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Lois Edwards took a cruise. She was intrigued to learn about the important early commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northwestern and Central Europe. This was called the Hanseatic League. Beginning in the late 1100s, the League came to dominate the Baltic maritime trade for three centuries along the coasts of Northern Europe. Her presentation will include photos and information about the Hanseatic League in these Baltic countries and in the cities of Bergen, Norway; Lübeck, Germany; Gdansk, Poland and Tallinn, Estonia.

Join us for our annual membership meeting, election and presentation.

Cost: $25 Pre-registration is required for meal. Due Nov 2
Attending the Meeting, Election and Presentation only = no charge. 
11:30 Registration
12:00 German Lunch
12:45 Business Meeting and Election of Officers
1:00 Speaker Paula Stuart Warren –  “How I Feel Into Writing and Can’t Climb Out”

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December is the month when one thinks about gold, frankincense and myrrh. Derived from tree sap, or a milky white gum resin, frankincense is prized for its alluring fragrance. Germans often think of another resin treasure, amber, which washes up onto the Baltic shorelines. Come to the meeting to hear how this fossilized tree resin has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Janet Mitchell will tell us all about this gemstone in her presentation: "Amber - A Prehistoric Pine Tree's Gift to the World." She will bring her amber jewelry collection so people can see the various colors and inclusions in person. If you have one, wear your amber necklace to the meeting.

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