" Meeting Archives "
UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
PRIOR PRESENTATIONS
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"Lafayette"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
Richard Arthur, MATopic Summary:
Richard will speak on the life and times of Marquis de Lafayette.
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"The Mercy Center for Women"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
Jennie HagertyTopic Summary:
Jennie will speak on the The Mercy Center for Women.
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"German Immigration to Erie"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
Martin E Senger, BA, Assistant Director of the Office of English Language and Global TrainingTopic Summary:
Having been born into a German family with roots in Erie going back almost 200 years Martin became interested in what brought his and other families of German descent to Erie. His talk tells their story.
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"Role of Intelligence in Revolutionary War"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
Mike GanskeTopic Summary:
Role of Intelligence in Revolutionary War
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"A History of the Pennsylvania Soldiers' & Sailors' Home"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
Ken Vyrbal, BA in Communications from Edinboro UniversityTopic Summary:
Ken Vybiral, Volunteer Resources Coordinator, at the PA Soldiers' & Sailors' Home will offer an overall historical synopsis of the oldest state veteran's home in the Commonwealth to include a video presentation that chronicles the homes' evolution through the decades up to current operations.
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"100 Years of Torch"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
Joseph Zawicki, Ph.D., Learning & Instruction, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Secretary & Region 10 DirectorTopic Summary:
100 Years of Torch
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"Electric Vehicles"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
Victoria and Richard BrogdanTopic Summary:
Victoria and Richard Brogdon will be offering our July Torch Club talk on the subject of electric vehicles.
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"Sea Shanties"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
Irene Fiala, M.B.A., Ph.D., Full Professor PennWest University EdinboroTopic Summary:
Irene will speak on Sea Shanties, a traditional genre of folk music, specifically work songs sung by sailors aboard ships.
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"Discussion of the Millcreek Government Study Commission"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
RJ ZonnaTopic Summary:
RJ will speak on the Millcreek Government Study, an initiative that aims to investigate, research, and compare Millcreek's current structure with others to ensure we are leading efficiently, transparently, and effectively.
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"Our annual Christmas Meeting"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
Daria DevlinTopic Summary:
Russian Orthodox Christmas traditions.
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"Prelude to Pearl Harbor"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
Dennis Carlson, B.S. in Business AdministrationTopic Summary:
Prelude to Pearl Harbor
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"President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger Taney: The Great Antagonists"
Our Guest Speaker[s]:
George Deutsch, B.S.Topic Summary:
The lecture explores the legendary constitutional rivalry between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney. The contrasts between the two men could not have been starker. Taney was the product of privilege and an outstanding formal education while Lincoln came from abject poverty and was self-educated. The rivalry began with the Dred Scott decision of 1857 and lasted until Taney’s death in 1864.
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