Collaborate with the National World war i museum. And im particularly thankful to lora for reaching out to me and making this weekend possible. I have about 45, 50 minutes of stories and information that im excited to share with you and i do very much hope that you will pose whatever questions you have. I dont always have the answers but i will certainly give it my best shot. So the cover that youre looking at there on the screen is the cover of my most recent book. Peace on our terms. And it is fundamentally tied to the history of world war i, which makes this collaboration so important to me. My book is a snapshot of a singular moment in history. Almost exactlily 100 years ago, as the world finally began exiting from the devastation of the first world war. And was able to begin both dreaming and planning for the peace and the new world that would come afterwards. At this moment, i show in my book that women from farreaching and incredibly diverse parts of the world began stepping on
War museum, is relevant today. Many of you are regulars to the events, history buffs who love to study the lessons of history. I would like to add a special welcome to some of you who are new to the preservationists who have joined us today in the audience. As we have over the decades in our existence, as the museum of the confederacy and the American Civil War center which combined to form the American Civil War museum, we have always thought that it was our responsibility to engage constructively with public issues arising from the subject of the civil war. Whether that subject be monuments, the confederate battle flag, or the discussion of slavery as the cause of the war. Our purpose today is to promote a constructive and civil consideration of civil war monuments. We have organized a program that features scholars who come from diverse academic backgrounds and bring diverse viewpoints to the subject. Collectively they will provide background and perspective on monuments and give us
Many of you are regulars to the events, history buffs who love to study the lessons of history. I would like to add a special welcome to some of you who are new to the preservationists who have joined us today in the audience. As we have over the decades in our existence, as the museum of the confederacy and the American Civil War center which combined to form the American Civil War museum, we have always thought that it was our responsibility to engage constructively with public issues arising from the subject of the civil war. Whether that subject be monuments, the confederate battle flag, or the discussion of slavery as the cause of the war. Our purpose today is to promote a constructive and civil consideration of civil war monuments. We have organized a program that features scholars who come from diverse academic backgrounds and bring diverse viewpoints to the subject. Collectively they will provide background and perspective on monuments and give us different viewpoints that will
Speakers will look at the history of their construction in the north and south, how they influence memories of the war and how Public Perception has changed. The American Civil War museum is hosting this symposium together of virginia and historyer for civil war. Well, good morning, everyone. Morning. Its wonderful to see you all here because i know we are competing with a fabulous day outside. We are thrilled to have you all with us. For the American Civil War symposium, im sandy treadway, director at the areary of virginia, and we delighted the library is serving as host for the program. Cosponsoring the program with the American Civil War museum is the center for Civil War History at the university of virginia. I know many of you in the audience are regular attendees , but for thosem of you visiting your library for your first time today, i hope on your way out you will stop at the lobby desk and pick up and come back and be a regular for us, too. We have some great womens history p
What were you like when you were 19 . He would probably not fighting in a revolution. He was an interesting individual. His influence with the french helped the revolutionary cause. When he came back in the 1820s, he was invited by president munro for the purpose of remembering the revolution. Saw that people are starting to die off, the revolutionaries were starting to leave. Lafayette was still a living connection to the revolution. And thise back in 1824 is an amazing tour of what was then the United States, in an era where there were not trains, automobiles. Carriages s and crossingd carriages the United States, hitting so many places from new york down to charleston. Think it is remarkable. When he comes to the u. S. This is another reason for celebration. , there was a spontaneous outpouring of interest and for the revolutionary war veteran. We were discussing while exhibition, was this an instruction . On,people get instructions lafayette is coming, you need to do this, you need