War of 1812 War College

April 30 - May 1, 2010

The Fort La Présentation Association will sponsor a second Annual War of 1812 History Seminar at the Freighthouse Restaurant, Ogdensburg, New York on Friday evening, April 30, 2010 and Saturday, May 1, 2010.

The event will start with a Friday social hour, with finger foods and a cash bar; an informal opportunity to meet Fort La Présentation Association board members and speakers. In addition, there will be book signings by Douglas R. Cubbison, Jim Regan, and Don Graves. It will be at the Freighthouse Restaurant, in the Meeting Room at the side. Parking will be at the Freighthouse Restaurant.

Saturday's schedule includes speakers covering topics ranging from the recruiting methods for the Army to the role of women in the war. Afternoon walking tours of the living history camp and the nearby Remington Museum are included. Saturday evening will feature musical entertainment from Lynn Noel of Boston, Massachusetts.

Cost: $80.00 per person for members of the Fort La Présentation Association), $100.00 per person for non-members. An additional charge of $8.00 per person (members) and $10 per person (non-members) applies for the Friday evening session.

Registration: Register using our convenient online form. If you prefer to pay by check, a printable schedule and registration form is available here.

Schedule

8:00 am	Doors open
9:00 am	Keynote Speaker, "Canada in the War of 1812" — Don Graves
10:30 am	Dr. Nicholas Westbrook — “Paying for Conflicted Loyalties”: A Family History of the War of 1812 on the Border
11:30 – 1:00	Buffet lunch
1:00	Robert Henderson — "Hustlers, Bumpkins and Wanna-be Heroes: Recruiting the British Soldier for the War of 1812"
2:00	Mrs. Dianne Graves — "Women in the War of 1812"
3:00	Major John R. Grodzinski — Sir George Prevost
4:15	Forsyth Rifles — 1812 Living History Camp on Fort Property, followed by a walking tour of the proposed Fort project by Fort La Présentation Association
4:15	Walking Tour of the Remington Museum for those who do not wish to or are not capable of walking the Fort property
6:00	Closing Comments
6:10	Dinner
7:10	Musical Entertainment — Songs and Tales of the Fur Trade with Lisette Laval Harmon of the NorthWest Company, by Ms. Lynn Noel

Presenters:

Dianne Graves

A native of Kent, England, Dianne Graves is the author of three books; A Crown of Life: The world of John McCrae, Redcoats and River Pirates; and In the Midst of Alarms: The Untold Story of Women and the War of 1812. In addition to her work as a writer, Dianne also undertakes historical research and has acted as a consultant to several film and television projects. She is married to Canadian military historian Donald E. Graves.

Donald Graves

The author or editor of six books on the War of 1812, Donald E. Graves is a well-known Canadian historian. He is best known for his trilogy “Forgotten Soldiers: The War of 1812 in the North” trilogy which includes seminal studies of the battles of Crysler's Farm and Chateauguay in 1813 (Field of Glory), and Chippawa and Lundy's Lane in 1814 (Where Right and Glory) with a third volume to appear this year. Donald has written, co-written or edited 11 other books on British or Canadian military or naval history. His latest work, Dragon Rampant; The Royal Welch Fusiliers at War, 1793-1815, will be published by Frontline Books in 2010. Donald Graves is on the staff of the Directorate of History and Heritage, Department of National Defence, Ottawa.

Major John R. Grodzinski

Since joining the Canadian Forces in 1983, John has held several appointments with his regiment, Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), and various staff positions in Winnipeg, Halifax and Kingston, working mainly in coordinating military assistance to other government departments and doctrinal development. He was also the Managing Editor of The Army Doctrine and Training Bulletin (now the Canadian Army Journal) for six years. In 2002, he completed a Masters of Arts in War Studies at RMC and his thesis on the War of 1812 on the Upper St Lawrence River was nominated for the Governor General’s Gold Medal for Academic Excellence. Since June 2004, John has taught history at The Royal Military College of Canada. He regularly conducts battlefield tours for RMC, field force units, the Canadian Forces College and other CF units, focussing mainly on the War of 1812. He is also a doctoral candidate in the RMC War Studies program.

Robert Henderson

Robert Henderson is a former military curator for Parks Canada and archival technician at the then National Archives of Canada. Robert has spent 25 years working in the military heritage field. Since 1995 he has provided heritage products and services to museums, collectors, and the film industry through MilitaryHeritage.com. His interest in the preserving and promoting the significance of the War of 1812 brought him to create the website Warof1812.ca and to publish a number of articles on the War of 1812.

Lynn Noel

Lynn Noel is a true North American with family roots in Bluenose Nova Scotia, Moravian Minnesota, and Yankee and Irish Boston. After sojourns in the Great Lakes, Atlantic Canada, Vermont, and the Ottawa Valley, Lynn returned to her home port of Boston in 1998. She has a voice of striking clarity and power, as wide and deep as her repertoire. She is equally at home with a traditional ballad or a sea chantey, delivered in English or French.

Nicholas Westbrook

After 20 years as Director of Fort Ticonderoga, Nicholas Westbrook retired in 2010. He is past president of the Museum Association of New York. In 2006, he received the Katharine M. Coffey Award of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums for distinguished accomplishment in his life-long museum career. Nicholas is Vice Chair of the New York State French & Indian War 250th Anniversary Commemoration Commission. He is an elected Member of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and the American Antiquarian Society. Nicholas Westbrook is a Fellow of the New York Academy of History.

Exhibitors:

• Lord Durham Rare Books Inc.
  From St. Catharine’s, Ontario, Lord Durham Rare Books offers or find items of special collecting interest for private, educational and institutional collectors. The firm is in the business of helping collectors collect books, maps, prints, ephemera, photos and manuscripts.


• Company of Military Historians
  The Company of Military Historians (Rutland, MA) is an educational, scientific, and literary institution devoted to the study and dissemination of “information on the uniforms, equipment, history, and traditions of members of the Armed Forces of the United States worldwide and other nations serving in the Western Hemisphere.”


• National Museum of the US Navy (tentative)
  In Washington, D.C., the National Museum of the US Navy is devoted to the display of naval artifacts, models, documents and fine art which chronicle the history of the United States Navy from the American Revolution to present-day conflicts. Interactive exhibits commemorate the US Navy's wartime heroes and battles, as well as peacetime contributions in exploration, diplomacy, navigation and humanitarian service.


• The Discriminating General
  The Discriminating General provides access to a number of on-line sites: Military Heritage magazine, War of 1812; Seven Years War; and their Napoleonic Wars Collection. All the sites of The Discriminating General include articles, links, re-enactment information, book suggestions, and much more.


• Army Heritage and Education Center (tentative)
  Located at Carlisle Barracks, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center is the United States Army's preeminent museum and research complex. Their mission is to educate a broad audience on the heritage of the Army by acquiring, preserving and making available historical records, materials and artifacts. The center is focused on research, education and interpretation for US Army heritage.

Saturday's event will be at the front entrance of the Freighthouse Restaurant. Parking will be across the street at the Fort La Présentation property. Handicapped parking is available at the Freighthouse Restaurant.

Lodging:

Blocks of 20 rooms have been set aside until the end of April at the Quality Inn Gran-View and the Stone Fence Lodging. Re-enactors may camp on the Fort Association’s property adjacent to the archaeological remains of Fort Presentation, the War of 1812 incarnation of the original 1749 Fort La Présentation.

For more information contact:

• Douglas R. Cubbison, ,
• Michael Whittaker, , or
• Barbara O'Keefe, .