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Call for papers for a symposium: The Western Frontier: Plantation Society in Colonial New York, 1750-1775.

Location: Johnstown, NY
Symposium Date: November 18-20, 2005
Call for papers deadline: Oct. 31, 2004

Between 1750 and 1775, the area west of Albany, NY was populated by Dutch, Anglo-Irish-Scots, Palatine Germans, and Native Americans. Their interactions created a distinctive Mohawk Valley Culture. Conditions along the edge of this northwestern frontier provided the matrix in which Sir William Johnson, General Philip Schuyler, and  General Nicolas Herkimer prospered. Of different ethnic traditions the three men shared many common characteristics and experiences and helped to shape the development of the area by establishing a European plantation system of landlords and tenant farmers in the large-scale production of agricultural exports. 

The call for papers seeks submissions in any of three categories as they relate to the topic theme:
1. Architecture
2. Economics
3. Domestic Life

Particular emphasis on the inter-relationships of Johnson, Schuyler, Herkimer, the people of the Six Nations, and their impact on the development of the area is encouraged. 

Proposals should include: title, 150 word abstract, presenter's CV, contact information, and AV needs. Proposals from advanced graduate students and junior scholars are encouraged.

send proposals to:       Robin Campbell, Associate Curator
                                    NY State Bureau of Historic Sites
                                    PO Box 219
                                    Waterford, NY 12188
518-237-8643 ext. 3235
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