Monroe County, Michigan, War of 1812 Bicentennial Tentative Event Schedule

MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL TENTATIVE EVENT SCHEDULE

2012

DATE EVENT LOCATION ORGANIZER DESCRIPTION January Battle of New Orleans Jean Lafitte Nat’l Park Annual event 6-8 Chalmette, Louisiana January Annual River Raisin Battlefield NPS + Friends of Memorial ceremonies & 21 Commemoration Battle & area locations RiverRaisin Btlfld lectures – small, regional of the River Raisin January Dancing Through Time Monroe County MC War of 1812 Annual fundraiser for 1812 – 20 Annual Fundraiser Community College Steering Committee (grand finale raised $40k)

Feb. 25 Living History Guelph Ontario Conference March 6 Don Hickey Lecture GVSU Grand Rapids, MI Mi Commission on Lecture series “Madison–War Pres.” Bic. War of 1812 March 7 Don Hickey Lecture Detroit Historical Mi Commission on Lecture series “What We Know Ain’t” Museum Bic. War of 1812 March 8 Don Hickey Lecture Mi Historical Center Mi Commission on Lecture series “Legacy of 1812” Lansing, MI Bic. War of 1812 March Algonquin Club muskrat Monroe, MI Friends of River Invitational fundraiser– Tony 20 & turkey dinner Raisin Battlefield Yanik spoke on Detroit 1812 March Annual Fort Osage Historic Fort Osage 24-25 Sibley, Missouri

2-4pm Militia Muster River Raisin National Lacroix’s company Introduction & training for Mar. 25 Battlefield Park prospective re-enactors 2-4pm Militia Muster River Raisin National Lacroix’s company Introduction & training for April 29 Battlefield Park prospective re-enactors May 5-6 Annual Battle London, Ontario Annual event Longwoods

May 12 1812 camp Monroe County Scout-o-Rama Annual boyscout camp with Fairgrounds 1812 theme this year May 13 Annual Founders Day Sawyer Homestead Friends of Sawyer Booths, etc. Medium, local. May 19- Annual Battlefield River Raisin Battlefield NPS + Friends of living history encampment 20 Open House – 200th Visitor Center River Raisin Btlfld medium, regional event anniv. of mustering Lacroix co. May 22 Exhibit Grand Opening: Grand Haven, MI Mi Maritime War of 1812 Exhibit “War on Great Lakes” Museum May 26- Annual Siege of Fort Meigs Friends of Fort Battle & camp 27 Fort Meigs Perrysburg, Ohio Meigs + OHS Medium, regional event June 18 Declaration of war Various communities in Mi Com Bi War 1812 Marked by raising 15-star Michigan, Ohio, & Star-Spangled Trail flags Maryland Perry’s Monument June 29 Baltimore Riots Maryland No information available June 23 1812 Grand Parade Fort Erie, Ontario June 29- Flight of the Royal Bath/Kingston, Ontario Actual 200th anniversary on July 1 George Nov. 9 July 1 Canada Day Fort Malden, Fort Malden Timeline, fireworks Amherstburg, Onario

Size of events: Small (under 100 visitors & participants) Medium (100-500) Large (500-1,000) Major (over 1,000) Types of events: local (Monroe County), regional (Detroit-Toledo-Fort Wayne), Midwest, national, & International. MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL TENTATIVE EVENT SCHEDULE

June National/International Downtown Monroe Monroe County Parade & performances 22-23 Fife & Drum Muster Historical Museum Large, international event

DATE EVENT LOCATION ORGANIZER DESCRIPTION

Jun 30 - 200th anniversary River Raisin NBP, Various – tentative No event yet planned July 1 Hull’s March through NPS?, Lacroix, FRRB what is now Monroe steering comm., County1 Hist soc, etc. June 29- Flight of the Royal Bath/Kingston, Ontario Actual 200th anniversary July 1 George would be on Nov. 9 July 1 Canada Day Amherstburg, Ontario Fort Malden Timeline, fireworks July 4 Dedication of Hull’s Brownstown Township Brownstown th trace marker – 200 Township anniv. of Hull’s crossing of the Huron River

July 4 1812 era Fourth of July Fort Meigs, Perrysburg, Works on Battle River Raisin Ohio Small, local event

July 6-7 Annual War of 1812 Ellis Branch of Monroe Monroe Art League Awards Event Art Contest Co. Lib. System

July 12 Hull invades Canada Sandwich, Windsor, No event planned – see 2014 Ontario instead

July 13- Navy of 1812 Niagara-on-the-Lake, 15 Ontario July 17 Surrender of Mackinac Mackinac Island No event yet planned July 17- Skirmishing along River Ontario No event yet planned 25 Canard + raid on Baldoon Aug. 3-5 Roots to Boots Festival Amherstburg Community event Aug. 5 Battle of Brownstown Gibraltar high school Brownstown H.S. Memorial ceremony Marshland Museum Aug. 11 200th anniv. battle of Elizabeth Park, Trenton, No event planned Monguagon (Aug. 9) Michigan See Ft. Wayne, Detroit August Battlefield tour River Raisin National Mi Historical Society bus tour 11 Battlefield Park Mi BicComWar1812 August Annual Siege of Fort Fort Erie, Ontario 11-12 Erie August Surrender of Detroit Old Fort Wayne, 17-19 (also Raisin & Maumee) Detroit, Michigan August McArthur-Cass Ypsilanti, MI Ypsilanti Heritage Lectures or tableaux vivants

