UPDATE THE CLEMENS CONFERENCE HANNIBAL, MISSOURI July 23-25, 2015 Plans are being finalized for The Clemens Conference in Hannibal this July. Here are quick announcements of some features of the conference: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Bruce Michelson will share thoughts from his work on an upcoming book Mark Twain Past & Present. Keynote Speaker: Susan Bailey will share details of her multi-year research that leads to the conclusion she is Nina Clemens Gabrilowitsch’s daughter and hence Mark Twain’s great-granddaughter. Highlights from the Mark Twain-Rev. Joseph Twitchell correspondence will be shared by Hal Bush who is underway on a book detailing this important friendship. Included in the workshop will be field trips to tour Mark Twain Cave, visit the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, ride the Mark Twain Riverboat, and travel by bus to Florida Missouri and the Mark Twain Birthplace and the Quarles Farm reconstruction. A good variety of papers will be presented. There is still time to submit a proposal for a paper. The deadline is February 15, however contact us if this needs negotiation. Send paper proposals to [log in to unmask] and contact me with any questions on papers or the conference. The Clemens Conference should be a wonderful experience. Henry Sweets, Executive Director Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum 120 North Main Street Hannibal MO 63401 573-221-9010 extension 405