The next GCA Convention is scheduled for the weekend of
September 19 -21, 2008.
The show will be held in conjunction with the
SGK Gun Show.
The actual show will take place at the
Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA.
The convention center is conveniently located off I-64.
Map
Tables rent for $62.50 each. The promoter is offering a 10% discount to GCA
members.
Make sure to identify yourself as a member in the "Comments" section of the reservation form.
For table reservations click here
To Register for the GCA Convention Download Form Here
Headquarters Hotel
Clarion Hotel and Conference Center
1809 W. Mercury Blvd.
Hampton, VA 23666
For Reservations Call
757-838-5011
Ask for the GCA Convention rate $79
This group rate is available until August 26 or when the room block fills.
2008 GCA Convention
September 19-21, 2008
The show promoter is offering a 10% discount to
GCA members. Tables (eight foot) rent for $62.50 each.
Make sure to identify yourself as a member in the “Comments” section of the
reservation form.
Gun Show Admission $7
Show Hours:
Saturday 9-5 • Sunday 10-4
Educational Display Tables Wanted
GCA will reimburse member’s table fee for
M1 Garand Themed Educational Displays
No sale items – One table limit - Award for Best Educational Display
GCA Event Schedule
Advance Registration is required
Friday, September 19, 2008
Welcome Reception
Saturday, September 20, 2008
GCA Banquet
One lucky GCA member will win an M1 Garand!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Farewell Breakfast
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Historian John Quarstein
to keynote GCA Banquet
September 20, 2008
John V. Quarstein is an award-winning historian, author, and preservationist.
He has served as an adjunct professor at several universities including the
College of William and Mary and after 30 years, he is the Director Emertius of
the Virginia War Museum. John is now the Historian for the City of
Hampton, Virginia. He also serves as a museum consultant and historian for
various cities and counties, such as Poquoson and Gloucester. Furthermore,
he provides leadership and project management for the Havre de Grace Decoy
Museum, The Mariners' Museum, Rebecca Vaughan House, and T.C. Walker
House. During his 32-year career he has created or revitalized 16 museums
and preserved 9 historic sites, such as Lee Hall Mansion, Endview Plantation,
Warwick Court House and portions of the Williamsburg Battlefield.
Dr. Quarstein is the author of nine books including Fort Monroe: The Key to
the South, C.S.S. Virginia:
Mistress of Hampton Roads,
and A History of Ironclads: The Power of Iron Over Wood. He also
serves as historian for the local PBS affiliate WHRO producing, narrating and
writing films documenting Hampton Roads history such as the 'Here & Then'
and 'Hampton Roads' series as well as individual productions such as 'Jamestown:
Foundation of Freedom' and 'Halloween Haunts'. He produces two shows for the
City of Hampton's Channel 47 television station.
John V. Quarstein is the recipient of the National Trust for Historic
Preservation's 1993 President's Award for Historic Preservation, The Civil War
Society's 1996 Preservation Award in 1996, The United Daughter's of the
Confederacy's Jefferson Davis Gold Medal in 1999, a 2007 Emmy for 'Jamestown:
Foundations of Freedom' and a 2007 Silver Telly Award for his 'Civil War in
Hampton Roads' film series. Presently he serves on the board of several
national organizations such as Virginia Civil War Trails, Fort Monroe Federal
Area Development Authority, and the Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission
Advisory Board.
An avid duck hunter and decoy collector, John V. Quarstein lives on Buckroe
Beach in Hampton, Virginia and on his Eastern Shore farm.