Tuesday, November 19 – Sussex County
Come and enjoy the November Meeting of the Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table on November 19, 2019, at 7:30 pm, at the Bristol Glen facility, 200 Bristol Glen Drive, Newton, New Jersey, in the Town Hall room. Admission is free, donations appreciated.
“Immortalized in Stone: The History of Confederate Monuments, Then and Now,” a presentation by Dr. Heidi Amelia-Anne Weber.
In recent years, great attention has been given to the status of Confederate monuments. On many fronts, people have been debating as to if they should remain standing or not. These monuments have drawn great interest on a national front. There are many Confederate monuments standing all over the United States. What is the place of the Confederate monuments? In order for us to successfully engage in this riveting debate, we must investigate as to why these monuments were erected in the first place. In Immortalized in Stone: The History of Confederate Monuments, Then and Now, Dr. Heidi Amelia-Anne Weber will discuss the origins and motivations for the creation of these monuments. In addition, she will discuss the arguments both for and against keeping these monuments.
Dr. Heidi Amelia-Anne Weber earned her Ph.D. from Kent State University in 19th Century American History. Her specialty is the Antebellum South as well as the application of total warfare in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina in 1864-1865. She was also selected as a Fellow in the United States Military Academy Summer Seminar in Military History.
Heidi holds the rank of full professor of military history/history at the State University of New York at Orange. She has published chapters and made contributions in a multitude of military publications and is currently working with Mercer University Press on the publication of her manuscript about Upcountry Planters. In addition, she has published articles in numerous journals and periodicals and was also on the Discovery Channel on The Greatest American Series. In 2019, she was appointed as the chair of the Sally & Morris Laskey Prize for the best book in the field of American Political History.
Heidi is active in presenting her scholarship, presenting work at the US Army Center of Military History Conference of Military Historians and at an extensive list of military and historian conferences, as well as for the Sons of the American Revolution, various Rotary Clubs, Kiwanis Clubs, Civil War Roundtable groups and many SUNY sponsored events. She is a member of a long list of historical organizations.
In 2018, Heidi was appointed to serve as Senator Cory Booker’s Service Academy Interview Screener. Senator Menendez invited Dr. Weber to be one of the academy screeners to be present at his Academy Nominee Picture Day (June 2019).
In addition, Heidi is an active member of her community. She is a member of the Newton Rotary Club, serves on the SCARC Foundation Board as the secretary, and the Women of the Moose.
The Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table provides educational programs, tours, and fellowship for individuals interested in the Civil War Era.
Meetings are free and open to the public.
Donations are always appreciated! For more information please call Jennifer at 973-948-4724 during the day, or check out the Round Table’s website at
www.ryersoncwrt.com 
