Picton, Ontario — 15-19 May 2012 Programme Tuesday, 15 May at the Naval Marine Archive – The Canadian Collection 17:00-21:00 Reception and Registration   Day 1: Wednesday, 16 May 08:00-08:45 Coffee, etc at the Naval Marine Archive – The Canadian Collection 08:45-09:00 President's Welcome   09:00-12:00 Chair: Dr Faye Kert Speakers: Peter Rindlisbacher: "A Few Good Paintings: Contemporary Marine Art on the Great Lakes from the War of 1812." Alexander Craig: "Britons, Strike Home! Amphibious warfare during the War of 1812." Christopher McKee: "Wandering Bodies: A Tale of One Burying Ground, Two Cemeteries, and the U.S. Navy's Search for Appropriate Burial for Its Career Enlisted Dead."   12:00-13:30 Lunch (local establishments making special arrangements will be recommended)   13:30-16:30 Chair: Dr Roger Sarty Speakers: James Walton: "'The Forgotten Bitter Truth:' The War of 1812 and the Foundation of an American Naval Myth" John Grodzinski: "'The Navy in Canada have made serious charges:' Preparations for the Court Martial of Sir George Prevost." Robert Davison: "The War of 1812: The Laboratory of Sea Power."   Day 2: Thursday, 17 May Excursions, visits to local wineries, lighthouses, museums, details to follow. at the Naval Marine Archive – The Canadian Collection 10:00-13:00 Book fair: Dundurn Press, John Lord's Books (Stouffville), Grenadier Books (Port Perry), Starlight Books (Newmarket), Naval Marine Archive, etc ... at the Waring House Inn 18:00 Social gathering prior to ...   19:00 Banquet and Awards Ceremony.   Day 3: Friday, 18 May 08:00-09:00 Coffee, etc at the Waring House Conference Centre 09:00-12:00 Chair: Dr W.A.B. Douglas Speakers: Michael McAllister: "A Very Pretty Object: The Socially Constructed Landscape of Burlington Heights 1780-1815." Natalie Anderson: "British Ballads and Yankee Ditties: The Musical War of 1812." Victor Suthren: "Every Inch A Sailor: The Napoleonic Sailor in Fiction."   12:00-14:00 Luncheon at the Waring House; guest speaker Steve Campbell, publisher of The County Magazine.   14:00-17:00 Chair: Professor emeritus James Pritchard Speakers: Faye Kert: "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia: Paintings, Prize and Precedent in the War of 1812." Jane Errington: "In the Midst of War: Keeping Hearth and Home, 1812-1815." Walter Lewis: "The Treaty of Ghent and the Great Lakes Region."   Day 4: Saturday, 19 May 08:00-09:00 Coffee, etc at the Naval Marine Archive – The Canadian Collection 09:00-11:30 Chair: Dr Richard Gimblett Speakers: Sarah Gibson: "The Indian Act of 1830, an analysis of Indian-Crown Relations in the aftermath of the War of 1812" Roy Wright: "Communications on the St Lawrence and the Lakes: Indigenous Boating and Water Ways in Fur Trade and in War." Victor Suthren: "Conjuring The Past: The Navy's Colonial Sailor Program."   11:30-12:30 Light luncheon and refreshments   12:30- Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Nautical Research Society – Société canadienne pour la recherche nautique

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