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Dr. Tom Owen
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Creeks and Streams: Mirrors of Jefferson County's Colorful Past
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A discussion on the importance of geography and history in Louisville's past
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Prafula P. Sheth
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Cultures of India
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Brief overview of India: Religion, cultures, and clothing
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Dr. Tom Owen
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History of Louisville's Neighborhoods
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General overview of the rich history of Louisville's neighborhoods
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Dr. Tom Owen
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How Soon We Forget: How City Neighborhood Life Has Changed Since World War II
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Focuses on the changes in law, customs, daily life in the home, shopping, transportation, healthcare and entertainment
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Ibrahim B. Syed
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India
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A color slide presentation on the history, arts, culture, and civilization of India.
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Dr. Tom Owen
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Lay of the Land
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A discussion on the importance of geography and history in Louisville's past
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Jack Ashworth**
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Medieval & Renaissance Musical Instruments
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Demonstration of string and woodwind instruments from the University's collection of ancient instruments
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Jack Ashworth**
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Music of Renaissance Europe and Modern Appalachia; Some Interesting Parallels
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Demonstration of several similarities between these musical cultures
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Dr. Tom Owen
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The History of Louisville
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An introduction to the personalities and forces from Louisville's past
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Dr. Tom Owen
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The Stink That Will Not Die
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An educational and humorous look at the times when pigs roamed Louisville
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Christopher White
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W. J. Dodd - Gilded Age Architect & Designer
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The life, times and work of American Architect and Designer William J. Dodd (1862 - 1930) traces the period of great building innovations in the Midwest and California from the great Chicago fire to creation of the American Mt. Olympus of Hollywood and the crash of the American stock market. Among the most important architects in the building history of Louisville and Los Angeles, Dodd's residential, commercial and ecclesiastical designs in Chicago, Louisville and Los Angeles are examined through slides of external and internal details, historical newspaper descriptions and collected anecdotes.
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