Thursday, February 10
8:00-8:30 Breakfast and social
8:30-9:30 Stephen Osman, Minnesota Historical Society, “Fort Snelling and WWII”
9:45-11:15 Dave Kenney, Minnesota Historical Society, “Minnesota in World War II”
1:30-12:30 Lunch with presentation by Derek Abrahams
12:45-2:00 Prof. Steve Hoffbeck, MSUM History Department, "Teaching about the Dust Bowl in the Northern Great Plains"
2:15-3:15 Prof. Greg Stutes, MSUM Economics Department, “Economics of the Great Depression.”
Friday, February 11
8:00-8:30 Breakfast and social
8:30-10:00 Barb Sommer, Minnesota Historical Society- “The CCC in Minnesota”
10:15-11:30 Prof. Ken Smemo, MSUM History Department, “The Rise of Nazi Germany”
11:30-12:30 Lunch with introduction to Rich Loosbrock via Skype
12:30-1:45 Movie- “Small Town Soldiers.” Discussion about using local resources to teach World War II
2:00-3:00 Mark Piehl, Clay Country Historical Society, “German POWs in Clay County”