Interest Groups
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Mount Kilimanjaro and the Cleveland Way in EnglandEvent Date: Watch the recording of the January 25, 2023 Armchair Traveler Program and be transported to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and enjoy a hike along the Cleveland Way. More... |
Book Notes | A story of war and the valiant persons who risk their lives to help othersEvent Date: The story told by author Kristin Harmel in "The Book of Lost Names" is set in the Vichy area of France, where there was an underground network to help Jews and children escape to Switzerland during World War II. More... |
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‘Circles’ is the theme for January Photo Club meetingEvent Date:The first meeting of the UMRA Photo Club for 2023 will start with members sharing pictures on the theme "circles." More... |
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No hike on Jan 2Event Date:We will not have a hike on the first Monday in January since it is the observed holiday for New Years Day. More... |
Tax Update: Elections, Forgiveness, & Taxes, Oh My!Event Date:Todd J. Koch, CPA, MBT, CFP /JAK Partner, has again invited UMRA members to attend the year-end tax planning presentation for JAK clients. More... |
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Tracing family history with DNA testingEvent Date: The Family History Interest Group learned about tracing family history using DNA testing and tools including Ancestry DNA, 23andMe, and GEDmatch which uses the GEDCOM files generated by those companies to connect across platforms. More... |
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Book Notes | ‘Being Mortal’Event Date: "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, inspired a spirited and sometimes somber discussion by members of UMRA’s Fourth Friday Book Club about end-of-life health challenges. More... |
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Book Notes | 'West with Giraffes'Event Date: At age 105, Woodrow Wilson Nickel is living in a nursing home. He decides he needs to write his life story, and what a story it is. It’s the story of a destitute young man during the Great Depression who found a reason to keep living against all odds: driving two giraffes from New York City to San Diego. More... |
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December Photo Club theme is BRIDGESEvent Date:The next meeting of the UMRA Photo Club will be in person in the meeting room of the St. Anthony Library in New Brighton. For December the THEME is Bridges. Lunch at the Great Dragon Restaurant nearby at 11:30. More... |
Photo Club to meet February 8Event Date:“Backlit or backlighting” will be the theme when the UMRA Photo Club meets by Zoom on February 8. All UMRA members with an interest in photography are welcome. More … More... |
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Book Notes | This Tender LandEvent Date: This Tender Land is an epic coming-of-age story set in Minnesota during the summer of 1932. It chronicles a mesmerizing journey of four children who escape the horrors of the Lincoln Indian Training School and sneak away in a canoe in search of a home. More... |
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‘Signs’ is the theme for November Photo Club meetingEvent Date:'Signs' will be the theme when the UMRA Photo Club meets in person on Tuesday, November 8. Newcomers are welcome! More... |
Kevina and Lee MunnichEvent Date: Kevina and Lee Munnich gave a presentation on "Family History Tourism". They shared information about 4 different sites and insights into their family's history. More... |
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Como Lakeside hikeEvent Date:Please join us to hike around Como Lake. This will be a moderately paced hike of around 5 miles on a level paved pathway. Shorter options are available for those that want to hike less. More... |
Hidden Falls hikeEvent Date:We'll explore Hidden Falls Regional Park in Saint Paul. This will be an easy 4 to 5 miles with most of it along the Mississippi River. Hope for early fall colors! More... |