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  2010 Conference
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Welcome

The 2010 Virginia Forum, a three-day conference devoted to all aspects and time periods of Virginia history, will be held at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA on April 15-17, 2010.

The Virginia Forum brings together historians, teachers, writers, archivists, museum curators, historic site interpreters, librarians, and others engaged in the study and interpretation of Virginia history to share their knowledge, research, and experiences.

Conference program for the 2010 Virginia Forum (final program, 4/15/10)

Conference check-in: Conference check-in on Friday and Saturday will be in the Ferguson Center for the Arts Music and Theater Hall Lobby (Building #10), which is adjacent to the Parking Deck and within easy walking distance. Signs will be posted guiding you by foot to the proper location. (If you arrive in Newport News on Thursday, April 15 and would like to check in early, please proceed to the History Department in McMurran Hall [Building #18), Room 353, phone: 757-594-7567; we will give you your conference materials as well as provide you with directions/information if you would like take in some local historical sites, such as Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown, etc.)

Learn more about registration, lodging, and directions.

You may also be interested in learning about some 2010 conference-related venues:

Questions?

For further information, contact:

Phillip Hamilton
Chair and Associate Professor of History Christopher Newport University
1 University Place
Newport News, Virginia 23606
757/594-7251, 757/594-8771(fax)
phamilt [at] cnu.edu

Deborah A Lee
Independent Scholar
120 N 18th Street
Purcellville, Virginia 20132
540/338-5018
deborahalee [at] gmail.com

Past conferences

The Forum is an annual event and is hosted by different universities and historical organizations around the state. View conference programs from past years:

  • 2006 at Shenandoah University in Winchester,
  • 2007 at the Library of Virginia in Richmond,
  • 2008 at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg,
  • 2009 at Longwood University in Farmville.