Sir William Johnson & Empire Wars Conference
Sir William Johnson and the Wars for Empire Conference
October 20-22, 2023
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Sir William Johnson and the Wars for Empire Conference
October 21-23, 2022
Conference Schedule - 2022 Sir William Johnson Conference Schedule
The Conference includes 9 Speakers and a Bus Tour.
David L. Preston, an award-winning historian of American military history and author of Braddock’s Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution is the conference’s Head of Faculty.
The 9 speakers and topics include:
David L. Preston – William Johnson's Shaping of the Operational Environment in 1755
Darren Bonaparte – Wampum: Sir William Johnson and the Haudenosaunee
Robert Emerson - Sir William Johnson and the Siege of Fort Niagara, 1759
Ian Macpherson McCulloch - Warrighiyagey and Brother Bradstreet: The Operational Friction of the 1758 Fort Frontenac Raid
James McIntyre - With Sword in Hand: Johann Ewald and the Small War in the Seven Years' War
Jon-Eric Nelson – Connecticut Provincials at the Battle of Lake George
Jon W. Parmenter – The End of an Atlantic Life: The Death of Sir William Johnson (1774) in Imperial Context
Tim J. Todish – A Most Troublesome Situation: The British Military and the Pontiac Indian Uprising of 1763-1764
Glenn F. Williams – William Johnson and King George’s War (1744-1748)
Panel Discussion on Sir William Johnson
Lunch on Saturday is included in the registration fee. Lunch will consist of sandwiches, sides and beverages. There will also be Coffee/Beverage Breaks throughout.
Bus Tour - Major General William Johnson's Victory, September 8, 1755 - October 21, 2022
Join Tour Leaders, David L. Preston and Bruce M. Venter, as they guide you along Johnson's victory on September 8, 1755 at the Battle of Lake George. The Battle was a significant event in the first year of the French & Indian War as it garnered evocative recognition for the Mohawk Valley resident.
Our tour will visit each site associated with this important battle: Bloody Morning Scout, the Lake George Battlefield and Bloody Pond. Time permitting, we expect to visit Johnson's home, Old Fort Johnson on our return from the battlefield. Lunch will be provided.
Lodging -
Conference Location - The Fulton-Montgomery Community College's Theater - The Visual Arts & Communications Building (Campus Map Building #2) - 2805 NY-67, Johnstown, NY 12095 - Please Park in Lots 5, 4 or Visitor's Lot - Please Click Here - FMCC Campus Map
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Sir William Johnson was a larger than life character who dominated the Mohawk Valley and beyond during the 18th century in warfare, politics, trade and diplomacy. This conference will address aspects of Johnson’s historical impact as well as the larger scope of the great wars for empire. This new Fort Plain Museum conference will offer a look at the colonial era when major personalities, like Sir William, dealt with overlapping cultures and the impact of war on society.