A series of four presentations on the history of Middletown, from its founding in 1650 up to present times, including lunch, a walking tour, and a panel discussion. 

Saturday, September 11, 2010 

8:30–9 a.m. Sign in 
Allbritton Center, 222 Church Street 

9–10 a.m. The Early Years: 1650–1815 
Richard Buel 

10–10:30 A.m. Break 

10:30–11:30 A.m. Suspenders, Mathematics, Riots and Muskets: 19th-Century Middletown through the Civil War 
Dione Longley 

11:30–12:15 p.m. Lunch (provided) 

12:15–1 p.m. Not MY Grandmother:  A Walking Tour of Middletown’s Historical Scandals 
led by Dione Longley 

1–2 p.m. The Melting Pot Overfloweth 
Elizabeth Warner 

2–2:30 p.m. Break 

2:30–3:30 p.m. Truly This Is Our Home: African Americans in Middletown from the 1600s to the End of the Civil War 
Diana McCain 

3:30–4:30 p.m Panel Discussion