loss of American shipping during the war. Ex hibit interprets the raid. Connecticut River Museum , 67 Main St. , Essex , CT 06426. Ph : 860 767-8269 . www.ctrivermuseum.org
• Farmers, Patriots and Traitors: Southern Maryland and the War of 1812-Saturdays I 0-4 and Sundays 12-4. Jefferson Patterson Park and Mu seum , 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard, MD 20685. Ph: 410 58685 0 I . www.jefpat.org/ l 8 I 2war. html • Old Ironsides in War and PeacePermanentexhibit. Chronicles Constitution's first 200 years. USS Constitution Museum , Charlestown Navy Yard, Building 22, Charl estown, MA 02129. Ph : 617 426-1 8 12 www. ussconstitutionmuseum .org c(f)
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• The Rockets' Red Glare-6 July 2012-December2012. The centerpiece of this show will be the Stonington Battle Flag, a very special relic of the Battle ofStonington. Lyman Allyn Art Museum , 625 William s Street, New London , CT 06320. Ph : 860 443-2545. www. lymanall yn.org/ • Preserv'd Us a Nation- Permanent exhibit. Portrays the stories of American life under the blockade of the Chesapeake Bay during the war. The Star-Spangled Flag House, 844 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 2 1202. Ph : 410 837-1 793. www.flaghouse.org • War of 1812-Permanent exhibit. Features the iconic Don 't Give Up the Ship fl ag. US Naval Academy, 12 1 Blake Road , Annapoli s, MD 2 1402. www.usna.edu
• War of 1812-Through 20 13 . This War of 18 l 2 exhibit takes yo u through the British campaign in the Upper C hesapeake Bay that culminated in the burnin g of the town of Havre de Grace on 3 May 1813. The Susq uehanna Museum at the Lock House, PO Box 253 , 817 Conesteo Street, Havre de Grace, MD 2 1078. Ph : 410 939-5780. WWW. thelockhousemuseum.org • War of 1812-Permane nt exhibit, explores li fe in frontier Ohio, the War of 18 12, and the role Fort Meigs played. Fort Meigs Museum and Visitor Center, PO Box 3, 29 100 W. River Rd ., Perrysburg, OH 43552. Ph : 800 283 -8916. www.fortmeigs.org • The Warof1812intheChamplain Valley-Long-term exhibit on the Warof 18 12 in the Champl ain Va ll ey. Lake C ha mpl a in Maritime Museum, 44 72 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT 05491. Ph : 802 475-2022 . WWW. lcmm.org • War of 1812 Lecture Series-Occasional series offered throughout 2012 hi ghli ghting impo rtant events and dates surrounding the War of 1812. T he Mariners' Museum , 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606 . Ph: 757 591-7749 . WWW. m a riners museum . o rg/ ed uca ti on/ lecture-seri es • The War of 1812 Museum-Features a gall ery oforiginal works ofart related to the Battles at Plattsburgh and the War of 18 12. Battle of Plattsburgh Assoc iation , 3 1 Washington Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12903.Ph: 5 18 566-1814. www. battl eofpl atts burgh. org/museum • With Broad Stripes and Bright Stars-This new permanent exh ibi t focuses on the role of Baltimore in th e war. Maryland Hi storical Soc ie ty, 201 West Monument St., Baltimore, MD 2120 1-4674. Ph : 410 685 -3750. www.mdhs.org/
Symposia • War of 1812 Symposium: "The Beginning: The War of 1812, the Atlantic World, and Tennessee"- 15-17 March 20 12. Contact Ann Top lovich for information at 615 741 -8934. • War of 1812 in the West Symposium-24- 25 March 2012: Fort Osage, MO; 23- 24 March 20 13: Arrow Rock, MO; 15- 16 Marc h 20 14: St. Louis, MO, ann ual event. www. l stusinfantry. com/1 8 12-symposium.html • Oswego War of 1812 Symposium-3 1 March 2012, annual event. Friends off ort Ontario, Inc., 1 East 4'" Street, Oswego, NY 13 126. Ph: 3 15 343-47 11 . www.fortontario.com • Warof 1812Symposium-28Apri l 20 12; 27 April 2013; 26 April 20 14. Fort La Presentation Association , PO Box 1749, Ogdensburg, NY 13669. www.fort l 749.org/war-of-1 812-symposium/ • Symposium: "The Naval War and Privateering"-29- 30 Jun e20 12. 3 15 FrontSt. , Beaufort, NC 285 16. Ph : 252 728-7317. www.ncmaritim emuseum . org/beaufort. htm I • War of 1812 Bicentennial Symposium-30 June 2012: " Harri son Takes Command " ; 29 June 20 13 : " March to Thames;" annual event. Held at Vincennes Un iversity campus, Vincennes, IN. Sponsored by Hi storic Southern Indiana, University of Southern Indi a na, 8600 Uni versity Boulevard, Evansv ill e, IN 47712. Ph : 812 465-7014. www.usi.edu/hsi/ warofl 812.asp • 1812 Symposium-20 October 20 12. Brunsw ick Town, 8884 St. Philip 's Rd. SE, Winnabow, NC28479 . Ph: 9 10 37 1-66 13. www.nchi storicsites. org/brunswic/brunswic.htm
This removable Quick-Reference Guide gives you an overview of major War of 1812 Bicentennial events coming up in 2012. For more information, see William H. White's Our Flag Was Still There. available in our Ship's Store, www.seahistory.org. You may also visit our website for an updated calendar of events. Another valuable resource is www.ourflagwasstillthere.org, compiled by the US Naval History and Heritage Command Commemorations Office, which provides a wealth of information about the bicentennial of the war, including up-to-date information about the OpSail port events, and links to other useful sites. 4
WWW.SEAHISTORY.ORG • COMMEMORATIONS OF THE WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL