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.

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: An online registration form will be available soon. 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
10:15 am	Rene Chartrand — Topic TBA Robert Henderson — "Hustlers, Bumpkins and Wanna-be Heroes: Recruiting the British Soldier for the War of 1812"
12:30 – 2:00	Buffet lunch
2:00	Mrs. Dianne Graves — "Women in the War of 1812"
3:00	Nicholas Westbrook — Topic TBA
4:00	War of 1812 Living History Camp on Fort Property
5:00	Walking Tour of Proposed Fort project by Fort La Présentation Association Alternate tour of Remington Museum
6:00	Closing Comments by Military Historian Douglas R. Cubbison
6:15	Dinner with entertainment - Musical Entertainment, Music of 1812 by Ms. Lynn Noel, Boston, Mass.

Presenters:

René Chartrand

René Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. For nearly three decades, he was senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites; he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. René has written numerous articles and books including more than 30 Osprey titles. René Chartrand lives in Gatineau, Quebec.

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.

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.


• Prescott, Ontario/Fort Wellington
  Prescott is commemorating its bicentennial in 2010. The first settlers began arriving in 1784. Among them was Col. Edward Jessup who laid out the streets of modern day Prescott in 1810. During the War of 1812, Prescott was a garrison town at the top of the last rapids between Montreal and Kingston. The initial effort to defend Prescott was made by the local militia which occupied two buildings on the eastern edge of the town and erected a simple log stockade. They constructed an advance battery on the river front with two 9-pounder cannons. Fort Wellington was built in Prescott during the War of 1812 to defend St. Lawrence River shipping from possible attack by the United States.


• St. Lawrence War of 1812 Bicentennial Alliance
  The Alliance based in Brockville, Ontario represents the people, heritage and communities within the greater St. Lawrence Valley. It is one of six regional organizations funded by the Province Of Ontario to develop community-based events and legacy projects to commemorate the War of 1812. The Alliance is reaching across the border to celebrate 200 years of shared heritage while fostering international friendship in order to create a legacy for future generations.

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

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, .