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INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING IN RETIREMENT is Making History at FCC Frederick County’s premier knowledge and discovery destination for adults ages 55 and older, known as the Institute for Learning in Retirement, is delivering unique opportunities to discover, study and discuss our nation’s history this summer. From Learning on Location to expert-led presentations, these experiences, led by Frederick Community College, are providing participants with an insider’s look at our nation’s history and its impacts on today’s world.
“The Frederick Town: a History of the City of Frederick” is scheduled to start on July 11. The on-campus series, based on the award-winning documentary “Frederick Town,” consists of three weekly sessions featuring selections of this documentary to commemorate the 1745 founding of Frederick. Presented by Chris Haugh, an Emmy awardwinning documentary filmmaker and regional historian, the city’s story will be presented through vintage artwork, photographs, artifacts, scenic footage, quotes, diary passages and more. Also at the college, Dr. Karen Gray will present “How Constitutions Failed,” beginning July 12. This weekly series is an in-depth examination of the constitutional and democratic failures in Hellenistic Athens, Republican Rome, and 17th Century Great Britain. Drawing heavily on new scholarship, each session will feature an information-packed presentation followed by classroom conversations. In August, a new program, “The Emergence of Lincoln,” focuses on the reasons our 16th President commenced his political career in the late 1850s. Colonial historian and author Roger G. Swartz 40
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A recent Gettysburg Battlefield Tour took participants to one of the most important engagements of the Civil War. The day trip to Gettysburg National Military Park started with an informative orientation, a visit to the on-site museum and time to view the cyclorama painting depicting Pickett’s Charge. The group then enjoyed an expert-led bus tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield for a first-hand look of this significant historical site. Additional Learning on Location programs, including a trip to the Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Md., are planned this fall by the organizers at the institute.
