List of War of 1812 Bicentennial

Summary

The War of 1812 Bicentennial were a series of events to commemorate the War of 1812 in Canada and the United States during the war's bicentenary, 2012–2015. Included here is a list of planned commemorations and organizations.

Canada edit

The Canadian Government marked the bicentennial as a national event.

  • Canadian Heritage

Provincial commemorations edit

Ontario edit

  • Niagara 1812 Legacy Council
  • Ontario Historical Society

New Brunswick edit

  • New Brunswick Provincial Committee for Commemorations of War of 1812

United States edit

The U.S. government has had no formal organization or committee to coordinate commemorations of the War of 1812; the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act failed to pass Congress in 2006.[1]

U.S. military commemorations edit

  • U.S. Navy Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner
  • Naval History and Heritage Command
  • Preserve the Pensions! (A project to digitize all of the War of 1812 pension files by the end of the war's bicentennial)

Illinois edit

  • Illinois War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
  • Illinois War of 1812 Society

Indiana edit

  • Vincennes War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission

Iowa edit

Kentucky edit

  • Kentucky War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission

Louisiana edit

  • Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans (January 8, 2015)

Maryland edit

  • Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
  • Maryland's Star Spangled 200 Celebration

Michigan edit

  • The Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812

New York edit

In 2011, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill to establish a formal War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission.[2] Previous versions of the bill were vetoed repeatedly by Gov. David Paterson in 2009[3] and 2010.[4]

North Carolina edit

  • North Carolina War of 1812 Bicentennial

Ohio edit

  • Ohio War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission

Virginia edit

  • James Madison Center War of 1812 Bicentennial
  • Virginia Bicentennial of the War of 1812 Commission

Washington, D.C. edit

  • Washington DC War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission "Building Heritage Bridges"

References edit

  1. ^ S. 959:Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act, GovTrack, http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-959
  2. ^ Barclay: Cuomo Should Have Signed War of 1812 Anniversary Commission Legislation, newzjunky.com, http://www.newzjunky.com/news/0927barclay_1812.htm
  3. ^ Paterson Vetoes Creating War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, Albany Project, "the albany project:: Paterson Vetoes Creating War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission". Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  4. ^ Governor says War of 1812 commission should have been funded in the budget , Syracuse Post-Standard, http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/oswego_loses_again_with_govern.html

External links edit

  • Online PBS film and shorts on the War of 1812 from WNED