The Association for the Study of Connecticut History Annual Fall Conference
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Southern Connecticut State University
Engleman Hall
Registration and Refreshments 8:00 to 9:00 Engleman Hall B121 A-B
Opening plenary 9:00 to 9:30 EN B121 A-B
Welcome: Nancy Steenburg, President, ASCH
Troy Paddock ,History Department, Southern Connecticut State University
Presentation of Homer D. Babbidge, Jr., Betty M. Linsley, and Bruce Fraser Awards: Eugene Leach, Trinity College
Break 9:30 to 9:45
Concurrent Session I 9:45 to 11:15
Panel 1: Innovations in Medicine and Mental Health EN B121 A-B
Chair: Mark Jones Connecticut State Library retired
Lawrence Goodheart, University of Connecticut: “Insane Acquittees and Insane Convicts: The Rationalization of Policy in 19th-Century Connecticut”
Emily Leonard, Trinity College: “Beyond Bedlam: The Hartford Retreat: Connecticut’s Singular Contribution to Mental Health”
Allen Ramsey, Connecticut State Library: “Jean Kieffer: Inventor of the Kieffer Laminagraph X-Ray Machine to “See Around Bones”
Panel 2: Activism and Social/Cultural innovations EN C112
Chair: Stephen Amerman, Southern Connecticut State University
Rebecca A. R. Edwards, Rochester Institute of Technology: “Education as Innovation: The Case of the American School for the Deaf”
Steven S. Berizzi, Norwalk Community College : “John Brown: From the Land of Steady Habits to the “Meteor” of the Civil War”
Evan Turiano, City University of New York: “‘Every Effort and Sacrifice:’ Reverend James W. C. Pennington and Community Improvement Activism in Hartford’s African American Community, 1840-1841”
Buffet Luncheon 11:30 to 1:00 EN B121 A-B
Concurrent Session II 1:00 to 3:00
Panel 3: Innovation in the Arts EN B121 A-B
Chair: Guocun Yang, Manchester Community College
Martha LoMonaco, Fairfield University: “Bridgeport: Theater Mecca U.S.A.”
George Lechner, University of Hartford: “War and Anti-War in the Art of Kerr Eby”
Stephen T. Shymansky, Fairfield University: “The Federal Theater Project: Hartford, Connecticut and the ‘Living Newspaper’ Stars and Bars”
Carl Antonucci, Central Connecticut State University and Kenneth DiMaggio, Capital Community College: “The Innovation That Feeds: Connecticut’s Role in the Expansion of the Hamburger and the Pizza”
Panel 4: Innovation in technology and manufacturing EN C112
Chair: Siobhan Carter-David, Southern Connecticut State University
Janet M. Conner, Avon Historical Society: “Farmington Textile Milling Operations: the Transition from Domestic Manufacturers to Innovative Manufactories”
Robert Foley, Independent historian: “Gustave Whitehead: Connecticut’s Aviation Pioneer”
Kristen Keegan, Fairfield University: “Cleaning Up: The Progressive-Era Laundry Revolution in Connecticut”
Robert Klancko and Dan Wizneski, Housatonic Community College: “Three Years of Recognizing and Identifying Connecticut’s Innovation and Invention Leaders”
Closing Reception 3:00 to 3:30 EN C112
Registration Procedures:
Individuals planning to attend the conference should complete the registration form and return it to the ASCH Treasurer by Tuesday, November 1st to ensure admission to the luncheon on Saturday, November 5th. Registrations will, of course, be accepted after that date and at the door on Saturday, November 5th, but we cannot guarantee space for the reception or lunch.
Please make your check payable to ASCH and send it with the registration form to:
Steve Park, Treasurer
ASCH
P.O. Box 1333
New London, CT 06320
No refunds after November 1st, 2016.
For those wishing to register online, please go to the ASCH website at http://ehub52.webhostinghub.com/~aschct5/conference-registration/.
Conferences of this scope and magnitude are the results of the hard work of many people. Special thanks, however, are due to Dr. Troy Paddock of the Southern Connecticut State University History Department for hosting and supporting this conference, and to Dr. Paddock and Dr. Karla Ecquist-Lechner of Naugatuck Valley Community College for serving on the conference program committee.
Nancy Steenburg
President, ASCH
Registration Form
Land of Steady Innovation:
Connecticut and the New
Name:________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Institution:____________________________________________________________________
E-mail Address:____________________________________________________________________
Membership: ASCH _____ Southern Connecticut State University _______
Concurrent Sessions, Saturday, Nov. 5
Please choose one panel per session.
Session I 9:45 – 11:15
- ______ 2. ______
Session II 1:00 – 3:00
- _____ 4. ______
Registration fees:
Registration for members of ASCH and SCSU $30.00 _____
Not an ASCH member, join for $35.00 and register at member rate _____
Non-member registration $40.00 _____
Student registration $20.00 _____
Total enclosed: _____
Please make checks payable to ASCH.
Driving and Parking Directions for Southern Connecticut State University
For driving directions to SCSU:
http://www.southernct.edu/about/directions.html
Here is a link to a map of SCSU: http://www.southernct.edu/current-students/first-year-students/orientation/campus-map.html
Engelman Hall is #11. On the weekends you do not need a parking sticker. If there is space, you can park in the main lot in front of Engleman Hall. If that is filled, we recommend either the Fitch St. Garage (#4) or the Wintergreen Garage on North Campus (#38). If you are arriving for the beginning of the conference, there should not be a problem with parking in either of those places.
