Schedule for the 2026 ECW Symposium

If you’re heading to the ECW Symposium August 7–9, 2026, here’s a run-down of events. (If you’re not heading to the Symposium, why not? We still have a couple tickets left! You can order tickets here.)

Friday, August 7

2:00 p.m.                              Doors open

2:45 p.m.                              Welcome

3:00–4:00 p.m.                Neil Chatelain

4:15–5:15 p.m.                Evan Portman

5:15–6:00 p.m.                Hors d’oeuvres

6:00–7:00 p.m.                Angie Zombek

7:15–8:15                           Historians Panel

 

Saturday, August 8

8:00 a.m.                              Doors open

8:25 a.m.                              Welcome

8:30–9:30 a.m.                Ryan Quint

9:45–10:45 a.m.             Pat Kelly-Fischer

11:00 a.m.–Noon          Craig Symonds

Noon                                        Lunch

1:00 p.m.                              Awards

1:20–2:20 p.m.                Harold Holzer

2:35–3:35 p.m.                Kris White

3:50–4:50 p.m.                Tim Smith

4:50 p.m.                              Raffle

 

6:00 p.m. Informal social time at Strangeways Brewing

 

Sunday, August 9

TOUR: “Stonewall Jackson’s Arresting Personality”—A walk along Prospect Hill on the Fredericksburg Battlefield

8:30 a.m.            Meet at 3,000 Mine Road, Fredericksburg, VA

(This is a small industrial park. We have permission to park in their lot

for the morning. Shuttle service will take tour attendees to the starting point

of the tour.)

9:00 a.m             Tour begins at Prospect Hill near the “Jackson on the Field” monument.

The tour will consist of a total of two miles of walking, mostly on a flat,

paved surface.

11:30 a.m.         Tour ends. (Shuttle service will return attendees to the parking area.)

 

NOTE: We are not allowed to park at Prospect Hill. If you have a mobility accommodation that requires disabled parking, please inform an ECW staff member prior to the tour.