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George Washington's Birthday Symposium
The Fort Plain Museum
Presents
The First Annual
George Washington's Birthday Symposium
Saturday, February 16, 2019
8:15 AM to 3:30 PM
Held at The Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Located at 2805 NY-67, Johnstown, NY 12095 - Allen House (Building 8 on Campus Map) and Park in lot 3 and D.
FMCC-Campus-Map Click Here
$35 for Advance Registration
$40 at the Door
$20 Student Rate
Includes a Lunch Sandwich Buffet and Coffee/Water/Refreshment Breaks
Presenter Book Signing with books available for purchase.
Presenting on the Father of our Country are the following Historians/Authors:
Setting the Example: George Washington's Military Leadership - Edward G. Lengel
George & Martha - Bruce Chadwick
George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy - William M. Fowler, Jr.
George Washington's Ten Crucial Days: Trenton and Princeton - William "Larry" Kidder
George Washington and the Mohawk Frontier - Norman J. Bollen
GW Symposium Presenter Bios - Click Here
Pre-registration is recommended, to register, send an email to fortplainmuseum@yahoo.com with your name, phone number, email address, city and state. For more info, please call 518-774-5669 (if no answer, please leave a message).
Here is the schedule for the day
8:00 am - Registration Opens
8:20 am - Welcome to the Mohawk Valley - Happy Birthday George
8:30 am - Edward G. Lengel - Setting the Example: George Washington's Military Leadership
9:30 am - Mid Morning Coffee Break
9:45 am - Bruce Chadwick - George & Martha
10:45 am - Break
11:00 am - William M. Fowler, Jr. - George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy
12:00 pm - Lunch
1:00 pm - Author Book Signing
1:30 pm - William "Larry" Kidder - George Washington's Ten Crucial Days: Trenton and Princeton
2:30 pm - Break
2:45 pm - Norman J. Bollen - George Washington and the Mohawk Frontier
3:45 pm - Closing Remarks
POSTED 02/28/2019
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