2 of 8 August 2024 The 1805 Dispatches #24.04 saying this as I can now drive, and with that we (Judy Pearson and myself) took a road trip to Canada in June to meet with our Canadian Secretary, Mark Billings, and his family in Montreal. Then we met up with several other Canadian members in Toronto at the Royal Canadian Military Institute. Following that, we met up with more members, who were attending the North American Society of Oceanic History’s conference at St Catharines, Ontario. Looking forward to August, we will be travelling to Nevis to participate in the annual conference of the International Association of Caribbean Archaeology (IACA) https://blogs.uoregon.edu/iaca/. We will represent The 1805 Club at the conference. Additionally, we plan to meet with the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society (NHCS) to finalise arrangements to bring to Nevis the replica of Nelson’s uniform and tricorn hat, together with the conserved St John’s Figtree Church Parish Register. It is our hope that all of the loose ends will be tied up during our visit, and that a formal presentation of the artefacts will occur in March 2025 to coincide with the date of Nelson’s wedding to Frances Nesbit on 11 March 1787. 1. https://time.com/6107671/french-revolution-history-climate/ 2. Ibid. U.S. AND CANADIAN HAPPENINGS (1) Seven US 1805 Club members participated in the 2024 Canadian Naval Records Society and North American Society for Oceanic History conference, 20 – 22 June, in St Catherines, Ontario. The conference was held at Brock University, with panel discussions on a variety of topics in maritime history and research. Dr John Hattendorf, Professor Emeritus of the US Naval War College moderated a panel on the Royal Navy in North America during the Seven Years’ War. Dr Sam Cavell of Southeastern Louisiana University presented a paper on the Acadian expulsion and the wreck of the Duke William. Dr Evan Wilson of the US Naval War College presented a paper on Wolf, Cook, and Jervis at Quebec, 1759. He moderated a panel on research methods in studying maritime history. He also chaired the NASOH AGM. Dr Cori Convertito of the Key West Art and History Society presented a paper on Tattooing and American Sailors in the nineteenth century. Dr Thomas Malcomson, independent scholar, moderated a panel on the impact of technology on trade, land, and shipbuilding. He also headed the team that organized the conference. He and his team received many accolades. Dr Judy Pearson and Captain John Rodgaard attended and had a fun time. Photo below right: L – R: John Rodgaard, Judy Pearson, Sam Cavell, John Hattendorf, and Cori Convertito Photo below left: L – R: John Rodgaard, Evan Wilson, and John Hattendorf. CLUB CHAPLAIN OFFICIATES AT HER NAVAL NEPHEW’S WEDDING The 1805 Club’s Chaplain, Revd Lynda Sebbage, recently officiated at her nephew’s wedding in the family church in North Essex. The wedding was attended by a number of Royal Naval Officers who provided a special guard of honour as the bride, Izzy, and groom, Louis, left the church in the pouring rain which certainly didn’t dampen the excitement of the day. Louis Pryor-Sercombe is a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Navy – was trained at Dartmouth and is soon to become Lieutenant – and was once the youngest member of The 1805 Club. Revd Lynda commented, “The whole family is so proud of Louis who has proved himself to be a very talented and capable naval officer. He is enormously popular with his colleagues and it’s wonderful that he has continued in the family’s tradition of serving with the Royal Navy!” Photos: © Jason Little Photography STOP PRESS! In the final throes of preparation for publication, a late news story arrived of The 1805 Club Battle of the Nile Commemorative Lunch on 27 July, 2024, held in Alexandria, Virginia – together with a number of pix. Look out for the October TD, in which there will be find space for the full report. Ed.
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