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  Art In Captivity: Japanese Incarceration Camps Of WWII (Denny Kato) NEW

Class ID: 5992
27 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Mon 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; starting 10/19/2026, ending 10/19/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 10/19/26
End date: 10/19/26
Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom
Instructor : Denny Kato 
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Frontier Women (Joan Gundersen)

Class ID: 5965
20 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Tue 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; 5 sessions; starting 9/1/2026, ending 9/29/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 09/01/26
End date: 09/29/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room B
Instructor : Joan Gundersen 
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My Hero Ernie Pyle (Robert Bukk)

Class ID: 6000
14 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Wed 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM; 2 sessions; starting 10/14/2026, ending 10/21/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 10/14/26
End date: 10/21/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A
Instructor : Robert Bukk 
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  Paul Revere’s Ride Into History (Tom Call) NEW

Class ID: 5996
24 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Wed 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM; starting 10/14/2026, ending 10/14/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 10/14/26
End date: 10/14/26
Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom
Instructor : Tom Call 
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  Shackleton: Heroic Antarctic Explorer (Barbara Manner)

Class ID: 6023
16 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Tue 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; starting 10/20/2026, ending 10/20/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 10/20/26
End date: 10/20/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room B
Instructor : Barbara Manner 
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The Gettysburg Campaign (David Albert)

Class ID: 5833
45 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Wed 10:45 AM - 12:30 PM; 6 sessions; starting 7/8/2026, ending 8/12/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 07/08/26
End date: 08/12/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A
Instructor : David Albert 
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The Legacy Of George Westinghouse (David Bear)

Class ID: 5994
5 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Tue 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 3 sessions; starting 11/10/2026, ending 11/24/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 11/10/26
End date: 11/24/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room B
Instructor : David Bear 
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  Victorian Jewelry: Insights Into Victorian Society (Ronaele Novotny) NEW

Class ID: 6057
7 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Wed 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 6 sessions; starting 9/2/2026, ending 10/7/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 09/02/26
End date: 10/07/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Olmsted Activity Room
Instructor : Ronaele Novotny 
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  Women Scientists Who Should Be Famous: Pt. 2 (Randy Weinberg) NEW

Class ID: 5984
4 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Tue 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM; 2 sessions; starting 10/20/2026, ending 10/27/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 10/20/26
End date: 10/27/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room B
Instructor : Randy Weinberg 
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