Great idea, Camille! I'm too far away to organize anything, but would love
to see Saltville (and perhaps also Aspenwall cemetery) both associated with
Elizabeth Henry (Madam Russell) among others. And from what I've read the
geological characteristics of the salt mines etc are fascinating.
On Sep 12, 2017 9:11 AM, "camillewells1" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Has anyone thought of, say, a half-day field trip to Saltville? It’s a
pretty remarkable place, and not one many of us would be likely to see
otherwise.
And no, I’m not offering to organize; where commitments are concerned, I
fear I’ve become quite unreliable these days.
Camille Wells.
> On Sep 7, 2017, at 11:40 AM, Tarter, Brent (LVA) <
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> 2018 Call for Papers
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> The Virginia Forum: March 15-17, 2018
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> Local History and Regional Identity
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> Founded in 2006, the Virginia Forum is an annual conference that brings
together historians, teachers, writers, archivists, museum curators,
historic site interpreters, librarians, and others engaged in the study and
interpretation of Virginia history to share their knowledge, research, and
experiences. Accordingly, the Forum is interdisciplinary in nature and
welcomes proposals on all aspects of Virginia life, society, history, and
culture.
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> The 2018 Virginia Forum will be hosted by the Emory & Henry College and
held on their campus in Washington County, Virginia. As this meeting will
be the first Forum held in southwestern Virginia, the organizers see this
meeting as an opportunity to explore the regional differences long seen in
the state, as well as the roots of each region's social and cultural
distinctiveness. Hence, papers and panels with a focus on the relationship
between local history and regional identity in Virginia are particularly
invited, and not just for subjects concerning the Appalachian region where
we shall be meeting.
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> Our theme is meant to inspire proposals, but it is not the Forum's
exclusive focus. The Virginia Forum is, and always has been,
interdisciplinary in nature and so welcomes presentations on all aspects of
the history and culture of Virginia. We hope to offer sessions and
workshops that draw on the full range of Virginia-focused research,
including work in the fields of economics, politics, geography, law,
literature, history, politics, environmental studies, archaeology and
anthropology, museum and library studies, historic preservation, among
others. Customary panel and paper proposals on all such topics are invited,
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