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Blue vs. Gray: The Civil War in the Pacific Northwest

Seattle, Feb. 29^th & Mar. 1^st, 2008

Where and when

Friday, February 29, 2008, 6-8pm:
WELCOME RECEPTION
Held at the Museum of History and Industry
Enjoy live music, drinks, hors d'oeuvres and a special tour of the
exhibit Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War
Saturday, March 1, 2008, 8:30am – 5:00pm:
Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
2700 24th Ave. East (call 206-324-1126 for directions)
free parking
Join us for a day long conference exploring the many roles of food.

Saturday Conference Program
8:15 am	Registration
8:45 am	Convene, welcome
9:00 am	Plenary – Chief Justice Gerry Alexander “Abe Lincoln and Washington Territory”
9:30 am	Break
9:45 am	War and Diplomacy in the Pacific Northwest: Moderator: Brian Casserly
	Michael Vouri, “Civil War Connections: Pig War Officers North and South”
	Bill Woodward, “San Juan Island, not San Juan Hill: All Quiet on the (North)western Front during the Civil War"
	James Jewell, “Thwarting Southern Schemes and Defusing British Bluster in the Pacific Northwest during the Civil War”
11:00 am	Break
11:15 am	Everyday Life in Western Washington During the Civil War: Moderator: Doris Pieroth
	Sharon Boswell, Indian People in Washington Territory during the Civil War”
	Alan Stein, “A Day in the Life of Wartime Seattle”
12:15 pm	Lunch – Robert Ficken “The Civil War in Washington Territory”
1:30 pm	Politics and Dissent on the PNW Homefront: Moderator: Charles LeWarne
	John Whitmer, “Copperheads, Confederates or Conspirators: Revisiting Idaho’s Price’s Army and the Second Missouri Compromise”
	Junius Rochester, “Mainstream or Menace: Resident Southerners in the Pacific Northwest, 1861-1865”
	G. Thomas Edwards, “Oregon Senator Benjamin Stark and Civil War Dissent, 1861-1862”
1:30 pm	Working Session: Biography and Family History: Moderator: Lorraine McConaghy
	Patty McNamee, Resources and Techniques for Civil War Research at NARA
	Darlene Hamilton, Using SPL to Research the Civil War Experience
	Case Study: Marjorie Ann Reeves, Researching Washington’s Confederate Veterans
	Case Study: Denise Ottoson, Loretta-Marie Dimond, James Dimond, Researching and Preserving the GAR Cemetery
3:00 pm	Break
3:15 pm	After the War: Moderator: Candace Lein-Hayes
	Kyra Kester, “The Effects of Combat on Civil War Veterans in the Pacific Northwest”
	Cynthia Wilson, “A Study of 14 U.S. Colored Troops and 1 Black Confederate Soldier Who Found Their Way to Washington Territory"
	JoAnne King, “The Washington Soldiers’ Home and Colony: The Search for Ira King”
	Anne Richardson, “Howard’s War: O.O. Howard Wrestles with Angels, Indians, History and his Own Boss as he Crosses Yellowstone Park during the Nez Perce War of 1877”

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