2009 Seminar - November 6-7
TENTATIVE 2009 BASIC SCHEDULE:
Fri., Nov. 6, 2009
4:30 PM Reception & Speaker, Dr. Jose Brandao @ Fort Necessity
7:00 PM Refreshments & Dr. Matt Spring @ Jumonville, Wesley Hall
Sat., Nov. 7, 2009 @ Wesley Hall - Jumonville
8:00 AM Registration - Coffee and Donuts
9:00 AM Brian Dunnigan’s & Robert Miller’s Lectures
12:00 AM Annual Meeting of BRPA & Fort Necessity Update
12:30 PM Family Style Lunch
1:45 PM Dr. Steven Warfel’s Lecture & Group Panel Discussion
4:30 PM Seminar ends
Our List of Speakers for 2009 include:
• Professor Robert Miller of Lewis and Clark Law School, a Native American author will speak on Indian concepts of ownership and relations with the Europeans in the 18th century.
• Brian Dunnigan of the Clements Library, former Director at Fort Niagara will talk on the 1759 Siege of Fort Niagara.
• Dr. Stephen Warfel, former Sr. Curator of Archaeology at the Pennsylvania State Museum, will speak on current efforts to locate the site of Fort Morris in Shippensburg, PA.
• Dr. Jose Brandao, Professor of History at Western Michigan University is an authority on the Iroquois. He’ll speak on Iroquois relations with the French and British during the F&I War.
• Dr. Matthew H. Spring, History Teacher at Truro School in Devon, Cornwall, England just published a new book entitled “With Zeal and Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775-1783.”
Limited lodging may be available on site at Jumonville.
Call (724) 439-4912 for possible accommodations & rates.
Cost is $55/person or $20/student.
Download a brochure & registration form.
