New Website
Welcome to the 1619: The Making of American new conference and collaboration website. You will find all the information that was on our old site, along with information about the upcoming 2013 conference. The site also has some new features, including an events calendar, where you can find events from our partner organizations and institutions. Keep an eye out for new material, including the long-awaited podcasts from our 2012 conference, coming soon!
We want to thank our webmaster, Tommy Tavenner, for his new design, which will allow us to publish a larger variety of content on the site and allow us to host exciting new media like podcasts and an online journal in the future. We also want to thank Zachary Hill and Ashley Meyer, graduate students in English at Old Dominion University for their help proofreading and de-bugging the site.
1619: The Making of America 2013 Conference
The 1619 conference committee is pleased to announce the dates and location of the Fall 2013 conference. This year will be a two day event split between Hampton History Museum and Norfolk State University held on September 26-27, 2013. The conference will be held in Hampton on Thursday the 26th (venue TBA), and at the Norfolk State University Student Center on Friday, September 27th. We have a number of exciting speakers and events planned, and the call for papers for the panels of academic and community leaders will be posted soon.
Upcoming Events in the Tidewater Area
There are two upcoming events you may want to consider attending. William and Mary’s Lemon Project is hosting their 2013 Conference on March 15-16th, 2013. Find more information here. Project 1619 is hosting an event at the Hampton History Museums on March 4th, more information can be found on their website.