Hi Folks!
Happy Spring! Time for the St. J OSHER Spring 2019 Lecture Series!

THURSDAYS, 1:30 PM at CATAMOUNT ARTS Eastern Avenue, St. Johnsbury.

March 28, 2019: GENEALOGY and GENETICS presented by Bob Amos.
A summary of modern genealogical research will be given, demonstrating how the recent availability of DNA tests has changed and added to the field of genealogy. Various types of DNA tests will be described, and two cases will be presented to show how these different types of genetic tests can be useful when combined with conventional genealogical research.

Join St. J OLLI (short for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) if you like to learn for the joy of learning and are interested in exploring a variety of topics and issues.

Membership is $30. This entitles subscribers to save $18, attend all Spring 2019 sessions, bring a guest to one session, and free attendance at 7 other OLLIs throughout VT. Go to www.learn.UVM.edu/olli for offerings. Non-members may attend any single session for $6. HOME SCHOOLERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN.
For more information or if have special needs for access or seating contact: Sue Montague, 802-748-4262.

SPRING 2019 LECTURES:

April 4, 2019 Brantview - The Grand Gift by members of the St. Johnsbury Academy Staff. An overview and tour of the historical Brantview renovation project, from start to finish. *1 PM - 2:30 PM at Brantview at St. Johnsbury Academy on Main Street, St. Johnsbury. *NOTE CHANGE IN TIME AND PLACE OF THIS LECTURE.

April 11, 2019 Where the Doughboys Are Not Forgotten: World War I American Monuments and Cemeteries in France by Dave Curtin, Retired Intelligence Officer, Defense Intelligence.

April 18, 2019 The "Jitney" Years at the Mount Washington Railway by Tim Lewis (Jitney, Jr) Electronic Journalism Professor, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon.

April 25, 2019 Vermont's 183 Libraries by Jessamyn West, Library Technologist.

May 2, 2019 Catamount Pipe Band: A 20-Year Journey by Lain MacHarg, Director, Vermont Institute of Celtic Arts; Pipe Major, Catamount Pipe Band and Molly Stone, Project Manager, Vermont Institute of Celtic Arts; Manager, Catamount Pipe Band.