List of War of 1812 Bicentennial
List of commemorations and organizations
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
The Canadian Government marked the bicentennial as a national event.
- Canadian Heritage
Provincial commemorations
Ontario
- Niagara 1812 Legacy Council
- Ontario Historical Society
New Brunswick
- New Brunswick Provincial Committee for Commemorations of War of 1812
United States
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
- 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
- Illinois War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
- Illinois War of 1812 Society
Indiana
- Vincennes War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
Iowa
- Planned commemorations at the old Fort Madison site.
Kentucky
- Kentucky War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
Louisiana
- Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans (January 8, 2015)
Maryland
- Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
- Maryland's Star Spangled 200 Celebration
Michigan
- The Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812
New York
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
- North Carolina War of 1812 Bicentennial
Ohio
- Ohio War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
Virginia
- James Madison Center War of 1812 Bicentennial
- Virginia Bicentennial of the War of 1812 Commission
Washington, D.C.
- Washington DC War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission "Building Heritage Bridges"
References
- ^ S. 959:Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act, GovTrack, http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-959
- ^ Barclay: Cuomo Should Have Signed War of 1812 Anniversary Commission Legislation, newzjunky.com, http://www.newzjunky.com/news/0927barclay_1812.htm
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- Online PBS film and shorts on the War of 1812 from WNED
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