Conference announcement posted by request. --Moderator, NYHIST-L * * * * * * * * * * * * The 29th Conference on New York State History June 5-7 2008 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, New York Sponsored by New York State Historical Association In collaboration with New York State Archives Partnership Trust Co-sponsored by New York Council for the Humanities More than 60 papers on various topics in New York history will be presented over three days. For the complete Conference program: http://www.nyhistory.com/cnysh/2008CNYSHprogram.htm Some of the highlights will be: The annual Wendell Tripp Lecture at lunch on Friday June 6th, "An Acceptable Refreshment: Eating and Drinking in the Hudson Valley, 1780-1860," by Martin Bruegel of the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France. Friday evening we will have a guest speaker sponsored by New York Council for the Humanities. Kevin Baker, the author of the historical novels _Dreamland_, _Paradise Alley_, and _Sometimes You See It Coming_ will speak about New York State history in his books. Thursday, June 5th will be a full day of workshops and methodology sessions. Included are a County/Borough Historians' Workshop with Robert W. Arnold and Carol Kammen and an Educators' Workshop sponsored by the Upstate History Alliance. On June 7th, Saturday afternoon, join us for a behind the scenes visit to Fort Ticonderoga, one of North America's most important points of conflict, a battleground during both the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars. A walking tour of the Carillon Battlefield will be followed by two options, resources at Fort Ticonderoga for studying the French and Indian War, and construction and destruction of Carillon/Fort Ticonderoga, 1755-59. The underwater archeologist Joseph W. Zarzynski of Bateaux Below will present a program on "Lake George's Sunken Fleet of 1758 and Its Role in the French and Indian War." Saturday afternoon ends with a picnic dinner overlooking the majestic Champlain Valley.