ON ZOOM ONLY
By Bishop Dorothy Sherrod
Join us on Zoom to celebrate Black History Month with a program by Bishop Dorothy Sherrod and members of the Black History Leadership Society. The Society will be celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2023.
Programs 2022-2023
All programs begin at 1:00 p.m.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s programs and concerts will be a hybrid of in-person (at the Scott Club unless noted otherwise) and online and will adhere to local Health Department guidelines.
All are welcome. Non-members/guests - email info@scottclub.org to request a Zoom link.
February 21: The Millburg Bank Robbery
ON ZOOM ONLY
By Peter Cook
On the morning of February 21, 1925, two Millburg State Bank employees prepared for what they thought would be a routine Saturday. However, their first customers were anything but ordinary. Dressed in trench coats, a group of armed men forced the tellers into the back closet and looted the bank. While the robbery only lasted a few minutes, the subsequent car chase, manhunt, and trial would long be remembered as one of Southwest Michigan’s most dramatic crimes of the 1920s. Peter Cook, the Director of Programs & Outreach at the North Berrien Historical Museum in Coloma, will present the Great Millburg Bank Robbery and its aftermath in all its exciting detail.
March 7: Choices for Independent Lives
By Region IV Area Agency on Aging
The mission of Region IV Area Agency on Aging (RIVAAA) is offering choices for independent lives, RIVAAA team members will provide an overview of the Agency’s role and share about services and resources available in the Cass, Berrien and Van Buren County service areas. The presentation will cover the individual to systemic impact that the RIVAAA focuses on, including information about available community services, homebased care options, access and information services, business development, advocacy work, volunteer opportunities and the Campus for Creative Aging.
March 21: Photographic Composition De-mystified
By Joan Bonnette
Artist-in-residence and retired art teacher, Joan Bonnette, will give tips on composing new photographs from photos that you already have. She will explain the elements of design and composition as you think about your photo subjects. Bring a couple of photos printed on copy paper. With Joan’s guidance, we will use the tips learned to compose our photos from an artistic viewpoint.
April 4: Pedaling the Pioneer Path
By Chuck Jager
In the summer of 2015, history teacher Chuck Jager hopped on his bicycle in downtown Detroit and set off across Michigan. Over a five-day journey, Jager attempted to retrace the old Territorial Road, the route of Michigan pioneers in the 1830’s. In the illustrated presentation “Pedaling the Pioneer Path,” Jager will not only share his adventures, but also the history of the road and the sites along Michigan’s 19th century Main Street. Part history, part travel guide, and part memoir, this presentation will take you on a bicycle adventure across Michigan and back through the past. Chuck Jager is a high school teacher who loves to include local history in his U.S. History classes and ride his bicycle to school. He is also the executive director of the Morton House Museum, “The Home of Benton Harbor History.” Membership meeting will follow program.
April 18: The Cut – 2022 Michigan Notable Book
By John Wemlinger
Author John Wemlinger is a retired US Army Colonel who served 27 years on active duty. Since retiring he has authored five novels, the latest of which, The Cut, was named a 2022 Michigan Notable Book by the Library of Michigan. The Cut tells the David and Goliath story of a small group of disgruntled homesteaders in northern Michigan in 1871 that take on Big Lumber who is flooding out their small farms in order to operate a water wheel-driven sawmill. John will join the South Haven Scott Club to talk about that story as well as the why and the how of his writing it. He will also have copies of all his books for signing. To find out more about him, he invites you to his website: www.johnwemlinger.com. Please join us to hear this award-winning author.
May 2: Frontiers in History
By SHHS History Students
Julie Sheppard’s award-winning history students will present their projects based on the National History Day theme for 2022-2023 “Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.” Join us to watch these young students demonstrate their skill in front of a live audience. Membership meeting will follow program.
May 16: Tour South Haven’s 1st Hotel
On-site Program and Tour, NO ZOOM
313-315 Center Street, South Haven
By James Ollgaard
Meet at 313-315 Center St., the former Forest House Hotel and the first hotel built in South Haven in 1853. Jim Ollgaard, President of the Historical Association of South Haven (HASH), will walk us through the restoration of the building. The ground floor will have a downtown store for HASH, an exhibition space and a stepping off point for historical tours. The 2nd & 3rd floor will have rooms decorated in 1906 vintage for the purpose of historic tourism. Join us as we relive those bygone days.
