ABORIGINAL HISTORY – OUR SHARED HISTORY

Course Leader
Felicity Say 5472 1841

Outline of Course
People, Places and Remarkable Events will be our theme drawing from the 222 years of the colonial process. It aims to raise our attention to the lesser known aspects of our shared history and to show the resultant impact of colonization on the lives of Aboriginal people.

Entry Criterion
None

Meeting Time
10.00am each first and third Tuesday in the month.

Venue
U3A Office,Uniting Church Complex, L yttleton Street , Castlemaine.

 

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

Course Leader
Geoff Walker 5470 6652

Outline of Course
In 2010 Australian History will undertake biographical studies of great, well known, prominent Australians from the services, the arts, politics, sport and the sciences; such folk as John Quick, Enid Lyons and Douglas Nichols.

Entry Criterion
None

Meeting Time
2.00pm each second and fourth Monday in the month

Venue
Members’ homes.

 

DABBLING in HISTORY

Course Leaders
Peter Stephens 5472 3904
Kevin Hurley 5472 1383

Course Description
To continue a wide ranging study of history , in the spirit of Tom Comerford's class. Each session will be devoted to historical events , movements or characters chosen by the participants . Each participant will be encouraged to
make a contribution to their chosen topic .

Entry Criterion
None, but contribution will be appreciated from participants.

Meeting Time
1.30pm first and third Wednesdays in the month

First meeting: 3rd February

Venue
Senior Citizens Club

 

FAMILY HISTORY (GENEALOGY)

Course Leader
Veronica Hurley 5472 1383

Outline of Course
The members of this group will assist one another in searching and recording their Ancestry using the Internet, Discs, Books, Experience etc.

Entry Criterion
None

Time
1.00 – 3.00pm commencing Monday 1st Mar, 2010

Venue
Octopus, Duke Street , Castlemaine

 

RENAISSANCE POPES

Course Leaders
Tom Comerford 5470 6230

Outline of Course
Session 1(July 8) : Renaissance Popes named Paul
Session 2 (August 12) : the Medici popes
Session 3 (September 9) : Clement V111 and Gregory X111
Session 4 (October 14) : the Borgia popes
Session 5 (November 11) : Julius 11

Entry Criterion
None

Expectation of participants
It is expected of participants in this class that they will undertake some independent research of an event or contemporary associated with the reign of each of the popes under study. For the July session it would be helpful if participants had researched aspects of any one of the following: the Farnese family, the Jesuit Order, the Council of Trent, Michelangelo, the Carafa family, or the Index.

Meeting Time
2.00pm every second Thursday

Venue
Kindergarten Room Uniting Church