The Springfield Armory, Talk
January 25 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
Join Springfield Armory NHS, Springfield Technical Community College and the Friends of Springfield Armory NHS for a one day symposium on Shays’ Rebellion – its history, meaning and impact. Doors open at 8am. Presentations and panel discussions from 9am to 4pm.
The Shays Rebellion event of the year, with premier speakers, researchers and authors. Presenters include:
The Final Fight at Sheffield – Tim Abbott, Regional Conservation Director, Housatonic Valley Association. Master’s Degree Clark University
Shays Kerfuffle: A Peoples Perspective – Daniel Bullen, Author. Ph.D. New York University
Archeology of the Shays Settlement – Stephen Butz. Author. Master’s Degree Cornell University
Three Men in Debt – Tom Goldscheider Farrier. Master’s Degree University of Massachusetts
More than a Little Rebellion – Barbara Mathews Director of Academic Programs Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association. Ph.D. Brown University
The Contested Meanings of “Shays Rebellion Day” 1986 – Adam Tomasi Student Northeastern University. BA Wake Forest University.
Symposium takes place in the theater of building 2 at STCC. Tickets: $6.00, box lunches $10.00. Purchase tickets and box lunches at http”//shaysrebellion.eventbrite.com
