Cousins: I thought that I would pass this announcement on from the Tennessee Historical Society. It may be of interest to some of you that live within the area. Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: THS Membership To: kellyw@tennesseehistory.org Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 2:30 PM Subject: Stones River Symposium Dear THS Members: Below is an announcement from Antoinette van Zelm of the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area about an upcoming symposium. See associated websites for more information. Robert Gudmestad, whose article on Isaac Franklin was featured in the latest _Tennessee Historical Quarterly_ , will be presenting along with Gary Edwards of the University of Memphis, Linda Wynn of the Tennessee Historical Commission, and Charles Dew of Williams College. Kelly Wilkerson Director, Membership and Programs Tennessee Historical Society Ground Floor, War Memorial Building Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 741-8934 (phone) (615) 741-8937 (fax) membership@tennesseehistory.org www.tennesseehistory.org SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT A symposium entitled "The Legacy of Stones River: Slavery and the Civil War in Tennessee" will be held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Saturday, March 6, 2004. The symposium will combine scholarly perspectives and public programming. In the morning, on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University, four speakers will discuss the relationship between slavery and the war. The presenters include Charles B. Dew of Williams College, Gary T. Edwards of the University of Memphis, Robert H. Gudmestad of Southwest Baptist University, and Linda T. Wynn of the Tennessee Historical Commission and Fisk University. In the afternoon, tours and presentations will take place at Fortress Rosecrans and Stones River National Battlefield. More details and a registration form are available at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/tncivwar (under What's New) , http://www.nps.gov/stri (under Special Events), or http://www.mtsu.edu/~tah. The symposium is sponsored by the National Park Service, Eastern National, the Tennnesee Civil War National Heritage Area, the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU, the Department of History at MTSU, and Teaching American History: Cumberland River Valley Consortium Project. Antoinette G. van Zelm Interpretive Specialist Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area Center for Historic Preservation Middle Tennessee State University Box 80 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 (615) 898-2637 avanzelm@mtsu.edu ----------------------------------------------------------- Event announcements are provided to members of the Tennessee Historical Society as a benefit of membership. If you do not wish to receive further editions of this electronic newsletter, please send an email requesting removal from the list to membership@tennesseehistory.org. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who may be interested in the activities of the Tennessee Historical Society.