2013 Living History Conference

War of 1812 Bicentennial Symposium

A History Conference

Schedule

Friday, March 1, 2013

Optional pub night to allow participants to meet and socialize with each other.

McNab Room - by the bar on the second floor of the hotel.

No cost to attend. Cash bar will be available

Saturday, March 2nd 2013

When registering, you will be asked to choose one topic in each of the following 4 rotations (with exception being the mini sessions marked with an * which will each be 2 speakers sharing one time slot)

9:00	Opening Key Note Address: Lambert: Burning down the White House and taking the President: how the British won the War of 1812.
Rotation 1 - 10:00	Papak & Vuk: An army marches on its stomach Graves, Don.: Fame and Infamy: The Tempestuous Life of Joseph Willcocks Dickon: Some Leftover Bones from the War Mulkewich: War, Captivity, Slavery - Legal Perspectives on Racial Dynamics in 1812. The Case of Sophia Pooley * Messina: Masking Misconception: The Bicentennial of the War of 1812 * Shoalts: Marginalizing the Canadians?: How the War of 1812 is Taught in Academia
Rotation 2 - 11:00	Bashore: Period Fashion Display Twist, P.: Reconstructing an Incomplete Past Elliot: Where then, is the glory? Stemming the tide at Stoney Creek Hill: The Great Whirlwind - The Impact of the War of 1812 on the Six Nations * Hurley: 1813 Naval Warfare on the Great Lakes mostly centering on Lake Ontario * Steele: The Ship's Carpenter
12:00	Lunch
Rotation 3 - 1:30	Twist, M: Regency Etiquette and Deportment Lafferty: I will enter Canada, and leave the rest to Heaven': Religion and the Fighting Men of the War of 1812 Henderson: The Winter War of 1812 Hobbs: Burlington Heights and Bay in the War of 1812 * Baran: Military Medicine in the year 1812 * MacTavish: Noose, Knife & Fire - The Ancaster Bloody Assize
Rotation 4 - 2:30	Graves, Diane: Vicissitudes and Commotions: Women's Experiences in the Western Theatre, 1812-1815 Flowers: How the Scots Invented Upper Canada Williams: The Battle of Beaver Dams, an overview Chartrand: American Uniforms, Accoutrements and Weapons of the War of 1812 * Cuberovic: The 104th Regiment of Foot (The New Brunswick Fencibles) in the War of 1812 * Monahan: From Ogdensburg to Erie: The Newfoundland Fencibles in 1813
3:30	Closing Key Note Address: Hickey: Ten Things You Should Know about the War of 1812 (But Probably Don't)
4:30	Merchants remain open
5:00	Symposium Closes

6:30	Pre-Dinner Reception Opens
7:30	Dinner
9:00	Regency Dancing
11:00	Dance/Ball Room Closes

New to 2013, the Organizing committee is pleased to give you an option to meet some of the authors that we are featuring during this year's symposium.

Come meet your favourite author in a casual environment. They will also be available to book signings and photos.

They will be available in a dedicated room as per the following schedule:

Authors Forum

10:30 to 11:00 Tom Taylor/John Nixon
11:30 t0 12:00 Diane Graves/Chartrand
2:00 to 2:30 Don Graves/Hickey
3:30 to 4:00 Lambert/Elliott