Stories of the PEI Railway

The Prince Edward Island CN Pensioners in partnership with Service Canada and the Provincial Government, are conducting an interview-based project entitled CN Pensioners: Stories of the PEI Railway. The objectives of the project are to collect and preserve and oral history of the rialroad on Prince Edward Island, to recognize the valuable social and economic contribution made by the former railroad and by those who worked on it, and to establish a searchable oral history record that may be available to the public at large for future research.

Anyone with a story to tell including former railroad employees, their families, people who lived in railroad communities, etc are asked to please contact project manager Barb Morgan at (902) 393-9210 to arrange an interview. Interviews will be conducted until November 21, 2008.

Annual General Meeting

Seniors College of Prince Edward Island

Annual General Meeting

10 am, Saturday, October 18, 2008
Room 420, Main Building, UPEI

All members are welcome

Maine Senior College Network (MSCN)

The Maine Senior College Network (MSCN), began in 1997 at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, and is currently a consortium of 18 independent groups from York County to Presque Isle.

There are no tests, no papers, and no grades, each senior college group plans exciting, intellectually stimulating non-credit courses (taught by volunteers) and special learning opportunities for adults over the age of 50. Each senior college charges up to $25 for annual membership, plus up to $50 for each 4-8 week course. Scholarships are available.

Check out their website.