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Growing up RevellEvent Date: This Family Reunion Project is about sharing family stories and learning about surprising family connections. I asked everyone to write an essay, prior to coming, about growing up in the Revell family. The compilation of essays from three generations that was distributed at the reunion has become a family keepsake. More... |
Getting to know the U of M regents and what they doEvent Date: U of M Regents Mary Turner and Penny Wheeler provided an engaging and personal exchange about their roles as new members of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents during UMRA’s special forum on October 4. More... |
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Cabinets of Curiosity: James Ford Bell LibraryEvent Date:Some of the most valuable and rare maps in the world are held in UMN's own James Ford Bell Library, housed in Andersen Library See https://www.lib.umn.edu/collections/special/bell . More... |
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From the Mel-O-Glaze Bakery to Minnehaha FallsEvent Date:We will meet at the Mel-O-Glaze bakery on 28th and Minnehaha Parkway and walk to Minnehaha Falls and then back again. More... |
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Travel Opportunities Informational MeetingEvent Date:Some of you have already signed up for the Costa Rica and Portugal tours and others are trying to decide. |
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Tax efficient distributions to family and charitiesEvent Date: This presentation was recorded at Carlson School. Topics included IRS compliant ways to make qualified charitable distributions (QCD) from your IRA or rollover IRA; funding gifts to Minors and other gifts; plus more. More... |
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First person: Metrodome memoriesWith this year’s World Series coming up soon, UMRA member Ron Matross is savoring memories of sharing America’s pastime with his son at the old Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis in the 1980s. Those were glory days for the Minnesota Twins. Published:More... |
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Leisurely Lake Minnetonka hikeEvent Date:Join host KaiMay Terry for a 3.5 mile slow-paced walk on the Three Rivers Dakota Rail Regional Trail. The scenic paved walk will start and end at KaiMay's home overlooking Lake Minnetonka. More... |
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Book Notes | ‘The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane’Event Date: Although it represents exhaustive research and is engrossing, Lisa See’s novel about a young woman who becomes a tea entrepreneur in China and the daughter she gives up for adoption by a family in Southern California drew mixed reactions from members of UMRA’s Book Club I. More... |
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U of M Day at Target FieldEvent Date:Show your support for the University of Minnesota and the Twins during "U of M Day", in partnership with the University of Minnesota Alumni Association, at Target Field on Saturday, July 22, when the Twins take on the Chicago White Sox at 6:15 p.m. More... |
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July 17 hike (no hike July 3)Event Date:Hike along Minnehaha Creek from Portland Avenue S to Lake Harriet. More... |
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Photo Club July meetingEvent Date:For July the theme is Street Art. More... |
Age-Friendly University DayEvent Date:Two special presenters and discussions on financial fraud, mindfulness, climate change, and more will be the focus of the second annual “Age-Friendly University Day” at the University on Monday, June 26. More... |
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‘Mrs. Dalloway’ is FF Book Club selection for July 14Event Date:In a departure from its regular schedule, UMRA’s Fourth Friday Book Club will be meeting on the THIRD Friday in July, to discuss Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel Mrs. Dalloway. More... |
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Photo Club May Photo ShootEvent Date:The UMRA Photo Club is planning a photo shoot at the Franconia Sculpture Park. Lunch before at the Taylor's Falls Drive-In, if you are interested. More... |
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