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.
Provincial commemorations edit
Ontario edit
New Brunswick edit
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
Indiana edit
Iowa edit
- Planned commemorations at the old Fort Madison site.
Kentucky edit
Louisiana edit
- Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans (January 8, 2015)
Maryland edit
Michigan edit
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
Ohio edit
Virginia edit
Washington, D.C. edit
References edit
- ^ 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