2011 Seminar - November 4-5
TENTATIVE 2011 BASIC SCHEDULE FOR BUS TOUR AND SEMINAR
The Braddock Road Preservation Association will hold its’ 23rd Annual French and Indian War Seminar at Jumonville, a Christian camp and retreat center located in the beautiful Laurel Highlands near Fort Necessity National Battlefield. The seminar, the oldest of its kind in the US, will kick off with a bus and walking tour on portions of the historic Braddock’s Road from Dunbar’s Camp (at Jumonville) to the scene of the “Battle of the Monongahela” in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Friday evening will host a keynote speaker, with sessions continuing all day Saturday on the historic Jumonville campus. Refreshments will be served both days, with an optional lunch available with registration. The seminar will feature presentations on British forts during the French and Indian War, the Braddock Road, and the Battle of the Monongahela.
2011 SCHEDULE
Friday - Nov. 4, 2011
8 am - 5 pm - Bus Tour of the Braddock Road from Jumonville to Braddock, PA (includes continental breakfast & lunch) Comments by Norm Baker and tour of the Braddock Battlefield by Robert Messner. Includes stop at Carnegie Library in Braddock to visit the museum. There will be several stops along the way.
4:30 - 6:30 - Dinner on your own
7:00 pm - Welcome
7:15 pm - Norm Baker “Braddocks Road, The Final Thrust”
8:00 pm - Refreshment break
8:15 pm - Joan Mancuso & Walt Powell - Lacock Views of the Braddock Expedition at Jumonville.
Saturday - Nov. 5, 2011
8:00 am - Registration - Coffee and Donuts
9:00 am - Dr. David Preston, History Department, The Citadel, “The Geographies of Braddock's Defeat.”
10:30 am - Daniel Tortora, History Department, Colby, “The Cherokee Offensive of 1760 and the Origins of the American Revolution.”
12:30 pm - Family Style Lunch (optional)
1:45 pm - Nicholas Westbrook, Director Emeritus, Fort Ticonderoga Museum,
“Defending the Champlain Frontier of New France: 1609-1759”
3:00 pm - Dr. Paul Raber, Heberling Associates and Dr. Jonathan Burns, “The Fort Shirley Archaeological Project-Overview of the 2010 and 2011 Penn State Summer Field Schools at the 1756 Fort Site”
As always, book and artists will be attending with one-of-a-kind items for sale. Participants for the bus tour must pre-register.
Download a brochure and registration form.
SEMINAR AND BUS TOUR COSTS
Friday bus tour & seminar - $100/person
Friday bus tour only - $60/person
History seminar only - $60/person ($20/student)
Saturday lunch - $7.50/person
