Annual Cashin Memorial Wilson Symposium

Join us for a free two-day symposium exploring voices, correspondence, and leadership in Georgia during the Revolutionary Era, featuring distinguished scholars and curators. Sponsored by Augusta University Center for the Study of Georgia History, Historic Augusta, Inc., The Morris Museum of Art, the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, and the Augusta Historical Society.

Friday, November 14 — 6 PM

Keynote Speaker: Daniel Piazza, Smithsonian Institution

Topic: Mail as a Great Connector: From Royal Post Office to US Postal Service

Reception to follow.

Saturday, November 15 — 9 AM–1 PM

Dr. Greg Brooking | 9:30 AM — “The powers of government are wrested out of my hands”: Governor James Wright and the Collapse of Royal Government in Georgia

Dr. Michael Morris | 10:30 AM — George Galphin and the American Revolution in Georgia and Carolina

Dr. Lee Ann Caldwell & Dr. James Garvey | 11:30 AM — In Their Own Words: Writings of Georgians in the Revolutionary Era

Morning refreshments offered.