Events

Oshkosh Public Library's Local History and Genealogy Librarian, Michael McArthur, will guide listeners through this unique jewel of Oshkosh's past - Stein's Tea Room. Between 1924 and 1947 this distinct boutique, founded by Frank Stein, sought to bring elegance and joy to the fashion shopping experience.

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UW Oshkosh is celebrating its 150-year birthday. Who better to chronicle its distinguished history than Joshua Ranger, UW Oshkosh Archivist? With degrees from the University of Cape Town and University of Wisconsin, Joshua will highlight the University's highlights over the past 150 years and project the next 150. The University is undergoing important changes as it prepares students for the future. Don't miss this look at an integral organization in the community.

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Is your neighborhood healthy? What can you do to improve it? Pam Ruder, Executive Director of Healthy Neighborhoods, will discuss: 1) benefits of a Neighborhood Association, 2) current neighborhood associations, 3) how to get started and 4) building relations to strengthen Oshkosh neighborhoods.  Join us to learn how Oshkosh neighborhoods have been helped and how yours might be also.

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How has it been feeding people iin need in the Oshkosh area during this pandemic?  Is the need greater?  Is the community rising to the occasion?  Does the extra need warrant new pantries coming into the community?  Join us to hear Tom Fojtik, Executive Director of the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry about how OACP is responding to hunger in our community.

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“Peace is much more than the mere absence of violence.” – Past Rotary International President Ian Riseley

In 2017, Rotary entered a new partnership with the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) to enhance its peace and conflict resolution efforts with data-driven methodologies and tools.  IEP had pioneered a conceptual framework for Positive Peace.  Summer Lewis works for Rotary International as the Coordinator for the Rotary - Institute for Economics & Peace Partnership.  She will tell us how the partnership enables both organizations to teach Rotarians how to apply new peacebuilding methods to their communities by addressing underlying causes of conflicts.

Summer Lewis is a Rotary Peace Fellow.  With her acceptance into the Rotary Peace Fellowship program, she attended the Peace Center at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.  In 2012, Summer earned her Master’s Degree in International Studies: Peace and Conflict Resolution.

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Are you confused about CoVid-19 vaccines?  Suffering from misinformation?  Would you like to be able to tell fact from fiction about our vaccines, how our vaccination efforts are going and need to go for herd immunity?  Join us in hearing Dr. Tom Nichols, Vice-President Medical Affairs at Mercy/Ascension as he sorts out facts from fiction for us.  Bring your questions!

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This is a President's Choice meeting,an interactive activity focused on membership. Join us for this fun activity!  Since President Ada will be in Santa Fe at this time, Pres. Elect John Jorgenson will be running this meeting.  See you all there!

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Beth Roberts is the Long Term Support Division Manager and Aging and Disability Resource Center for Winnebago County Human Services.  She coordinated a county wide group of people addressing diversity in this area and was recently appointed on the City of Oshkosh's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.  The session will be focused on some of the things she has learned, some of the efforts that have been done to create a more inclusive community and how you can become engaged in these efforts.  Be sure to join us for this important topic.

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Not satisfied with historically low voter turnout from young people, West HS Juniors, Anika Larson and Simone Labillois-Steffens started the “Let’s Vote Wisconsin” non-profit organization to help fix it. Join us to hear these inspiring young women share their story of proposed legislation to require one hour of K-12 voter education in Wisconsin schools.  Be sure to join us to learn about this project and how you might help.

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Join our own Mark Rohloff, City Manager of Oshkosh to hear about the state of the City.  How has the city been impacted by this pandemic - budget, services, economic development?  In spite of that, what have we been able to accomplish?  And what is the future looking like for 2021 and 2022?  Bring your questions and join us for an insiders look at our city government and community!

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Our own Michael Cooney (local author, photographer, teacher) shows us how to transform those old photos and genealogical charts into a compelling book that captures your family’s unique story in a way that family members will actually pick up and read!. Learn how to establish your “core story,” define your audience, find visual resources from the web, design techniques, and the basics of self-publishing.  Michael adds, "even if you don't plan on writing a family history the presentation will help you understand your own family and I promise it won't be boring."

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