The New England - New York Chapter Seminar

World War I
NOW and THEN

June 11, 2005 at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library

4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York 12538

Our Plans:

We will include a look at the War's legacy in the arts. For example, period and contemporary folk songs will be presented. The audience will also be introduced to the research facilities and resources of the Presidential Library. Please check back for more details as out preparations proceed. Also, visit our Chapter page to learn more about us and our recent programs: Click Here.

Our Program:

Moderated by Pat Keefe

8:00 am - Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - WWI and Film: Dr. Joseph J. Liggera
10:00 am - From Wilderstein to War: Duane Watson, Wilderstein Preservation Society,
11:00 am - Staggering across the Finish Line: The French Army at the End of the Great War.: Col. Robert Doughty, Chairman, Department of History, West Point
Noon - Lunch
1:30 pm - European Jewery and WWI: Dahlia Japhet
2:30 pm - Five Aspiring Chapter Novelists: Gaetano Cavallaro, Lannie Liggera, Dahlia Japhet, Dr. Marion Pinsdorf and Lance Ringel: Roundtable of the Authors
6:00 pm - Bar Opens
6:00 pm - Dinner
After Dinner - Rare Songs of World War I: Lee Henderson, Professor of Sociology, Orange County Community College and Chapter Chair Lannie Liggera

Map:

Event Registration:

To register, send a check for $85 (includes continental breakfast, luncheon and dinner) to:

Colonel Stuart Corning
703 Old Country Road
Wenham, MA 01984
Email: enon06@comcast.net

Accommodations:

We have a block of 11 singles at the Super 8 Motel, 4142 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York, nights of June 10 & June 11, 2005. In order to take advantage of the $69.19 rate and our tax exempt number, all rooms must be booked by Lannie and Joe Liggera. Email Us: GaGin1@aol.com

For double rooms at $65 + tax contact The Golden Manor, 4100 Albany Post Road, Rt. 9, Hyde Park.
Phone (845) 229-2157.

Both hotels are directly across the highway from the FDR Library, four miles north of Poughkeepsie on Rt. 9, the Albany Post Road.

Updated: 2 March 2005