Alan Rumrill will present the next OLLI-Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program on Tuesday, March 27. “The Construction and History of the Cheshire Railroad” will be presented at 2 p.m.
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Next OLLI program is Cheshire Railroad, Mozart program rescheduled March 19, 2018 SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Alan Rumrill will present the next OLLI-Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program on Tuesday, March 27. “The Construction and History of the Cheshire Railroad” will be presented at 2 p.m. at the Nolin Murray Center next to St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Pleasant St. in Springfield, Vt. railroad Learn about the historic Cheshire Railroad at the next OLLI program. Stock photo. Rumrill, the director of the Historical Society of Cheshire County, N.H. located in Keene, will show photographs and discuss how the advent of the railroad changed the nature of life in southwest New Hampshire – and thus neighboring Vermont as well. This would make passenger travel faster and more comfortable and fuel industrial growth in towns all along the rail line. The Cheshire Railroad ran from North Ashburnham, Mass. to Bellows Falls, Vt. and operated for more than 130 years. This technological marvel of the 1840s impacted the people and economy of the Monadnock Region. The “Mozart: Child Prodigy Makes Good!” program that was cancelled due to the storm on March 13 has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 3 at 2 p.m. Then on April 10, “The Cornish Colony” will be presented by Henry Duffy, curator of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic site in New Hampshire. 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, travel, and current events. Programs are held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday afternoons and last about an hour and a half. Membership for the semester includes nine programs. Non-members are encouraged and welcome to attend individual lectures for a single program fee. Memberships, as well as single program fees, may be paid at the program. Brochures have been distributed throughout the area towns at businesses, the local libraries, town halls, and Chamber of Commerce offices. The complete Springfield and statewide program list is available online at www.learn.uvm.edu/olli. Choose State-wide programs from the menu, and then scroll to Springfield. For weather-related changes to the schedule, you may check the above mentioned website or SAPA TV, 802-885-6248, or call 802-885-3094.
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