1 Hull crossed the Maumee on June 30; marched down the Maumee, met Colonels Anderson & Navarre at Swan Creek (Toledo), & camped somewhere between the Maumee and Otter Creek on July 1; received notice of the declaration of war, met with Ottawas at Otter Creek, camped 3 miles south of the Raisin by 3pm, marched his troops in review, & fired his cannon on the night of July 2; camped near Swan Creek July 3, met more Ottawas & Potawatomies en route to the Huron River, crossed the Huron & camped for the night, met with Wyandots, gave whisky to troops to celebrate the evening of the 4th of July. The Cuyahoga was captured at Amherstburg on July 2.

18-19? expedition 200th anniv. Festival August Militia Muster Greenfield Village First Regiment Annual event 18-19 August Wasaga Under Siege Wasaga Beach, Ontario Capture of tall ship on 17-19 riverfront Aug. 25 Capture of Cuyahoga River Canard, Ontario Provincial Marine Actual 200th anniv., July 1-2 August Raid on Gananoque Gananoque, Ontario 25-26 Aug. 25 U.S. vs. British Empire Monroe Boat Club Friends of River fundraiser Wine tasting Raisin Battlefield August U.S. Navy Maumee River / Various Visits of War of 1812 Toledo/ Ft. Meigs modern U.S. Navy Bicentennial. vessels Port of Call Sept, 1-2 Fort Niagara 1812 Youngstown, NY Regional event Sept. 5- 200th anniv. Siege of Fort Wayne, Indiana Living history 12 Fort Wayne Small, regional event. Sept. 8-9 Annual Battle of Lake Perry’s Monument National Park Erie Put-in-Bay, Ohio Service Sept. 8-9 200th anniv. siege of Wisconsin Fort Madison Sept. 14- History Conference & Carlisle, PA U.S. Army Heritage 16 event & Education Ctr. September Annual Meeting of the Monroe County Historical Society of Annual Meeting Conference 28,29 and Michigan Historical Community College Michigan on War of 1812 30th Society Medium, state event Battlefield tours & living history demos included?

Oct. 5-6 Invasion of Upper London, Ontario Canada October 200th anniversary Battle Queenston, Ontario Battle & encampment 11-14 of Queenston Heights Major, international event October Battle of Mississinewa Mississinewa Btlfld. Mississinewa historical events & people 12-14 (200th anniv. in Dec.) Marion Indiana Battlefield Soc. Medium, local event Tentative Annual evening Navarre-Anderson Monroe County Theatrical performance October Lantern tours Trading Post – Monroe Historical Museum Medium, local event 12-13 and 19-20

Tentative date War of 1812 Play Monroe County Monroe County A History of The River Raisin November “Remember the Raisin” Community College Community Players Battles- 10-11 Meyer Theater Remembered by Veterans

Nov. 17- U.S. garrison of Fort Old Fort Niagara 18 Niagara Youngstown, NY Dec. 7 Border Crossings Detroit Historical Detroit Hist. Soc. Speakers on Detroit River Symposium Museum Wayne State Univ. Region in War of 1812

2013

DATE EVENT LOCATION ORGANIZER DESCRIPTION January 11-12 Battle of New Jean Lafitte Nat’l Annual event Orleans Park Chalmette, Louisiana

Bicentennial 200th Anniversary River Raisin NPS + FRRB + Ceremonies & lectures Commemoration Observances of Battlefield & MCHS/MCHM/MCCC/StCom River Raisin Battlefield Weekend The Battle of the several area 1812 Commemoration River Raisin locations January Musical Program with 18- 19-20 Bicentennial Monroe County Bicentennial Steering Committee Dinner Dinner and Community and The Monroe County Program Events Concert College Historical Society to be added--- NPS + FRRB Medium, regional Sunday Morning River Raisin VFW/MCHS/MCHM/MCCC/State event Memorial Service Battlefield Commission

Feb. 2 200th anniversary Ft. Meigs, Ft. Meigs Winter event to Construction of Perrysburg, OH commemorate start of Ft. Meigs construction March 23-24 1812 Symposium Arrow Rock Historic Site, Arrow Rock, MO May TBD Annual River Raisin NPS + Friends of the River Raisin living history Battlefield Battlefield Visitor Battlefield encampment Open House Center medium, local event May 4 Attack on Havre Maryland Annual event de Grace May Grand Tactical & Fort Meigs Friends of Fort Meigs + Ohio living history 4-5 200th anniv. Siege Perrysburg, Ohio Hist. Soc. encampment Fort Meigs Large, international event May 24-27 200th anniv. Fort George, Capture of Fort Niagara-on-the George Lake, Ontario May 31-Jun 1 200th anniv. Stoney Creek, Battle of Stoney Ontario Creek June 24th Grand Military Monroe County Monroe County Historical Formal attire of all Ball Fairgrounds? Society periods medium, regional event June 24th Dedication of the Bicentennial Steering International Committee and Historical Peace Garden Society June TBD Annual War of Navarre- First Regiment Living history 1812 Militia Anderson Trading encampment

