Preliminary Conference Program

Thursday, November 18th

Registration: 1:00 - 5:30 PM
Campus Center Ballroom

Session I ~ Concurrent Panels
2:00 - 3:45 pm

History and Landscape

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Farm Policy as Governor of New York
Diane Fulkerson, University at Buffalo, SUNY

The Parking Lots of Main Street, Catskill, New York
J. Theodore Hilscher, Columbia Greene Community College

The Role of Geology in the Pioneer History of Western New York State
Marianna L. Rhoades, St. John Fisher College

Chair and Comment: John Pipkin, University at Albany, SUNY

New York Lives

Solomon Northup: His Life Before and After Slavery
David Fiske, Mildred Elley School

The Kinderhook Connection of the Burr/Hamilton Duel
Rebecca Barton & Mary Ann Borden, University at Albany, SUNY

Jack Henry Abbott and the 'Radical Chic' of New York's Prisoners in the 1970s and 80s
Lee Bernstein, SUNY New Paltz

Chair and Comment: Denis Brennan, Union College

Mining the Sources: Collection and Research

Regional History, National Implications
M.J. Eleanor Brown Cornell University

Tracing New York State History Through Wine and Grapes
Kari Smith, Cornell University College

Chair and Comment: Geoffrey Williams, University at Albany, SUNY

Session II~Concurrent Panels
4:00-5:15 pm

Grassroots Albany

Margaret Sanger and the Local Birth Control Efforts: The Albany Experience
Robyn Rosen, Marist College

Albany Neighborhood Associations and the Local Democratic Party
Joseph Anastasio, University at Albany, SUNY

Chair and Comment: Andrew Feffer, Union College

From the Archives

A Light in the Darkness: Illuminating 200 Years of Rochester History
Larry Naukam & Pamela O'Sullivan
Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County

A Picture is Worth Three Thousand Words
Mary Beth Sullivan, Independent Archivist

Chair and Comment: Julie Daniels, New York State Archives

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6:00 PM
University at Albany
Performing Arts Center Recital Hall
Reception/Light Supper

7:00 PM
Performance & Discussion

Session III~Concurrent Panels
8:30-10:15 AM

Reforms From the Burned Over District

Religion and Insanity in New York State, 1800-1870
Loren Broc, University at Rochester

Racing to Perdition: Fast Horses, New York State and the Second Great Awakening
Elizabeth Redkey, Siena College

The Most Natural Way in the World"
Susan Strong, Alfred Unversity

Chair and Comment: James Dalton, Siena College

Upstate Immigrant Experiences

Black Beach: The Mucklands of Canastota, New York
Tricia Barbagallo, University at Albany, SUNY

Using New York State Census Manuscripts and DBQ Essays for Immigration Studies
Thomas Hyder, Independent Scholar

The United States v. American Liberty: The Red Scare in Cortland, New York
Daniel Smith, University at Albany, SUNY

Chair and Comment: Barbara Reeves-Ellington, Siena College

Uncovering New York History: Unique Research Avenues

From Great Wilderness to Seaway Towns: An Innovative Analysis of the History of Massena, New York and Cornwall, Ontario
Claire Parham, The College of Saint Rose and Siena College

No Time to Write: Using Oral History to Reconstruct the Life of Bessie Abramowitz Hillman
Karen Pastorello, Tompkins Cortland Community College

Murder Most Informative: Analyzing Trial Testimony and Newspaper Coverage of a 1890s Murder in an African-American Community in Westchester County
Edythe Ann Quinn, Hartwick College

Chair and Comment: Daniel Dwyer, Siena College

Session IV ~Concurrent Panels
1:15 - 2:45 PM

Colonial New York

The 'Doomed' Experiment: Dutch Patroonship in North America
Doug Krehbiel, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

'Onenwahatirighisi Sa Skaghnughtudigh': Reassessing Iroquois Relations with the Albany Commissioners of Indian Affairs, 1723-1755
John Parmenter, Cornell University

Chair and Comment: Sung Bok Kim, University at Albany, SUNY

The Golden Age of Radio: A Roundtable discussion with some of the pioneers in early broadcasting at WGY

Chair and Comment: Ivan Steen, University at Albany, SUNY

Session V~Concurrent Panels
3:00 - 4:45 PM

New York Neighborhoods: Conflict and Community

The Death of Michael Farmer: Murder, Media, and Community in Fifties New York
Robert Snyder, Rutgers, Newark

The Cooper Square Committee and Community Planning from the Ground-Up
Marci Reaven, City Lore

Rochdale Village, 1963-1975: An Experiment in Integration
Peter Eisenstadt

Chair and Comment: Suzanne Wasserman Gotham Center, City University of New York

Conspiracies-Real and Imagined

'What devilish lies are you telling of me?': Women, Men, and Slander in Colonial New Amsterdam, 1638-1680
Mariah Adin, Fordham University

Detecting the World Behind the Conspiracy: Gossip, Mobility, and Intercultural Exchange during 1741
Rich Bond, Johns Hopkins University

The Forestport Breaks: A Legacy of Erie Canal Corruption and Conspiracy
Michael Doyle, Washington bureau, McClatchy Newspapers'

Chair and Comment: Thomas Beal, SUNY Oneonta

Government Business Relations

Governor Alfred E. Smith versus Mark A. Daly: Associated Industries and the 1924 Moreland Act Investigation
John T. Evers, University at Albany, SUNY

Tireless Struggle: New York, New Jersey, and the Palisades Interstate Park
Brian McGowan, Louisiana State University

Consultants' Reports: Tracing the Role of the Private Sector in the Economic Development Policy of New York City and State, 1975-2002
Miriam Greenberg, Pratt Institute

Chair and Comment: Tod Ottman, Independent Scholar

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RECEPTION

4:45 PM
Campus Center Ballroom

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