2nd ANNUAL LETICIA CARSON SYMPOSIUM
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Date
May 12, 2025
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Time
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
OSU’s LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St, Corvallis, Oregon
Registration
Come learn the story of Letitia Carson, one of Benton County’s first Black residents (came to Oregon in 1845) and likely first black landowner in Oregon. Join us on a fieldtrip to her original homestead. Lunch will be provided.
| 8:30 – 9 AM: | light breakfast and informal Leticia Carson Legacy Project updates |
| 9 AM -12:45 PM: | Ten speakers across three panels: |
| History: Zachary Stocks, Hailey Brink, Larry Landis | |
| Land: Luhui Whitebear, Travis Mulliniks, Kelly Bosworth, Lauren Gwin | |
| Legacy: Charlotte Epps, David Stucky, 3rd Presenter TBA | |
| After lunch: | Field trip vans to Leticia Carson’s homestead; return by 5 pm. |