Events

Book notes | The Night Watchman

Event Date: February 19, 2021, at 2:00 PM

The16th novel by Minnesota author Louise Erdrich, discussed by UMRA Book Club I at its February meeting, is a stellar depiction of reservation life and the consequences of relocation in the mid 1950s.

Your Family History

This meeting will be a time for a broad range of questions, answers and discussion. We welcome suggestions for future meetings and would love to hear about what individuals have done/ are doing regarding their family history. 

Organizing Family Photos

Event Date: January 13, 2021, at 10:00 AM

The Family History webinars continued with a third presentation. Craig Swan and Lynn C. Anderson shared some ideas about gaining an overview of your photos and suggestions for labeling, organizing, and preserving both original and digital copies

Explore Paris with Road Scholar

Due to the modest response to the Road Scholar “Art & History of Paris” tour the UMRA Travel Committee announced in November, Road Scholar has decided to add three more dates for participating.

Book notes | One Hundred Years of Solitude

Event Date: January 15, 2021, at 2:00 PM

The UMRA Book Club discussed One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez at its January meeting. It was a difficult read for some.

Book Club to meet February 21

Stephanie Daily will lead a discussion of Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin (initially scheduled for discussion in January) when the UMRA Book Club meets at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 17, at 1666 Coffman in Falcon Heights.

From Star Island to China

Visit Star Island off the coast of New Hampshire and explore China with UMRA’s Armchair Traveler program on Tuesday, February 2. 

Photo Club to meet June 8

The Photo Club is currently meeting by ZOOM, starting at 12:30 pm on the second Tuesday of each month.  We share pictures, learn from each other and laugh a lot.  Come see for yourself and join in our fun.

For more information, please contact  Sheri Goldsmith May  < [email protected] >  or Craig Swan < [email protected] >.

Photo Club to meet May 11

The Photo Club is planning to meet for a socially distanced outdoor photoshoot at the Lyndale Park Rose Garden near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on Tuesday, May 11. 

Photo Club to meet April 13

The Photo Club is currently meeting by ZOOM, starting at 12:30 pm on the second Tuesday of each month.  We share pictures, learn from each other and laugh a lot.  Come see for yourself and join in our fun.

For more information, please contact  Sheri Goldsmith May  < [email protected] >  or Craig Swan < [email protected] >.

Building and documenting family trees

Event Date: December 2, 2020, at 10:00 AM

The UMRA Family History group met via Zoom on December 2 for a presentation by Lynn C. Anderson and Craig Swan on building and documenting family trees using Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Photo Club to meet March 9

The Photo Club is currently meeting by ZOOM, starting at 12:30 pm on the second Tuesday of each month.  We share pictures, learn from each other and laugh a lot.  Come see for yourself and join in our fun.

For more information, please contact Sheri Goldsmith May < [email protected] > or Craig Swan < [email protected] >.

Photo Club to meet February 9

The Photo Club is currently meeting by ZOOM, starting at 12:30 pm on the second Tuesday of each month.  We share pictures, learn from each other and laugh a lot.  Come see for yourself and join in our fun.

For more information, please contact Sheri Goldsmith May < [email protected] > or Craig Swan < [email protected] >.

Photo Club to meet January 12

The Photo Club is currently meeting by ZOOM, starting at 12:30 pm on the second Tuesday of each month.  We share pictures, learn from each other and laugh a lot.  Come see for yourself and join in our fun.

For more information, please contact Sheri Goldsmith May < [email protected] > or Craig Swan < [email protected] >.

Photo Club to meet December 8

The Photo Club is currently meeting by ZOOM, starting at 12:30 pm on the second Tuesday of each month.  We share pictures, learn from each other  and laugh a lot.  Come see for yourself and join in our fun.

For more information, please contact  Sheri Goldsmith May   < [email protected] >   or Craig Swan < [email protected] >.