Politics, Diplomacy and Trade on the New York Frontier – History Symposium
Old Fort Niagara
- Old Fort Niagara
Fort Niagara State Park
102 Morrow Plaza
Youngstown, New York 14174
Five national experts descend on the Fort to uncover the secrets of the 18th-century New York frontier.
Speakers:
- Michael Laramie - King George’s War on Lake Ontario
- Jon Parmenter - Reconsidering Fort Niagara in the Context of Haudenosaunee Territoriality, 1700-1765.
- Maeve Kane - Shirts Powdered Red: Gender, Trade, and Diplomacy
- Richard Weyhing - A Thing That Could Disturb the Union of Two Great Crowns: Niagara, Oswego and the Struggle for the Great Lakes in an Age of Empire
- Kevin Gélinas - Arms and Attire on the Frontier: The Material Culture of French Soldiers in the Upper Country, 1683–1760.
Registration opens March 1.