Muster Post – Monroe Medium, regional event July TBD 1872 Reunion of Monroe County Historical Custer, BBQ, Music, War of 1812 Society 1812 Veterans Medium, regional event July 12-14 200th anniv. Morris burg, Battle of Crysler’s Ontario Farm Aug. 16-18 Wasaga Under Wasaga Beach, Annual event Siege Ontario Aug. 31-Sept. 1 1812 at Youngstown, NY Annual event Fort Niagara

Aug 31-Sept. 1 200th anniversary Perry’s National Park Service and Ceremonies, Battle of Lake Monument Monroe County encampment Erie Put-in-Bay, Ohio Historical Society Medium, international Monroe Port ship Visits Sept. 28-29 Invasion of London, Ontario Annual event Upper Canada

October Annual Battle of Mississinewa Friends of Mississinewa Bttlfld Battles, living history, Mississinewa Bttlfld Major national event. Marion, Indiana

October TBD Annual Evening Navarre- Monroe County Historical local events & lantern tours Anderson Trading Museum personalities Post – Monroe medium, local event

Oct. 4-6 200th anniv. Thamesville, Battle of the Ontario Thames Nov. 11 200th Anniversary Morrisburg, Tentative Crysler’s Farm Ontario Memorial Dec. 19 200th anniv. Fort Youngstown, NY Niagara

2014

DATE EVENT LOCATION ORGANIZER DESCRIPTION January Battle of New Orleans Jean Lafitte Nat’l Park Annual event 10-11 Chalmette, Louisiana January Annual Comm. Battle River Raisin Battlefield NPS + Friends of the ceremonies & lectures 18 or 25 of the River Raisin & area locations River Raisin medium, regional event Battlefield March 200th anniv. Battle of the Longwoods May Annual Battlefield River Raisin Battlefield NPS + Friends of the living history encampment Open House Visitor Center River Raisin medium, local event Battlefield May 3-4 Battle of Longwoods Longwoods Rec. area Re-enactment Soc. Battle & camp (200th anniv. - March) Strathburn, Ontario Large, international event May 3 Attack on Havre de Maryland Annual event Grace May Annual Siege of Fort Meigs Friends of Fort Meigs Battle & camp Fort Meigs Perrysburg, Ohio + OHS Medium, regional event June Annual War of 1812 Navarre-Anderson First Regiment Living history encampment Militia Muster Trading Post – Monroe Medium, regional event July 19- Fort Niagara Youngstown, NY Annual event 20 August 200th anniv. - Battle of Fort Mackinac Mackinac Island Living history encampment 4-5 Mackinac Island Mackinac Island Historic State Parks Major, international event August 200th anniv. Sinking of Wasaga Beach, Ontario 14-15 the Nancy August Battle of Bladensburg Bladensburg, Maryland 24 Aug. 29- Fort Niagara Youngstown, NY Annual event 31 September Annual Battle of Lake Perry’s Monument National Park Service Living history Erie Put-in-Bay, Ohio Small, regional event. October Annual Battle of Mississinewa Bttlfld Friends of Battles, living history, Mississinewa Marion, Indiana Mississinewa Bttlfld Major national event. October Annual Evening Navarre-Anderson Monroe County local events & personalities TBD lantern tours Trading Post – Monroe Historical Museum medium, local event

2015

DATE EVENT LOCATION ORGANIZER DESCRIPTION January 200th anniv. Battle of Jean Lafitte Nat’l Park Major national event 8-10 New Orleans Chalmette, Louisiana January Annual Commemoration River Raisin Battlefield NPS + Friends of the ceremonies & lectures 17or24? Battle of River Raisin & area locations River Raisin medium, regional event Battlefield March 1812 symposium Fort Osage, Sibley, MO Annual event 21-22 March Pacification Ball Detroit DHS + State of Mi. Costumed ball 29 Medium, international May TBD Annual Battlefield River Raisin Battlefield NPS + Friends of the living history encampment Open House Visitor Center River Raisin medium, local event Battlefield May Annual Siege of Fort Meigs Friends of Fort Meigs Battle & camp Fort Meigs Perrysburg, Ohio + OHS Medium, regional event May 22 Fort Niagara Youngstown, NY Special event Commemorative June TBD Annual War of 1812 Navarre-Anderson First Regiment Living history encampment Militia Muster Trading Post – Monroe Medium, regional event Aug. 29- Fort Niagara Youngstown, NY Annual event 30 Sept. Annual Battle of Lake Perry’s Monument National Park Service Living history, parade Erie Put-in-Bay, Ohio Small, regional event. October Annual Battle of Mississinewa Bttlfld Friends of Battles, living history, Mississinewa Marion, Indiana Mississinewa Bttlfld Major national event. October Annual Evening Navarre-Anderson Monroe County local events & personalities TBD lantern tours Trading Post – Monroe Historical Museum medium, local event