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DElder Learners An Association of Life Long Learners Lectures are held at St Mary's University. You will find yourself engrossed in one of our many fascinating lectures with entertaining and well-informed presenters who make their stories come alive. Come and enjoy the fellowship and stimulating topics on lecture day. A further advantage of membership is your invitation to join in the fun of tours, visiting interesting locations in the company of friends. Fall 2019 Lectures FIGHTING FIRES SINCE 1754. Firefighters Jeff Brown and Christian Ruel Saturday, September 21, 2019 McNally Theatre - 9:45am THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SIR SANDFORD FLEMING Syd Dumaresq, Architect, NSAA, FRAIC Saturday, October 19, 2019 Scotiabank Theatre, Sobey Building - 9:45am SS ATLANTIC: COURAGE FOLLY, AND LIES IN THE WHITE STAR LINE’S WORST DISASTER BEFORE THE TITANIC Robert Chaulk Saturday, November 30, 2019 McNally Theatre - 9:45 am Winter 2020 Lectures THE UNDERWATER WORLD: WHALES, SHARKS, RAYS, etc. Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark, Dalhousie University. Saturday, January 18th, 2020. McNally Theatre - 9:45am DEMENTIA/FRAILTY AND NEW RESEARCH. Lindsay Wallace, Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University. Saturday, February 22nd, 2020. McNally Theatre - 9:45am LYME DISEASE, TICKS, NEW RESEARCH Jane Bailey,Mount Allison University . Saturday, March 28th, 2020. McNally Theatre - 9:45 am |
The Life and Times of Sir Sanford Fleming
Syd Dumaresq, Architect, NSAA, FRAIC Saturday, October 19, 2019 Scotiabank Theatre, Sobey Building - 9:45am You probably know Sir Sandford Fleming as the father of the time zones with a strong connection to the Dingle Memorial Tower. Do you know that he lived in Halifax while he engineered the NS Railway for Sir Charles Tupper, that his Halifax residence is a heritage building on Brunswick Street, that he loved Halifax so much that he bought a mansion in the South end for a summer home and all the land between the Melville Cove prison and Jollimore for his summer retreat, that he died in that summer retreat, or that he designed Canada’s first postage stamp? Syd Dumaresq is a passionate sailor who supports his habit by practicing Architecture in Halifax and Chester. Syd is a fourth generation architect, who is delighted to be practicing Architecture with his son Dean and Frank Harrington’s grandson Jon Carmichael. Syd’s passions are community and History. Syd is Chair of the Friends of Nature and a board member of the Mahone Islands Conservation Association(MICA) and Victoria Hall. Syd and his wife Sandy live in Chester and are the proud parents of 5 children and seven grandchildren. |
If you are planning to attend our talk on October 19th, please let Jennifer MacKeigan know by email at j.mackeigan@bellaliant.net
or phone at 902-883-9766. Membership for the year is $20, and the fee for each lecture is $20 for members, $25 for non-members, $45 for all three Fall 2019 lectures, including coffee break and lunch. |
