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Conference
Co-Hosts
Beecher House Center
for the Study of
Equal Rights
Haddam Historical Society
Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and
Emancipation
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Program
 Thursday, October 11 - Brainerd Academy, Haddam |
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9:00am |
Registration & Coffee |
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10:00am |
Opening Remarks
Chandler B. Saint, President
Beecher House Center for the Study of Equal Rights |
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10:15pm |
Keynote Speech
Cameron Blevins, Pomona College
An innovative approach to analyzing land purchases, and use, utilizing computer mapping technology. With a detailed analysis of how Venture Smith assembled his farm on Haddam Neck and how it was utilized. This approach is an important tool that can be used by historians, preservationists, and archaeologists to better understand early sites and how they were used. |
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11:00am |
Current Research
Robert P. Forbes, University of Connecticut
Religious references in the Narrative. Venture Smith and the Atlantic Trade. |
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11:45am |
Timeline
New timeline and how to work with it |
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12:00pm |
Lunch
Box Lunches & Informal Discussions |
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2:00pm |
Current Research
John Wood Sweet, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Current research and findings |
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2:45pm |
Panel Discussion
Discussion led by Florence P. Warmsley, 8th generation descendant, on what it means to be a descendant and the family's role in the Documentation Project |
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3:30pm |
Panel Discussion
Discussion and planning on how to bring the story and what has been learned in the project to the general public. Exhibits, educational programs, video, etc. |
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4:30pm |
Conference Concludes |
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