ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 2011
"Wilmington at War: A Military Crossroad"
September 29 to October 1, 2011
Cape Fear Museum
| 4:30-5:00 pm | Registration. |
| 5:00-6:30 pm | Cheese and Wine Reception. |
| 6:00-6:30 pm | Tour Cape Fear Museum Boat collection |
| Ruth Haas/Barbara Rowe | |
| 6:30-7:30 pm | Program: "Wilmington: America's World War II City" |
| Wilbur Jones, Chair - WWII Wilmington Home Front Heritage Coalition |
Battleship North Carolina Memorial Visitor's Auditorium
| 8:30-8:45 am |
Registration, Crew's breakfast. |
| 8:45-9:00 am | Opening Remarks. |
| Harry Warren, Council Chair | |
| Welcome - Capt. Terry Bragg, Battleship North Carolina Memorial | |
| 9:00-10:30 am | Presentations |
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“The Wilmington Shipyard: Welding a Fleet to Victory” |
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| Ralph Scott | |
| “Battle of the Atlantic Project 2008-2011” | |
| Nathan Richards & Joseph Hoyt | |
| “Battle of the Atlantic Analyzed using KOCOA” | |
| John Bright | |
| 10:30-10:45 am | Break. |
| 10:45 am-12:15 pm | Presentations |
| “Ghost Fleet of the Brunswick River” | |
| Jim McKee | |
| “A History of Wilmington’s Harbor” | |
| Beverly Tetterton | |
| “Eagles Island:” Wilmington’s Other Waterfront” | |
| Rob Minford | |
| 12:30-2:00 pm | Lunch on the Fantail - Battleship North Carolina Memorial |
| 2:00-3:30 pm | Group A - Self-guided Tour of the Battleship |
| Group B - Eagle Island Tour | |
| Doug Springer | |
| 3:30-5:00 pm | Group A - Eagle Island Tour |
| Doug Springer | |
| Group B - Self-guided Tour of the Battleship | |
| 5:00-7:00 pm | Free Time |
| 7:00-9:00 pm |
Dinner at the Hannah Block Historic USO |
| "Confederate Commerce Raiding During the Civil War" | |
| Dr. Spencer Tucker | |
Saturday, October 1st
New Hanover County Library
| 9:00-9:30 am | Day registration, Crew's breakfast. |
| 9:30-11:45 am | Presentations - New Research |
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“Officially Blackbeard: An update on the Queen Anne’s Revenge” |
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| Mark Wilde-Ramsing | |
| "Weather Archaeology: Storms and their Archaeological Impact" | |
| Jennifer Jones | |
| “Modern Greece Artifacts: A Half Century of Conservation and Preservation.” | |
| Susanne Grieve | |
| “Cultural Factors in Corrosion” | |
| Daniel Bera | |
| "The Life Saving Service” | |
| Josh Marano | |
| 12:00-1:00 pm | Walking Tour of Historic Wilmington’s Waterfront |
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Chris Fonvielle |
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| Walking Tour of Historic Oakdale Cemetery | |
| Eric Kozen | |
| Self-Guided Tour of Wrightsville Beach Museum |
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Revised: 09/28/11