bedford, PA,  September 26, 2018

Pittsburgh, PA (2 days): Three Rivers Cruise,  Overnight at Sheraton Station Square, Chatham Village,
—–Mt. Washington,  Strip District Walking Tour,  Phipps Conservatory,  April 19 & 20, 2018

Tour: Historic Lincoln Highway from Chambersburg to Latrobe, PA,  Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Museum
—–and Westmoreland Museum of American Art,  April 11, 2018

Carlisle Indian Industrial School and U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center, Carlisle, PA,  March 28, 2018

Special Event: Egyptian Dinner at Hoover’s Grill,  March 13, 2018

Philadelphia Museum of Art  &  Terracotta Warriors Exhibit, The Franklin Institute,  Philadelphia, PA,  November 1, 2017

The National War Memorials and the National Mall,  Washington, DC,  October 18, 2017

Mountain Playhouse Theater: At First Sight  and Flight 93 National Memorial, Somerset County, PA,  October 4, 2017

National Museum of the Marine Corps & Mount Vernon, Northern Virginia,  September 27, 2017

Woodlawn Plantation, Pope-Leighy House, and Gunston Hall,  Northern Virginia,  April 26, 2017

National Museum of Civil War Medicine,  Frederick, MD,  and Rural Heritage Museum,  April 12, 2017

National Gallery of Art,  Washington, DC,  March 29, 2017

Special Event: Egyptian Dinner at Hoovers Grill,  March 21, 2017

The Stoogeum, Ambler, PA & American Treasure Tour,  November 2, 2016

National Aquarium,  Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD,  October 19, 2016

Mountain Playhouse Theater, Jennerstown, PA,  Cowgirls – The Musical,  October 5, 2016

Longwood Gardens,  Kennett Square, PA,  September 28, 2016

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD  and  Cruise on the Harbor Queen,  April 27, 2016

Sites of the French & Indian War, Pontiac’s War & the Black Boys Uprising, along the Conococheague,  April 13, 2016

Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania & Lititz Moravian Church & Museum, Lititz, PA,  March 30, 2016

St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church, Annville, PA  and  National Watch & Clock Museum, Columbia, PA,  March 23, 2016

Washington, DC, National Geographic Museum & Folger Shakespeare Library,  October 28, 2015

Berks County Heritage Center  and  the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA,  October 14, 2015

Sites of the French & Indian Conflict along the Conococheague,  September 30, 2015

Annapolis, MD, Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Cruise,  September 23, 2015

Columbia, MD, Toby’s Dinner Theater, Performance: 1776 – The Musical,  April 29, 2015

Maryland & West Virginia, Tracking McCausland’s Raiders and Chambersburg’s Revenge,  April 15, 2015

Baltimore, MD, The Battle of Baltimore, the Star-Spangled Banner & the War of 1812,  April 1, 2015

Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art  &  the National Museum of the American Indian,  March 25, 2015

Philadelphia, PA, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross House  &  Christ Church,  October 29, 2014

Washington, DC, Anderson House  &  Hillwood Estate,  October 15, 2014

Chambersburg, PA, The Burning of Chambersburg Historical Sites,  September 24, 2014  &  October 1, 2014

Special Event: IRP 30th Anniversary Dinner, Chestnut Landing Restaurant,  April 28,2014

Johnstown, PA – City of Tragedy and New Beginnings,  April 16, 2014

Baltimore, MD, B&O Railroad Museum & Ellicott City Train Station,  April 2, 2014

Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Museum of Art,  March 26, 2014

Gettysburg, PA, Battlefield & Soldiers’ National Cemetery,  Lecture & Tour,  October 30, 2013

Pittsburgh, PA, Historic Sites,  October 16, 2013

Frostburg, MD, Thrasher Carriage Museum & Cumberland, MD – C&O Canal Museum,  October 2, 2013

Lansford, PA, No. 9 Coal Mine and Eckley Miners Village,  September 25, 2013

Gettysburg Battlefield, Lecture & Tour,  May 1, 2013

Washington, DC, Lincoln Cottage, Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, & Franciscan Monastery,  April 17, 2013

Philadelphia, PA, Barnes Museum Collection of Art,  April 3, 2013

Columbia, MD, Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Fiddler on the Roof,  March 20, 2013

Baltimore, MD, Maryland Historical Society and the Walters Gallery,  October 31, 2012

Lancaster County, PA, Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum and Kreider Farms Dairy,  October 17, 2012

Philadelphia, PA, Mutter Museum & Dead Sea Scrolls,  October 3, 2012

Harpers Ferry & Antietam, Lecture, Film & Battlefield Tour,  September 19, 2012

Udvar-Hazy National Air & Space Museum and the National War Memorials,  2 May 2012

Winterthur Museum, Delaware,  April 18, 2012

Belle Boyd House, Martinsburg, WV,  April 4, 2012

Boiling Springs Historical Tour, Underground Railroad Sites & The National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg,  March 21, 2012

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