LifeLong Learning-San Marcos
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Upcoming Courses
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Starts Feb. 4: Reviewing Your Early Genealogy Research and What You Might Find: Unknown
Marriages, Divorces, and Potentially a Bigamist!
Continues Feb. 6: Friday Lecture Series
Starts Feb. 12: Ethics in Everyday Life: Living with Moral Complexity in a Complicated World
Starts Mar. 2: Western Theatre History: Theatre of England and France in the 17th Century
Starts Mar. 3: Spanish... Beyond the Present Tense
LifeLong Learning-San Marcos and the San Marcos Public Library
Present a Community Lecture Series
Six Unique Topics on Six Consecutive Fridays
Jan. 9 – Feb. 13, 1:00-2:15pm
Free and Open to the Pubic
CLICK HERE for the list of topics
Registration is Required for Room Setup
Please email lifelonglearningsm@gmail.com to register
Feb. 6—The Hidden History Behind the Texas Dust Bowl
Jann Alexander, Author
San Marcos Public Library, Room A
Historian and photographer Jann Alexander, author of the best-selling Unspoken: A Dust Novel, brings to light the little-known stories of Texans who endured one of the state’s harshest eras. Through striking imagery, film footage, maps, music, and firsthand accounts, she illustrates how the Dust Bowl transformed Texas’s landscape, economy, and identity, and informed her historical novel, Unspoken.
Presenter: Jann is a 20-year resident of Central Texas and creator of the Vanishing Austin photography series. Her lifelong storytelling habit and her more recent passion for Texas history merged to become the historical novel Unspoken. Signed copies will be for sale.
Lone Star Lore:
The Myths, Truths, and Untold Stories of Texas
A New Podcast Written by Joleene Maddox Snider
Lone Star Lore combines Matthew Thornton's (Griffyn Productions) media skills and Jo Snider’s lifetime accumulation of historical knowledge to deliver a new monthly podcast on Texas history.
Lone Star Lore reveals all the stories of Texas history you didn’t learn about in school. Meant to entertain and educate, the series uncovers the myths, truths, and untold stories of Texas through immersive narration, expert guests, and cinematic storytelling. Lone Star Lore blends historical research with multiple perspectives to explore how the stories we inherit still shape who we are today.
Three episodes are available now:
~ Episode 1: Texas: The Land with Dr. Benjamin H. Johnson
~ Episode 2: Who Owns Texas History? with Dr. Frank de la Teja
~ Episode 3: Beyond Provincial: Texas Literature, Land, and Recognition with Tammy Gonzales
CLICK HERE for more information about Jo’s new podcast, including links to listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Podcasts. If you have any questions, contact Jo at fjsnider@icloud.com.
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Information about Upcoming Activities in San Marcos!
Feb. 4 -- Migrant Deaths at the Texas-Mexico Border: Who, When,
Where, and What We Do Not Know
Feb. 5, 7, 14, 28 -- Black History Month Discussions
Feb. 13 -- Casino Night, San Marcos Rotary
Feb. 18 -- The Parkinson’s Journey: Parkinson’s Support Group
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LifeLong Learning provides scholarships to anyone needing a little help.
Contact lifelonglearningsm@gmail.com for information