Joan Kelleher has been a tutor at U3A Manningham since 2016. Egyptian history is her passion. Although Joan professes to be an amateur in the field, her enthusiasm and extensive knowledge of the subject is contagious and her classes are popular and well attended.
Joan has travelled to Egypt twice. Each trip inspired her to do more in-depth research to gain a greater knowledge of the history of this ancient civilisation and she generously shares this with her class.
As has been done for many years, on the last day of Term 2, the class came together to share their love of Ancient Egypt. Students contributed by bringing in items, stories and photos that they had collected over the years and presented them to the class. One student has chosen an Egyptian theme for her new hobby of countered cross-stitch. Another shared photos and described her trip to Egypt in 1999. Hearing about a trip to Canberra for the recent Ancient Egypt exhibition was another highlight. Joan contributed several pieces of Ancient Egyptian sculpture (all replicas of course!) and photos of several large, framed papyri from her collection. As always, it was an enjoyable and stimulating session.
As part of the Summer School program, Joan will be presenting two classes on Ancient Egyptian History, on 15 and 22 January 2025. This will be an opportunity for members to get a glimpse of this fascinating topic and to discover some of the marvels of this ancient and vibrant civilisation.
Dawn Head
Editorial Team