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 The Canadian Government marked the bicentennial as a national event. Canadian Heritage
Provincial commemorations
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.S. 959:Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act, GovTrack, http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-959
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.Barclay: Cuomo Should Have Signed War of 1812 Anniversary Commission Legislation, newzjunky.com, http://www.newzjunky.com/news/0927barclay_1812.htm Previous versions of the bill were vetoed repeatedly by Gov. David Paterson in 2009Paterson Vetoes Creating War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, Albany Project, and 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
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"
References
External links Online PBS film and shorts on the War of 1812 from WNED