My daughter sent this to me about a (somewhat expensive) program in Frederick County, MD, and I thought it might be of interest to others. Virginia Nuta ----- Original Message ----- From: Brigid Howe To: Virginia Nuta Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 10:05 AM Subject: German colonial heritage event.... History Symposium: Backcountry Dutch: German Colonial Heritage Friday, September 12, 9:00 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Frederick Community College Cougar Café The Historical Society's fourth annual History Symposium is presented in conjunction with the new exhibit, Backcountry Dutch: German Heritage and Decorative Arts in Frederick County. Speakers scheduled to speak at this year's symposium are: Dr. Elizabeth Kessel, "Germans on the Maryland Frontier: A Social History of Frederick County, 1730-1800;" C. Robert Harrison, "Frederick County Decorative Arts and the Pennsylvania German Cultural Tradition;" Corinne Earnest, "The Outer Rings: The Fraktur Tradition as it Spread Beyond Southeast Pennsylvania;" and Ray Wright, "German Colonial Architecture in the Shenandoah Valley: The Bowman House of Rockingham County." For a registration form with more information, click here. For more inrofmation, call 301-663-1188 or e-mail eseagraves@hsfcinfo.org. Registration (including lunch) is $85, members are $75.