War of 1812 Bicentennial Symposium

A History Conference


Schedule

Friday, February 24th 2012 - Best Western Royal Brock Hotel

8:00 Optional Hospitality Suite/Meet & Greet

Saturday, February 25th 2012: University of Guelph

When registering, you will be asked to choose one topic in each of the following 4 rotations (with exception being the mini sessions marked with an * which will each be 2 speakers sharing one time slot)

9:00 Opening Key Note Address: Donald Graves
10:00
  • Robert Henderson: War Stories along the Quebec Border
  • Susan Langley: Star-Spangled Archaeology, the War of 1812 Through Maritime Archaeology
  • Miyoko Twist: So You Have Bought Your Dress... Now What?
  • Ray Hobbs: Behind the Shield: Aspects of Civilian Life in Upper Canada during the War of 1812
    • Tom Taylor: (Reading) Brock's Railroad: Historical Fiction - The Lie that Tells a Truth.*
    • Glenn Stott: Teaching 1812*
11:00
  • Vic Suthren: Scared, Wet and Happy: Crewing Across the Pacific in HM Bark Endeavour
  • Richard Gerrard: Brock's Knighthood? Deconstructing a Story
  • Betsy Bashore: From Paris to North America: Women's Fashion, 1805-1815
  • John Grodzinski: The Constraints of Strategy: Sir George Prevost and the Conduct of the War
12:00 Lunch (included with Conference registration), Merchants Visits and a musical performance by Ian Bell
1:00
2:00
3:00 Closing Key Note Address: Lt. Gen. Jonathon Riley
4:00 Symposium concludes
4:30 Merchant market closes

Saturday, February 25th 2012: Best Western Royal Brock Hotel

6:30 Cocktails
7:30 Dinner
9:00 Regency Dancing with Karen Millyard, and Cards & Games Salon with Julie Rockhold

Sunday, February 26th 2012

10:00 McCrae House - National Historic Site - open to Symposium Participants: 108 Water Street, Guelph, Ontario