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War 150 HistoryMobile |
Profile of Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
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Dr. James Robertson and Sen. Charles Colgan
cut the ribbon
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HistoryMobile Tour Managers Rusty Nix and Noelle
Baker greet guests
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Visiting the Homefront section
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Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile at the State
Capitol |
Visitors consider the legacies of the Civil
War
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National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA |
The final section of the HistoryMobile
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Interactives located outside the HistoryMobile
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The HistoryMobile travels throughout Virginia
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Two major sesquicentennial programs came together
when the HistoyMobile visits the VHS exhibit,
"An American Turning Point" |
A visitors interacts with a touchscreen "What
Would You Do?" scenario
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Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
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Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile |
A young visitor reads more about central role
of slavery to the Civil War
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The HistoryMobile is ready for visitors
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Youth groups from all over the country participate
in the exhibits
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The Journey to Freedom
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Arlington National Cemetery
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Seeing how citizens 'made do' during the Civil
War
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Watching an introductory film, "The Whirlwind"
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Hearing about the choices that soldiers, civilians,
and slaves made
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A soldier's last letter to his father is presented
in the Battlefront section
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HistoryMobile partners include the Virginia
Historical Society, Virginia Tourism, and the
Department of Motor Vehicles
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Visitors of all ages can experience the HistoryMobile
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| Signature Conference Series |
2013 - The American Civil War at Home |
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 Commission members and presenters
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 Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University
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 Panelists discuss “Emancipation and Its Limits”
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 Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History at Columbia University
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 Browsing presenters’ books at the William and Mary bookstore table
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 Stephanie McCurry, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania, speaks on “Confederate Reckoning: The People And Their Politics On The Homefront”
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| 2012 - Leadership and Generalship in the Civil War |
 Speaker Howell, General Peay, and LTG Knapp
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 Posting of the colors
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 General J.H. Binford Peay, III, Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute, gives the opening address
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 Mark Neely
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 William J. Howell, Speaker of the House of Delegates and Chariman of the Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission
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 Conference Chair LTG John W. Knapp speaks with attendees
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| 2011 - Military Strategy in the American Civil War |
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| 2010 - Race, Slavery and the Civil War: The Tough Stuff of American History and Memory |
 The L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center at Norfolk State University
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 The L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center at Norfolk State University
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 Norfolk State University information table
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 Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim gives Welcome Remarks
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 Virginia Tech Alumni Distinguished Professor James I. Robertson, Jr. listens
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 Governor Robert F. McDonnell greet the audience
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 Delegate Algie T. Howell, Jr. served as Master of Ceremonies
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 Dr. Horton discusses the "tough stuff" of American history
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 David Blight and Harold Holzer
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| 2009 - America on the Eve of the Civil War |
 Gov. Kaine welcomes attendees, with Dr. Ayers and Speaker Howell
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 Speaker of the House of Delegates Bill Howell, Dr. Ayers and Governor Kaine
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 Dr. Ayers sets the stage for the discussion
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 Gary Gallagher, Walter Johnson, Joan Waugh
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