Cape Fear History Symposium-- Part 3: Speakers

Lectures:

JOHN R. WEAVER II

Nationally known expert on masonry fortifications (Until a few years ago I thought it was spelled masonary) and is author of the highly acclaimed "A legacy in Brick and Stone: Coastal defense Forts of the American Third System, 1816-1867."

LT.COL, QUENTIN SCHILLARE

History of the architecture and layout of U.S. Army forts from 1890 to 1917.

GLEN WILLIFORD

His interest in Coast Artillery led whim to co-found  the Coast defense Study Group, an organization specializing in American harbor defense.His most recent project is identification guides to American field and coast defense guns.

DALE FLOYD

He specializes in military architecture, military education and 19th century military history.

VINCENT MELOMO and TOM BEAMAN

They have worked on four archaeological schools in Brunswick County North Carolina,  N.C. State Historic Site Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson and Fort Caswell.

ROBERT KELLY

"Fort Monroe: How Documentation, Physical Investigation and Archival Research Informs Preservation Initiatives."

Sounds Like Quite a Lineup of Experts.  --Old B-R'er