A more detailed program will be provided at time of registration.
The site of the 2009
National Episcopal Historians and Archivists' conference is the DeKoven Center in Racine, Wisconson.
The conference opens Tuesday evening, June 23rd, with a service, reception and dinner
at DeKoven Center.
The conference continues Wednesday with workshops on archives by Susan Witt and parish
history by Michael Strock. Matthew Payne will give a presentation about the
flood disaster at Fond du Lac. Carrie Bierl from Church Insurance Corporation
and David Mistick, one of the Corporation's consultants, will lead a disaster preparedness
workshop.
Thursday's bus tour begins with a visit to Nashotah House to see the Blue House,
The Red Church, Archives,
St. Mary's Chapel and the Bookstore, and hear the history
of the founding of the Seminary. The tour will proceed to Delafield with a
stop at bishop Kemper's house. Following lunch at the Wells Street Tavern,
tour participants will visit St. John's Chrysostom Church and St. John's Military
Academy, where there will
also be a talk on James DeKoven and Jacskon Kemper.
The tour continues to Milwaukee for a visit to St. Paul's Cathedral.
Sunrise thru Cloister
Friday's program includes presentation of papers and the Conference concludes with lunch and the NEHA Annual Meeting.
For more information please contact the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists at 610-544-1886 or nehahqs@aol.com.
Do come!
We look forward to seeing you!