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New England - New York Chapter
Annual Seminar
The Wadsworth Atheneum
Hartford, Connecticut
Saturday, November 11, 2006
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Footsteps Into the Great War
Our Program
- 8:30 am Registration and coffee at the Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main Street
- 9:00 am Guy Cavallaro
- British Forces on the Italian Front
- 10:00 am William Keylor
- The Great War as the Great Turning Point of the 20th Century
- 11:00 am Janet Watson
- Fighting Different Wars: Experience, Memory and the First World War in Britain
- 12 noon Luncheon at the Atheneum
- 1:00 pm Tom Phelan
- Forgotten Heroes: Ireland's WWI Soldiers
- 2:00 pm Linda Robertson
- The Dream of Civilized Warfare: Airpower in WWI
- 3:00 pm Peter Kilduff
- A Deeper Look at the Red Baron
- 4:00 pm Guided tours of the Atheneum collections, including the Colt Firearms Collection
- 7:00 pm No host dinner at a local restaurant
Special Opportunity
Attendees at the Hartford Seminar will be able to tour the exhibit Samuel Colt: Arms, Art and Invention. The exhibition contains arms of all sorts, as well as documents, photographs, paintings and busts, medallions and ceremonial gifts. Of particular interest are 1850s paintings by George Catlin, famed chronicler of American Indian life and customs. These paintings were commissioned by Colt for advertising and promotional purposes. Colt, of course, made his fortune manufacturing his revolvers. For more information on the exhibit, go to www.wadsworthatheneum.org.
Registration
Coffee and luncheon are included in the registration fee of $70. Mail checks to made out to the WFA New England - New York Chapter to:
Stuart Corning
703 Old Country Road
Wenham, MA 01984 |
Overnight accommodations at the Downtown Marriott, 200 Columbus Boulevard just off I-91. Call (860) 249-8000 to reserve a room and be sure to mention WFA to get a rate of $149.50 plus tax, or you may ask for the AAA rate of $135. Overnight self-parking at the Marriott is $16; valet parking $18.
Downtown Hartford
Red Star Indicates the Wadsworth Atheneum; White Star, the Marriott Hotel
Revised: 10 September 2006
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