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The Association for the Study of Connecticut History |
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The Association for the Study of Connecticut History |
Association for
the Study
Of Connecticut History
October, 2001
Dear ASCH Members:
On behalf of the Association for the Study of Connecticut History, I want to let those of you affected by the events of September 11th know that my thoughts are with you.
As we return to our routines, I want to remind everyone of the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Connecticut History on November 10th at the Wethersfield Historical Society. This meeting is co-sponsored by the Connecticut League of History Organizations and the Wethersfield Historical Society, and is supported by a funding from the Connecticut Humanities Council. This year’s program theme is “Murder in New England 1625-1950” and will include a keynote address by Alan Rogers, Boston College. Other program participants include: John Navin, Coastal Carolina University, “Cross-cultural ‘Murther’ and Appeasement in Colonial Plimouth”; Brenda Milkofsky, Wethersfield Historical Society, “The Biddle Murder: Interpreting the Artifacts”; Nancy Steenburg, University of Connecticut, “Adolescents on Trial: Children Accused of Murder in 18th and 19th Century Connecticut”; Elizabeth De Wolfe, University of New England, “Tragical Death: The 1858 Murder at the Shaker Community, Enfield, New Hampshire”; Lawrence Goodheart, University of Connecticut, “Mad Murder: The Criminal Insane in 19th Century Connecticut”; and Tiffany A. Johnson, University of Minnesota, “Lizzie Borden by Daylight: Gender, Spectacle, Vision and the Case of the Borden Murder”.
Conference programs were mailed to ASCH members in early September. If you did not get a program, or misplaced your copy, and would like another, please contact one of the conference directors (Lawrence Goodheart, Robert Asher, and Brenda Milkofsky) or the Wethersfield Historical Society. The telephone number for the Historical Society is: 860-529-7656; or e-mail: weth.hist.society@snet.net.
The spring meeting on May 12 attracted 25 members for presentations by Jan Schenk Grosskopf speaking on “’They will makd mechandize of you,’ Feminization and Religious Dissent: The Rogerene Heresy, 1676-1721” and Paul Grant-Costa discussing “’When I Think of What I Am’: The Construction of an Indian Identity in the Early Works of William Apes.” Jack Becker, Curator at the Florence Griswold Museum, talked about the history and current expansion of the Museum and provided attendees with a guided tour of the museum and its grounds.
Planning ahead, the Spring 2002 meeting will be hosted by the Lebanon Historical Society Museum on Saturday, April 27.
The ASCH Board of Directors meets regularly during the course of a year. This year we met for a special meeting on September 22 to discuss financial matters. I am sure everyone has noticed the changes and improved quality of Connecticut History that have taken place over the last few years under the editorship of Robert Asher. The journal has expanded in the number of pages in each issue, has added exhibition reviews, and appears regularly twice a year. These improvements, however, come at a cost. As you see by the enclosed dues notice, ASCH will be raising its annual dues from $25 to $30. Even with this increase in dues, dues alone do not cover the cost of two issues of Connecticut History a year. Dues alone barely cover the cost of one issue. ASCH is dependent upon the generosity of the Connecticut Humanities Council for funding for a second issue yearly.
One of the items on the January board meeting agenda is a revision of the ASCH by- laws. Sally Whipple is chairing the By-laws Revision Committee. It has been suggested that the annual meeting be moved from November to the spring when the meeting program is not as full. This would provide the opportunity to have a real ASCH annual meeting as well as provide members with more time to socialize and participate in the organization. The ASCH ballot for the upcoming year is enclosed. Please complete and mail it to Jon Purmont.
For those of you who teach or are members of historical organizations, I encourage you to duplicate this newsletter and the November program and post or distribute these items to your students, colleagues, or other staff members who are interested in Connecticut history.
As always, please feel free to contact me or any member of the ASCH Board with questions, comments, concerns, or if you are interested in participating in the organization through a program or committee. A list of Board members and how they can be contacted appears below.
I look forward to seeing you at the November meeting in Wethersfield.
Sincerely,
Patricia Bodak Stark
President
ASCH 