Geocaching - Digital Treasure Hunt

Cheryl LeJune talked abut what Geocaching is and how to get started.  After the introduction, class members set out for a walk around campus looking for various types of caches Cheryl had hidden for the class. Fun way to take a walk outside, despite a little rain.

To see presentation, click here.
Additional information can be found at Geocaching.com.

Paper Quilling

Quilling is a beautiful form of paper art. Stephanie Rubeck and Betty Gillespie led a two-part class on this fun craft. The first class concentrated on learning the basic quilling shapes. The second class showed participants how to combine these shapes into lovely creations from cards to pictures. Check out the following links to learn more. Also make note that there will be another quilling class in the Spring Semester for those who already have the basic skills.
Quilling Shapes Tutorial - click here
Quilling Chart - click here
Websites for Ideas on Quilling Art - click here

Dealing with Grief and Loss

Jimmie Adams led us through a heartfelt discussion of grief and loss. What does grief and loss mean to you? People are different from each other and how they cope varies from person to person as well.

To see Jimmie's presentation, click here.

Genealogy Research

Michelle Christie, avid genealogy researcher, gave several great classes showing us various websites to search when working on genealogy. The participants in this class were full of questions about where to start and what steps to take. To see some of the many tips Michelle presented, review her PowerPoint presentation and handout sheets below.

PowerPoint Presentation – click here

Websites for Genealogy Searches - click here

Genealogy Sites for Foreign Countries - click here

Vital Records Online - click here

Tips for Finding Records in Germany - click here

Common German Words Found in German Documents - click here

British Census Records - click here

State Hood Dates - click here

FamilySearch Records - click here

Best Genealogy Websites by State

http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/2014-best-state-genealogy-websites

Proactive Health Care Choices

Steven Spidell, Staff Chaplin at Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital, gave a thought provoking presentation on the need to take a proactive involvement in having discussions with loved ones, sooner rather than later, about your desires for end of life decisions. There were a lot of questions and answers posed in the class. 

Presentation - click here

Websites to Visit -  www.theconversationproject.org

www.dads.state.tx.us

Maintaining Healthy Joints

The importance of maintaining healthy joints, especially as we get older cannot be over emphasized.  Tim Janek, Jr. and Tim Janek, Sr. from Paths in Healing started the presentation by sharing their backgrounds. They then showed us how improved posture leads to improved breathing. Proper breathing is necessary to get oxygen into our blood stream which then feeds our muscles, tendons and organs. Healthy joints are necessary for good movement and balance. Tim will be back in November to further discuss posture.

Climate Change in Human History

Nathalie Brandes, Prof of Geosciences at LSC-Montgomery, was back with another great presentation. What can the geological records tell us about climate change during our human history? Nathalie led us through some of the available information.

Please click here to see her presentation.

Trust Accounts: What? Where? When?

Where did the time go? There is so much to learn and talk about with regard to trusts.  Russ Newton, from Wells Fargo, gave a very informative overview of trusts and answered our many questions. Still a lot more to cover, so Russ will be back in the Spring.

To see his handout from class, click here.

Daughters of the American Revolution

Melinda Sims gave a great presentation on the Daughters of the American Revolution. The DAR is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in United States’ independence. Members of this non-profit group work to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism.
Presentation – click here