The NCAH Annual Meeting
Important Updates (21 March 2011) Annual meeting flyer |
The Association's 2011 annual meeting will be held on the campus of Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on March 25-26, 2011. This year’s program has a breadth of presentations that deal with the History of North Carolina, Civil War/Reconstruction, and US History topics as well as World History topics. A special focus of the conference is on the use and practice of Public History. The conference is open to all, with a registration fee of $15 per person. Registration, applications and accommodation information are available at the ECSU Department of History & Political Science website: http://www.ecsu.edu/academics/artshumanities/hispolisci/ncah/index.cfm.
A special panel will be present on a Public History theme at the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City at 5:30 pm on March 25. The panel will highlight the following individuals:
- Lawrence Babits (author of Long, Obstinate and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse – available for book signing before and after panel–doing a presentation on North Carolina’s “Our Captain Flynn,” NC’s Benedict Arnold, and his raid on Edenton in the American Revolution;
- Alex Leary (former educator, current public historian for Camden County), speaking about the local Pasquotank lighthouses; and
- Chris Meekins (current researcher for NC Department of Archives and History, native of Elizabeth City), presenting on “Form the Line One Last Time: What We Know of the Fletcher Post #20 of the Grand Army of the Republic”, the African American post in Elizabeth City.
A further Public History highlight of the conference is the participation of Dr. Jeff Crow, Deputy Secretary of Archives and History, NC Department of Cultural Resources. Dr. Crow will be the special guest speaker for the dinner program at the Museum of the Albemarle, 6:30 pm on Friday 25. He will be speaking on “Those Other First Families of North Carolina”, emphasizing the often-overlooked African Americans that helped settle North Carolina. The evening program, panel and dinner, is open to the public (without the need for conference registration). However, those wishing to attend the dinner must pre-register by March 18th. People outside of the Albemarle region can obtain registration information for the dinner and the conference online at the ECSU website for the Department of History & Political Science: http://www.ecsu.edu/academics/artshumanities/hispolisci/ncah/index.cfm. Cost for the dinner is $20 per plate. Reservations must be accompanied by the registration form, as well as a check, payable to ECSU – please indicate NCAH & DINNER RESERVATIONS on the memo line.
Local residents wishing to register for the dinner may pick up registration information from either the above website, or from one of the following locations in Elizabeth City:
- Museum of the Albemarle – 502 S. Water St.,
- Pasquotank Arts Council/Arts of the Albemarle – 609 E. Main Street, and
- Port Discover – 613 E Main St.
Again, the last day to secure dinner reservations is March 18th (postmarked by March 16th), and must be accompanied by the registration form and payment for all persons attending.
The NCAH wishes to extend an invitation for all conference attendees to join our association. Membership information is available at: http://www.ncassnhistorians.org/ncah_membership.pdf
Call for Papers
The call for papers is now available for the 2011 annual meeting.
Program
The program for the 2010 annual meeting is available on line. The program for the 2011 annual meeting will be published when it becomes available.
Travel and Accommodations
Information about travel to Elizabeth City as well as news about hotel accommodations will appear here as details become available.
Awards
Papers presented at the 2011 conference may be entered into competition for one of two prizes: the Brewster Award (faculty) or the Midgette Award (students).
Questions about the meeting
For questions about the 2011 annual meeting, contact Professor Rebecca M. Seaman at Elizabeth City State University.