Tracy Messer will present the next OLLI-Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program on Tuesday Oct. 2. ‘Calvin Coolidge: Vermont is a state I love’ will be presented at 2 p.m. at the Nolin Murray Center next to St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Pleasant Street in Springfield.
Tracy Messer, will present the next OLLI-Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program on Tuesday Oct. 2. ‘Calvin Coolidge: Vermont is a state I love’ will be presented at 2 p.m. at the Nolin Murray Center next to St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Pleasant Street in Springfield, Vermont.
Messer, a living history performer, will appear as Coolidge. It was in September 1928 that President Coolidge delivered his eloquent impromptu speech after touring Vermont by train to see the recovery efforts following the devastating floods from the previous year. In honor of the 90th anniversary of the speech, Messer will explain how the world came to know the ‘brave little state of Vermont’ through his first-person portrayal of our 30th president of the United States.
Messer, who is from Peterborough, has been sharing his love of history with people of all ages throughout the course of his personal and professional life. His academic background is in psychology, Spanish, and counseling. He has worked in public relations in the high-technology and healthcare fields. In addition to portraying Calvin Coolidge, he is the founder of Time Travel Tours, a new business that develops self-guided local history tours for mobile devices.
OLLI-Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, affiliated with the University of Vermont, is a local membership program geared towards seniors 50 years and older who want to engage in meaningful learning, “just for the fun of it!” People of all ages are welcome to attend.
The OLLI series programs are selected with input from the local members and carry varied themes from semester to semester including history, art, music, literature, health, nature, science and current events.
Programs are held at 2 pm on Tuesday afternoons and last about an hour and a half.
Membership is $45 for the semester which includes nine programs. Non-members are encouraged and welcome to attend individual lectures for a single program fee of $8. Memberships, as well as single program fees, may be paid at the program.
The next OLLI program, presented two weeks later on Oct. 16, will be ‘The Meaning of Maps.’ William Morris, a cartographer, will explain how the internet and mobile devices have rewired our present understanding of geography.
Brochures have been distributed throughout the area towns at businesses, the local libraries, town halls and chamber of commerce offices. The complete Springfield and state-wide program list is available on the internet at http://www.learn.uvm.edu/olli. Choose State-wide programs from the menu, and then scroll to Springfield.
Video: The real Calvin Coolidge speaking...
In this first ever appearance of a US President speaking on film, Calvin Coolidge speaks about taxes and government spending. Brief excerpt from the speech delivered 11 August 1924 on the White House lawn.
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