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Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Conf.
THE RIVER OF TIDES: A PLAY

Nelly Goletti Theatre, Marist Student Center
Marist College
September 27, 2009
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THE HUDSON RIVER AND THE THE HISTORICAL IMAGINATION
Chair: Dr. Thomas S. Wermuth, Marist College.

"America's River: How the Hudson Inspires Visionary People and Acts as a Force for Transformation of our Nation's Destiny and Character," Ms. Frances F. Dunwell, The Hudson: America's River; "The Widening Gyre: The Estuary in Context within the Hudson River Valley," Mr. Vernon Benjamin, The Hudson Valley: From Wilderness to Woodstock; "Bannerman's Island Arsenal," Dr.Thomas Lewis, Skidmore College, The Hudson: A History.
September 26, 2009
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THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL OF ART
"The View from Clermont: The Hudson River School of Art and the 'Landscape that Defi nes America'," Dr. Harvey Flad, Emeritus Professor of Geography, Vassar College; "Half a Century and Worth the Wait: Initiating and Naming 'The Hudson River School,' 1825-1874," Dr. Gerald Carr, Director, Frederick Edwin Church Catalog Raisonne Project; "Thomas Cole Goes Digital," Ms. Elizabeth B. Jacks, Director, Thomas Cole National Historic Site; "The Hudson Valley Meets New England: New Visions of Landscape in the Works of Asher B. Durand and Henry David Thoreau," Dr. H. Daniel Peck, John Guy Vassar Professor of English, Vassar College.
September 26, 2009
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HUDSON RIVER RUINS
FORGOTTEN LANDMARKS OF AN AMERICAN LANDSCAPE

Robert J. Yasinac and Thomas E. Rinaldi, co-authors of Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape. Chair: Dr. Robyn Rosen, Marist College
September 26, 2009
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HUDSON RIVER LANDSCAPES AND ARCHITECTURE
Chair: Dr. Steven Garabedian, Marist College.

"Apostle of the Hudson Valley: Andrew Jackson Downing and the Dissemination of a National Taste," Dr. David Schuyler, Arthur and Katherine Shadek Professor of the Humanities and American Studies, Franklin & Marshall College, Apostle of Taste: Andrew Jackson Downing 1815-1852; "Outdoor Sanctums: Nineteenth-century Summerhouses in the Hudson Valley," Dr. Kerry Dean Carso, State University of New York, College at New Paltz; "Calvert Vaux: Architect Compeer to the Hudson River School," Dr. Francis R. Kowsky, Country, Park & City: The Architecture and Life of Calvert Vaux
September 26, 2009
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HUDSON RIVER VALLEY'S DUTCH
Chair: Dr. Kristin Bayer, Marist College.

"Dutch New York: Dutch Cultural Survival in an English Colony," Dr. David Voorhees, Director of the Papers of Jacob Leisler Project and Managing Editor of de Halve Maen, New York University; "From Profi ts to Debts: The Economy of New Netherland," Dr. Martha Shattuck, Editor, New Netherland Project; "An Empire of Goods: The Dutch in the Atlantic World," Dr. Willem Klooster, Clark University, Revolutions in the Atlantic World: A Comparative History.
September 26, 2009
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OF FAME AND NAME CALLING:
THE CONTRIBUTION OF CHAMPLAIN AND HUDSON TO THE MAPPING OF THE HUDSON-CHAMPLAIN FLUVIAL AXIS

Dr. Andre Senecal, University of Vermont.
Chair: Dr. Claire Keith, Marist College.
September 26, 2009
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AMERICA'S FIRST RIVER: REFLECTIONS ON THE HUDSON
Chair: Dr Thomas S. Wermuth, Marist College

Rip Van Winkle's Neighbors "Revolutions on the Hudson", Dr Thomas Lewis, Skidmore College, The Hudson: A History, "The River and the Valley: A Symbiotic History", Mr Vernon Benjamin, Marist College, The Hudson River Valley: From Wilderness to Woodstock.
September 25, 2009
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THE HUDSON RIVER AS AMERICA'S CORRIDOR OF COMMERCE
Chair: DR Nicholas Marshall, Marist College.

"The Hudson Silicon Valley of the Nineteenth Century, "Dr Thomas Carroll, Executive Director, Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway; "The West Point Foundry and American Industrialization," Dr Patrick E. Martin, Michigan Technological University; "Robert Fulton: Global Transportation Whiz, " Cynthia Owen Philip, Robert Fulton: A Biography.
September 25, 2009
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FOUR CENTRIES OF DUTCH-AMERICAN RELATIONS 1609-2009
Chair: Dr. David Woolner

"Introduction to the Handbook Project" & "Dutch-American Diplomatic and Cultural Relations in the 19th Century and the Period of the World Wars," Dr. Cornelis A. van Minnen,
"The Dutch-American Political Elite in New York State," Dr. Firth Haring Fabend, A Dutch Family in the Middle Colonies, 1660-1800
"Dutch-American Demographic and Religious Networks in the 19th and 20th Centuries," Dr. Hans Krabbendam
"Dutch-U.S. Political Relations in the Post 1945 Era," Dr. Giles Scott-Smith
September 25, 2009
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WAR AND DREAM OF PEACE
NORTH AMERICA: CHAMPLAIN AND THE MOHAWKS 1609 - 1610

Keynote: Dr. David Hackett Fischer, University Professor and Warren Professor of History, Brandeis University, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in history for Washington's Crossing and author of Champlain's Dream. Chair: Dr. Sara Dwyer-McNulty, Chair, History Department, Marist College.
September 25, 2009
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