28- 31 August 2014. The reenactment of the historic Battle of Bladensburg is tentatively scheduled for the first weekend, with focus on everyday life in 1812 the second weekend. Battle of Bladensburg Task Force, cl o Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, 4310 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781. Ph: 301 887-0777. www.battleofbladensburgl812.org
• OpSail Cleveland-27 August- 4 September2012. www.ourflagwasstillthere .org/city _page_ Cleveland_ 2012_ main.htm
• Reenactment ofthe War of1812 on the N iagara Frontier- 1-2 September 2012. 31 August- 1 September 2013; 30- 31 August 2014; annual event. Presentations will include a drill demonstration, artillery demonstrations, and mi Iitary music, with a reenactment of the capture off ort Niagara on Saturday evening. 0 Id Fort Niagara, PO Box 169, Youngstown, NY 14174. Ph : 716 745-7611. www.oldfortniagara.org • OpSail Detroit- 5- 10 September 2012. www.ourflagwasstillthere.org/ events/detroi t-event.htm I • Reenactment of the Siege of Fort Wayne-8- 9 September2012. Historic FortWayne, POBox 12650, 1201 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne, IN 46805. Ph: 260 43 7-2836. www.oldfortwayne.org • OpSai/Bujfalo-12- 17 September 2012. www.ourflagwasstillthere.org/ events/buffalo-ny.html • Fleet Week San Diego--Late September 2012. Fleet Week San Diego honors the men and women of the military. Planned are ship visitations, an air show, and other events. Fleet Week San Diego, 5330NapaStreet, San Diego, CA 92110. Ph: 619 858-1545. www.fleetweeksandiego.org
• Reenactment of the Battle of St. Leonard Creek- 22 September 2012, annual event. Watch the reenactment of the largest naval engagement in Maryland's history. Event features tactical demonstrations and reenactments, camp life, live entertainment, and hands-on activities. Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackal IRoad, St. Leonard, MD 20685 . Ph: 410 586-8501. www.jefpat.org
• The Battle ofLake Erie- Permanent exhibit featuring a replica of the hull oftheLawrence, Oliver Hazard Perry's original flagship, with a recreation of the damage caused by the shot of another ship's guns in battle. Erie Maritime Museum, Homeport Flagship Niagara, 150 East Front Street, Erie, PA 16507. Ph: 814 452-2744. WWW. eriernaritirnernuseum.org/
• San Francisco Fleet Week-5- 7 October 2012. With the purpose of honoring and thanking the men and women of the US Armed Forces for their contributions, San Francisco Fleet Week will feature naval ship visitation, an air show, and other festivities. San Francisco Fleet Week Association, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. Ph: 650 599.5057. www.fleetweek.us/index.html • Reenactment of the Battle of Mississinewa- 12- 14 October 2012; 11- 13 October 2013; 2014 is TBD; annual event. This reenactment commemorates the Battle ofMississinewa, fought on 12- 18 December 1812. Mississinewa Battlefield Society, 402 South Washington Street, Suite 509, PO Box 1812, Marion, IN 46953 . Ph: 765 662- J809/800 822-1812. WWW. mississinewa 1812.com/
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• 1812: A Nation Emerges- 15 June 2012- 27 January 2013. National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW, Washington, DC 20001 . Ph: 202 6338300. www.npg.si.edu/ • All Hands on Deck: A Sailor's Life in 1812-Permanent exhibit. Based on the Museum's ongoing research into the personal stories of sailors and officers and their lives onboard USS Constitution during the Warofl 812. Using these stories as a framework, visitors not only learn about our past- they connect with it. USS Constitution Museum , Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 22, Charlestown, MA 02129. Mailing address : PO Box 291812, Boston, MA 02129-0215 . Ph: 617 426-1812. WWW. ussconstitutionrnuseurn.org
• The Battle of North Point-June 2012- 2016. Historical pictures and artifacts from the Battle ofNorth Point. Dundalk-Patapsco Neck Historical Society, 43 Shipping Place, Dundalk, MD 21222. Ph : 410 284-2331. • The Battle.field Today: The War of 1812 Relived-July and August of 2012; 2013; 2014. The Sackets Harbor Battlefield and its role in the War of 1812 are interpreted to the public by exhibits, outdoor signs, guided and self-guided tours, and a restored l 850's Navy Yard and Commandant's House. Sackets Harbor Battlefield Alliance, West Main Street, Sackets Harbor, NY 13685. Ph: 315 646-3634. sacketsharborbattlefield.org/ • Becoming the Volunteer State: Tennessee in the War of 1812-16 February- 24 June 2012. This exhibit focuses on the role of Tennessee in the war. Tennessee State Museum, Polk Center, 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243-1120. Ph: 615 253-0103. www.tnmuseum.org • The British Landing in EssexPerrnanent exhibit. The Connecticut River Museum is located on the site of the British raid on 8 Apri I 1814, when British troops destroyed 27 American ships- the largest single
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