Student film highlights sinking of ship Nancy
War of 1812 talk set in town burned by British
Baltimore plans 1812 Sailabration
70 years later, Pearl Harbor Day remembered
Sometimes, the best history is local and heartfelt. In that spirit, it seemed worthwhile...
David Healey, local author of 1812: Rediscovering Chesapeake Bay’s Forgotten War, will present an...
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley recently joined Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and representatives from the...
"A date which will live in infamy"
Sometimes, the best history is local and heartfelt. In that spirit, it seemed worthwhile to share this wonderful video made by student Kenney Edwards for a regional film festival. It’s nicely done and calls attention to a little-known episode from the War of 1812.
Wasaga Under Siege
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David Healey, local author of 1812: Rediscovering Chesapeake Bay’s Forgotten War, will present an engaging talk at the Havre de Grace Library on Tuesday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. He will look at the personalities of the War of 1812 – both the “heroes” and the “villains” of the conflict.
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012,...
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Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley recently joined Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and representatives from the U.S. Navy and Operation Sail, Inc., to announce an international maritime festival – Star-Spangled Sailabration – that will launch Maryland’s three-year War of 1812 bicentennial commemoration. The festival runs June 13-19, 2012, in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay.
Dozens...
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This information comes courtesy of the cincinati.com site. There’s an interesting upcoming tour in Ohio that includes visits to some 1812 locations, with perhaps some incite into the lives of these 1812 veterans.
19th Century Farms of Butler County, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. June 18. Stops include the Doty Farm in Hueston Woods State Park, with...
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Royal Navy logbooks used to study New Orleans storm.
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"A date which will live in infamy"
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The waterfront town of Lewes, Delaware, is best-known for shopping, strolling, and beach vacations. But nearly 200 years ago,...
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It’s no secret these days that security is very tight at the White House, but there does seem to...
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An interview with the author of "The Civil War of 1812."
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Board game lets players battle for Great Lakes and Canada.
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Not everyone agrees that "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the best choice for the National Anthem. It's hard to sing, not everyone remembers the lyrics, and it's a very war-like song compared to that one about "amber waves of grain." But our vote is for the song written by Francis Scott Key "by dawn's early...
Based on a real person who shipped salt beef to the troops, Uncle Sam is an American symbol from the War of 1812 that endures today.
Time has not been kind to the national symbol known as The Star-Spangled Banner, but researchers at the Smithsonian have recently restored and preserved the famous flag that has bee an important symbol since the war of 1812.
The story of how Baltimore flagmaker Mary Young Pickersgill sewed the flag that became famous as The Star-Spangled Banner.
Complete lyrics of national anthem The Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key.
