Person of the Year, 1863: The 2013 Symposium

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The Museum of the Confederacy and Library of Virginia once again bring the sesquicentennial flavor to their annual symposium. For the third year in a row, a panel of distinguished Civil War scholars will nominate candidates for "Person of the Year" in their lectures, and the audience will have the final say by casting ballots for the most influential person of 1863. Who will join Abraham Lincoln (the audience's selection for 1861) and Robert E. Lee (the audience's pick for 1862) on this most distinguished list?

The Panelists for the 2013 Symposium are:

Edward L. Ayers, President, University of Richmond

Kent Masterson Brown, historian and attorney, Lexington, KY

Joseph T. Glatthaar, University of North Carolina

Thomas Sebrell, Queen Mary, University of London

Jennifer L. Weber, University of Kansas

As always, the nominees themselves are kept secret until the day of the symposium.

Tickets for the full-day symposium (including box lunch) are $35 for Museum members and Library donors, and $50 for the general public.

To register click here or call 855-649-1861 x131.

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Tickets for the full-day symposium (including box lunch) are $35 for Museum members and Library donors, and $50 for the general public. To register click below or call 855-649-1861 x131.

Location

Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Directions/Transportation/Parking

Directions:
Please be aware that because of numerous street repairs and construction projects you may experience detours and street closures in the downtown Richmond area. For directions from locations not listed below please use the interactive map above or another method of your choice.

From Interstate 95 (from the North or from the South)
Take Exit 74C. A highway sign will say Library of Virginia. Proceed west on Broad Street until you reach 9th Street. Turn right and immediately get into the far left lane. Proceed down the block and prepare to turn left into the parking deck.

From Interstate 64 West (e.g. coming from Williamsburg)
Take the exit for Fifth Street and the Coliseum. Turn left on Marshall Street a few blocks (past the Coliseum on your left) after you exit Interstate 64. Stay in the middle lane and proceed to Eighth Street, and turn right from that lane. The parking lot entrance will be immediately on your left.

From Interstate 64 East (e.g. coming from Charlottesville)
Take Interstate 95 South to Exit 74C. See instructions above for I-95.

Parking:
The Library of Virginia offers limited free parking to patrons using the building during operating hours. If parking is not available, a map to other area parking decks is available here: (pdf). The parking garage entrances at the Library of Virginia are located on 8th and 9th Streets and have a height restrictions of 7 feet. Both 8th and 9th Streets are one way streets. Elevators will take patrons from the parking garage to the lobby of the library. Parking validations are given in the lobby when leaving the library.
Please Note The entrance to the parking deck is 7 feet high. As a result, not all vehicles can use the parking deck.

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Museum and White House of the Confederacy

For more information

http://www.moc.org/event/person-year-1863-2013-symposium