FROM ROAD SCHOLAR: Upcoming FREE Online Lectures: Klondike Gold Rush + Horace Bristol + Korea
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Virtual Lecture
Series:
Our Upcoming FREE Online Lectures
See What’s on the Calendar
Join us in September and beyond for our upcoming FREE,
one-hour Online Lectures! Learn about the Klondike Gold Rush, the photography of Horace Bristol, the efforts
to maintain peace between the two Koreas and so much
more. Featuring brilliant Road Scholar experts, these lectures can be
enjoyed from the comfort of your home, and at no cost to you!
Look for your Online Lectures AND Zoom links in “My Account!”
See it live or watch the recording!
Unless otherwise noted, all those who sign up for an online lecture will
receive a recording to watch within two weeks following the live
event.
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Tuesday,
Sept. 7, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 11:00 a.m. (PT)
 Online
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With Jerri Roberts
Educator
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The Klondike Gold
Rush in response to the 1893 depression in the United States, is one of
the most epic movements of people in history. It lured over 100,000
people to one of the most harsh environments anywhere in the world. It is
a saga of people willing to risk it all to realize their dreams of gold.
Whitehorse, Yukon and Skagway, AK are two cities that were the focal
points to get to Dawson, YT where gold was discovered in 1896. Many
descendants of today’s Alaskans trace their ancestry to Klondike gold miners.
Join our local expert, Jerri Roberts, as she explores the stories and
events which left a long-lasting mark on Alaska and its people.
One-hour lecture
plus Q&A: FREE Sign up here
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Wednesday,
Sept. 8, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. (ET) / 4:00 p.m. (PT)
Online
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With Donna Granata
Artist & Educator
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In his early
career, Horace Bristol’s photography was featured in some of America’s
most notable publications such as Life, Sunset, Time and also National
Geographic. When he began to capture life during the Great Depression,
his images of migrant farm workers in California inspired John
Steinbeck’s masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath. Our expert, Donna Granata,
knew Horace personally before his death in 1997 and honors his legacy by
maintaining archives of his work near his Ojai, California home. She has
contributed to exhibitions of his work at The Getty Center in Los Angeles
and is delighted to share stories of his life in this presentation.
One-hour lecture
plus Q&A: FREE Sign up here
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Monday,
Sept. 27, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. (ET) / 4:00 p.m. (PT)
Online
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With Francis Lee
Advisor to the Republic of Korea
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After Japan’s
defeat in August 1945, Soviet troops entered the north of Korea, while US
troops entered the south. In December 1945, the three victorious allies
of the Second World War decided to rule Korea as a trust territory,
dividing Korea into north and south along the 38th parallel, with the
USSR and the US being given the authority to oversee each part
respectively. This lecture will present the long lasting struggle of
these two nations to co-exist between conflict and peacemaking ever
since.
One-hour lecture
plus Q&A: FREE Sign up here
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