• Stand at the intersection of major events and the work of Civil War photographers.
• Multiple 2-D and 3-D photo presentations provides an immersive and meaningful experience.
• Seminar experts include Robert K. Krick, Eric Mink, John Cummings, Kris White, Bob Zeller, Garry Adelman, and others.
• Special access to Maye’s Heights’ Brompton and the site of US Sanitary Commission photo series.
• A wet plate demonstration with the Charleston Tintypist (and a chance to get your own tintypes made!)
• Large 3-D boards that allow attendees to see windows into the past.
• An open Mic for discoveries, theories, and more
• Plus, our renowned silent auction, cool videos, great camaraderie and more!

All attendees receive copies of the CCWP’s booklet, 99 Historic Images of Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania Civil War Sites

NOTE:

To keep registration costs down, there is bus service only on Saturday and only one meal provided.

COST:

CCWP Members: Register by July 15: $210; register after July 15: $250
Non-Members: Register by July 15: $250; register after July 15: $290

BASE:

We do not have a seminar base but will spend the most time at Stevenson’s Ridge in Spotsylvania Courthouse. We do not have a room block but there are several hotels around Spotsylvania within a short drive

• Hampton Inn and Suites Fredericksburg South
• Fairfield Inn and Suites Fredericksburg
• Candlewood Suites Fredericksburg, an IHG Hotel
• Comfort Suites Fredericksburg South
• Spark by Hilton Fredericksburg Southpoint
• Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Fredericksburg South
• and Airbnb options (including limited options at Stevenson’s Ridge)

TRAFFIC:

Traffic along the 1-95 corridor in Virginia can be unpredictable and terrible… or worse! If you arrive on Friday afternoon, you will likely wish you has arrived at some other time.

BASIC ITINERARY

(subject to change)

Friday, October 3

9:30–noon Optional (but cool!) experiences:
– Sanitary Commission photo series open house
– Confederate cemetery with Robert Krick
– Burial sites photo series (self guided)

Lunch on your own

1:15-2pm: Registration at Stevenson’s Ridge
-tintypes available for purchase

2:00pm: Welcome, Bob Zeller
Silent auction open

2:20pm: Fredericksburg-area photo extravaganza (and more!), Garry Adelman

Break
-tintypes available for purchase

3:30pm: Reed Brockway Bontecou, and his Fredericksburg-area series, John Cummings

Break
-tintypes available for purchase

4:40pm: Tintype demonstration and group shots, Christine Eadie, the Charleston Tintypist

Break
-tintypes available for purchase

6:00pm: Banquet
Silent auction open

7:00pm: Lincoln in 3-D, Bob Zeller

Break

8:00pm: Announce silent auction winners

8:10pm: Open mic. 5 minutes preferred, 10 minute limit.
Please inform us in advance if you plan to present.

Saturday, October 5

By 8:30am Breakfast on your own.

8:45am: All day bus tour part one: Garry Adelman and Kris White
Bus meeting location TBA
-Spotsylvania, Massaponax, and possibly one more site

12:30pm: Lunch on your own, downtown Fredericksburg

2:00pm: Brompton (Marye’s Heights), Sunken Road and possibly one more site

4:55pm: Return to bus meeting site.
Dinner on your own.

Sunday, October 5

By 9:00am Breakfast on your own.

9:20am: On Wisconsin! An 1862 photo series, Eric Mink
Park and meet at Chatham

Seminar concludes