List of War of 1812 Bicentennial facts for kids
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.
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Canada
The Canadian Government marked the bicentennial as a national event.
- Canadian Heritage
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.
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. Previous versions of the bill were vetoed repeatedly by Gov. David Paterson in 2009 and 2010.
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"
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