War of 1812 War College
May 16, 2009
The event will be held at the National Register of Historic Places “Freighthouse Restaurant” in Ogdensburg, which is located on the site of the 1812 battlefield, and immediately adjacent to the Fort de la Présentation archaeological site. Participants’ registration fee will provide for the cost of three meals- a continental breakfast, buffet lunch and sit-down supper.Speakers:
Dr. Timothy Abel has a PhD in Archaeology, and is currently the Executive Director of the Jefferson County Historical Society. Dr. Abel is also the President of the Sackets Harbor Battlefield Alliance. Dr. Abel has performed extensive archaeological investigations at various sites of the War of 1812 in northern New York. Dr. Abel will speak upon the Archaeology of the War of 1812, and will specifically discuss how historic archaeology can cooperate academically with more traditional historic research (archival and cartographic) to enhance our understanding of a wide and diverse range of study topics from the War of 1812.
Dr. Gibson currently serves as a Board Member of the Sackets Harbor Battlefield Alliance, and is intimately involved with other historic preservation and educational/interpretive/commemorative initiatives in Sackets Harbor and Jefferson County. Dr. Gibson will be talking about naval Operations on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812.
Major John R. Grodzinski, MA, FINS is a serving Officer with the Canadian Forces, and is currently assigned as a member of the Department of History at the Royal Military College at Kingston, where he is also a doctoral candidate. His dissertation will examine British strategy during the War of 1812. Major Grodzinski will be the keynote speaker, and he will provide an overview of the War of 1812 on the Upper St. Lawrence River (between Montreal and Kingston). This theater of the War had the most direct effects upon northern New York State, and Ontario in Canada.
Mr. Donald E. Graves is a widely published military historian, who currently owns and operates his own historic preservation consulting firm. Professionally educated at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Mr. Graves has previously served as a historian for the National Historic Sites Branch of Parks Canada, the National Archives of Canada and the Canadian Forces. Mr. Graves will speak on "Forgotten Soldiers: The Regular US Army and the War in the North, 1812-1815." This lecture will focus upon the contributions of the Regular U.S. Army, particularly the soldiers stationed at Sackets Harbor (future Madison Barracks).
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