The Ambassadors Instrumental Band is a creation of the Danbury Music Center. Comprised of all seniors, they will delight the audience with songs of yesteryear, and some old time rock and roll.
Join us at Elmwood Hall – Danbury Senior Center on Tuesday, May 23rd at 1:00 pm for this special performance.
Memories of The Great War presented by Jack Scully at Elmwood Hall – Danbury Senior Center on Thursday, May 11 at 1:00 pm.
Jack Scully has been actively researching his family history for over thirty-five years. He lives with his wife Barbara in Brookfield, CT. Jack was born and raised in Burlington, New Jersey and moved to Connecticut in 1977. His family roots are mainly concentrated in southern New Jersey with links to New England and Western Europe.
Jack is a U.S. Navy veteran and retired from IBM. Jack and Barbara have five daughters and eleven grand children. His work at IBM involved a lot of foreign travel, which allowed Jack to visit the hometowns of many of his ancient relatives in Europe. He is a long time member of the Brookfield Historical Society and the Danbury Senior Center. He has taught several genealogy courses in Danbury and Brookfield and gave a talk on “Genealogy & Technology” at the Danbury Area Computer Society.
Jack decided to create an in-depth profile of one of his ancestors when he became a bit frustrated at the lack of new genealogical information he was able to uncover as the years went by. As many of us have experienced, the further back in time your research takes you, the less information seems to be available.
Jack chose to concentrate on just one ancestor instead of trying to add more names to his genealogy list. He decided on trying to find as much information as possible on John Powell Scully, his father’s older brother and WWI U.S. Army veteran. Jack found this new path in family history research to be the most rewarding research he had done. In addition to the information he uncovered about his uncle, he found a number of interesting details about the U.S. Army’s involvement in WWI.
He will share with us the many resources he used and stories about the people who helped him obtain information about his Uncle John. Although the presentation features his uncle, the sources and methods Jack used can be applied to anyone’s study of their family history.
Jack promises that his presentation will be informal, fun for all and hopefully include information that may be of interest to you in your pursuit of your family history.
Elmwood Hall – Danbury Senior Center is pleased to welcome John Falkowski from Green Funeral Home on Monday, May 9 at 1:00 pm to talk about Your Life, Your Legacy. This seminar, presented in four easy to follow steps, explains the importance and simplicity of planning funeral and cemetery arrangements in advance. A light lunch will be provided. Please call Elmwood Hall,(203-797-4686) to sign up.
Happy Feet Program with Dr. Richard Gosnay is a wellness foot program that will run on the following Wednesdays: March 15, April 12, May 17, and June 21 with appointments between 9:00 am – 12 noon. It includes a thorough foot exam and toe nail clippings by Dr. Richard Gosnay, a local Podiatrist. Cost is $5 and you must call Elmwood Hall in advance to set up an appointment. You must be a Danbury resident and a Non-Diabetic.
Join us at Elmwood Hall – Danbury Senior Center on Thursday, April 20th at 1:00 pm as Dr. Wade Elmer the Department Head of Plant Pathology and Ecology at The CT Agricultural Experiment continues the Spring Nature Series with a talk on Earthworms and Soil.
Earthworms are important for processing organic matter and for maintaining soil health. Dr. Elmer will present an overview of the different kinds of earthworms that are found in Connecticut and will discuss their role in processing organic matter and how earthworms help to increase soil health. He will also discuss his research on earthworms and show how their activity can suppress certain soilborne diseases of vegetables.
Please call Elmwood Hall (203-797-4686) to sign up!