Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Historic Southern Indiana to hold War of 1812 symposium
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Brandi Schwartz Marketing Coordinator Outreach & Engagement 812/464-1854 "We have a wonderful program planned with many talented and knowledgeable scholars," said Leslie Townsend, director of Historic Southern Indiana. "This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the history of Vincennes and the region and the important part it played in the war and on a national scale." Featured speakers include: "The Path to War: Events in the Indiana Territory," Andrew Cayton, professor of history at Miami University. Cayton is the author of several books and essays on the trans-Appalachian frontier, including Frontier Indiana. He is the author of The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia and The American Midwest: Essays on Regional History. "The Rise of Tecumseh," R. David Edmunds, Watson professor of American history at the University of Texas at Dallas. A specialist in Native American people of the Midwest, Edmunds is the author of The Shawnee Prophet and The New Warriors: Native American Leaders sine 1900. He is the recipient of the Award of Merit from the American Indiana Historians Association. "The Path to War: Events on a National Scale," Dale Phillips, superintendent of George Rogers Clark National Historic Park in Vincennes. Phillips holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American history from York College. He has served as an interpretive park ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park, a supervisory park ranger and historian at Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park, and a unit manager of the Chalmette Battlefield (Battle of New Orleans site) and Acadian Unit of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. He is an expert on American military history. "Native American Sites of the Central Wabash Region," Michael Strezewski, USI assistant professor of anthropology. Strezewski is interested in Late Prehistoric Native American sites in Indiana and Illinois with a focus on burial practices and what they reveal about social organization and religious belief. He is currently involved with excavations at Kethtippecanunk, a French and Wea Indian trading town located northwest of present-day Lafayette, Indiana. A panel discussion on the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and tours of selected historic sites in Vincennes will also take place. For more information, or to register for the symposium, visit the Historic Southern Indiana website or call 812/465-7014. Historic Southern Indiana, an outreach and engagement project of USI, was created in 1986 to serve the southernmost 26 counties of Indiana. Its goals are to identify, preserve, protect, enhance, and promote the historical, natural, and recreational resources of the region. It seeks to implement those goals through programs in historic preservation, history education, heritage tourism, community development, and scenic byways. Its office is a part of Extended Services. |
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