Your Virtual Senior Center

Virtual programs are offered through the Senior Learning Network and other partners.

SLN Virtual Programs are home viewing only. Please register in advance to receive your Zoom link by calling 802-457-3277.

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Chimney Rock Museum: The Oregon Trail

Chance, Choice & Chimney Rock!

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2:00 pm, online only

Experience the Oregon Trail like never before at Chimney Rock! Discover the importance of choice, chance, and opportunity as our expert shares real stories of those affected by the historic trail. Feel the awe and curiosity the pioneers experienced when they saw the most famous landmark on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails. Designated as a National Historic Site on August 9, 1956, Chimney Rock and the Ethel and Christopher J. Abbott Visitor Center are maintained and operated by the Nebraska State Historical Society.

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Virtual Tour of the Wyoming Veterans Museum

Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2:00 pm, online only

In honor of Veterans Day this month, we will visit the Wyoming Veterans Museum, located in the heart of the World War II Casper Army Air Base. The Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum honors and shares the contributions made by generations of Wyoming veterans.  Explore the individual experiences of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who protected our nation around the globe. Learn more about military history and genealogy in our small research library. Step outside and take a tour of the WWII Casper Army Air Base. Learn more about the base, built after Pearl Harbor, which trained bomber crews for service above Europe and the Pacific. It’s always a good day to honor our Veterans!

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Behind the Scenes-National Museum of the Pacific War

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2:00 pm

Join the National Museum of the Pacific War on December 3rd at 2:00 PM EST for an exclusive  virtual tour designed for the Senior Learning Network. This exclusive behind-the-scenes program will offer a glimpse into the museum’s extensive collection, which includes over 55,000 3D objects and 5,000 linear feet of archival material. Discover how these remarkable artifacts contribute to telling the profound story of World War II in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Harper’s Ferry National Park

Harpers Ferry’s Place in History

Tuesday, December 10, 2:00 pm

Discover how the promise of “…a more perfect union,” was defended, debated, and redefined in Harpers Ferry. Learn about the United States Armory, John Brown’s Raid, the Civil War, the struggle for Civil Rights, and more!

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John Bunker Sands Photography Gallery

Thursday, Dec. 12, 2:00pm

A new special exhibition at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West shares dramatic images of wildland firefighting taken by a hotshot firefighter in the thick of the action. Photographed by Wyoming Hotshot  Captain Kyle Miller, Fire on the Mountain provides an intimate encounter with the realities of a changing climate.  Kyle began photographing wildfires in 2004 while serving on a fire crew in Montana. The work is physically strenuous, mentally taxing, and requires a high level of conditioning in both body and mind. The images in this exhibition highlight two primary themes: Fire Ecology and the Human Element of Wildland Firefighting.

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Holidays with the Roosevelts/FDR Presidential Library and Museum

Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2:00 pm

It wouldn’t be the holidays without checking in with the Roosevelts! Join us with our friend, Jeff Urbin- education specialist at FDR Presidential Library and Museum for a trip down memory lane with the Roosevelt family.

We will discuss how the Roosevelts celebrated Christmas during the dark times of the Great Depression and WW2, and how it impacted the ways that Americans celebrated the holidays. Join us for this fun and informative time as we close out our year of life long learning!