Join us for The Legacy Lineup Lifelong Learning Seminars offering a variety of topics for free! Seminars are scheduled every other Tuesday at 11 a.m. Parking is free. Please RSVP to 412-635-8080 to reserve a seat or for weather cancellations.

Speaker: Darlene Hannes, Retired Financial Crimes Investigator

Date: Tuesday, April 16 – 11 a.m.

The Federal Trade Commission estimates that 25 million Americans are victims of consumer fraud each year. This seminar will teach you ways to prevent fraud from happening to you. We will discuss ways to protect yourself from credit/debit card fraud and what to do when it happens. 

Speaker: Doctor of Ophthalmology, UPMC Eye Center

Date: Tuesday, April 30 – 11 a.m.

This presentation on the effects of the aging process on vision will discuss common degenerative disorders that include glaucoma, macular degeneration, and cataract growth, and how they are treated. Also to be discussed are new advances in the research of these conditions and potential new treatments that are being experimented with at the Eye and Ear Institute to help restore vision. 

Speaker: David J. Coles, Independent Insurance Broker, David J. Coles & Associates, specializing in the senior market and wealth preservation.

Date: Tuesday, May 14 – 11 a.m.

Social Security is a critical component of retirement planning, and one that can be overwhelming and potentially costly if you are uninformed. Get insight into how to maximize your social security benefits through good planning and decision making.

Speaker: Gary Augustine, Historian

Date: Tuesday, May 28 – 11 a.m.

Operation Neptune was the code name given to the top secret naval plan for the invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944. How the plan was developed and executed is a tale of genius, deception, and courage.

The command launched the greatest amphibious assault in history: D-day. Operation Neptune is the story of how that courageous assault came to be.

Speaker: Marilyn Cocchiola Holt, MLS, Department Head of the Pennsylvania Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and President of the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society

Date: Tuesday, June 11 – 11 a.m.

An introduction to the process involved in searching for family roots — how to find the who, when, and where of your family! Beginning with information-gathering from family tradition and oral history interviews, the methodology of recording, organizing, and storing your family history is reviewed.

Resources discussed will include census schedules, vital records, courthouse resources, church and cemetery records, immigration, and naturalization.

Speaker: Richard Domencic, PhD Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation

Date: Tuesday, June 25– 11 a.m.

This is a visual feast — including more than 255 images — showing memorable places in the Golden Triangle and in areas north, east, and south of downtown that have undergone recent changes as a result of restorations, adaptive-use projects, and new construction.

The interactive presentation draws on participants’ memories and knowledge of Pittsburgh and reveals how historic preservation efforts have helped create a city of great beauty and character.

Speaker: Gary Augustine, Historian

Date: Tuesday, July 9 – 11 a.m.

For three days in early July 1863, more than 170,000 soldiers engaged in a battle President Abraham Lincoln immortalized in a short address five months later. These brave volunteers, some clad in blue, some in gray, each believed their cause right.

Among the farms, fields, orchards, and hills surrounding this small town, the battle between these dedicated men swayed until 54,000 of them were dead, wounded, missing, or captured. Join the speaker in exploring the battle’s maneuvers and tactics; and how the extraordinary devotion and heroism of these men forever shaped American history.

Join us for the movie "Lincoln" on Monday, July 8 at 2 p.m.

Speaker: Martin Snyder, AARP

Date: Tuesday & Wednesday, July 23-24, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

This course is intended to help drivers live more independently as they age and remain safe on today’s roads. Those who take this eight-hour driver safety course and are 55 or older are eligible to receive a certificate for discount on their automobile policy. Class topics cover safe driving techniques, the effects of aging on driving, and new Pennsylvania driving codes.

A national survey shows that a vast majority of attendees successfully incorporate at least one thing they learn into their driving style. The cost is $14. If you are an AARP member, you save $2. Attendees need to bring their driver’s license, AARP membership card, and check payable to AARP. Preregistration required at 412-635-8080.