Missouri River History Conference returns to Ponca
Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2008
PONCA, Neb. -- "Steamers, Sandbars and Snags: Reflections of the Steamboat Era on the Missouri" will be held Sept. 4-6 at Ponca State Park, Ponca, as part of the second Missouri River History Conference.
The mighty Missouri, America's longest and one of its most historic rivers, flows near the conference site where a dozen presenters will speak on the history and natural history of this remarkable waterway.
Topics will range from the fur trade to steamboats, and the archaeology of the nationally significant Engineer's Cantonment and steamboat Bertrand sites. Presenters include Tim Cowman of the Missouri River Institute, Julie Reilly of the NSHS Ford Conservation Center, Dr. Annalies Corbin of the PAST Foundation of Columbus, Ohio, and Dr. William Lass, renowned Missouri River steamboat historian and professor emeritus of history at Minnesota State University.
Participants can also enjoy tours to the wreck of the North Alabama in the Missouri and also of the shores of the Missouri River at Ponca State Park.
This second Missouri River History Conference is co-sponsored by the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the National Park Service and the Missouri River Institute of the University of South Dakota.
Registration is open to all for a fee of $80 for the whole conference (including all meals) or $25 for a half-day session. Lodging is available in the Ponca area.
For further information call Ponca State Park at 402-755-2284 or email jeff.fields@ngpc.ne.gov or jennifer.wolff@ngpc.ne.gov or contact NSHS at 402-471-3270 or nshs@nebraskahistory.org.
The mighty Missouri, America's longest and one of its most historic rivers, flows near the conference site where a dozen presenters will speak on the history and natural history of this remarkable waterway.
Topics will range from the fur trade to steamboats, and the archaeology of the nationally significant Engineer's Cantonment and steamboat Bertrand sites. Presenters include Tim Cowman of the Missouri River Institute, Julie Reilly of the NSHS Ford Conservation Center, Dr. Annalies Corbin of the PAST Foundation of Columbus, Ohio, and Dr. William Lass, renowned Missouri River steamboat historian and professor emeritus of history at Minnesota State University.
Participants can also enjoy tours to the wreck of the North Alabama in the Missouri and also of the shores of the Missouri River at Ponca State Park.
This second Missouri River History Conference is co-sponsored by the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the National Park Service and the Missouri River Institute of the University of South Dakota.
Registration is open to all for a fee of $80 for the whole conference (including all meals) or $25 for a half-day session. Lodging is available in the Ponca area.
For further information call Ponca State Park at 402-755-2284 or email jeff.fields@ngpc.ne.gov or jennifer.wolff@ngpc.ne.gov or contact NSHS at 402-471-3270 or nshs@nebraskahistory.org.
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