War of 1812 Bicentennial
Events Schedule
With so much going on between 2012 and 2014, we decided we should post our schedule for all three years
as soon as possible!

Please Note:
Bicentennial anniversary events are shown in yellow.
Speaking engagements (at which we may or may not have items for sale) are shown in green
Classes and workshops (at which we may or may not have items for sale) are shown in blue.
Events that we hope to attend but are awaiting confirmation are marked with an asterisk.

Updated January 25, 2012
More events will be added as they are confirmed - check back regularly!

~ 2012 ~ 2013 ~ 2014 ~

2012
January 21 Queen Charlotte's Birthday Ball, Fort York (Regency)
  Toronto, ON. For further information, contact: website: www.fortyork.ca, phone 416-392-6907 (pre-registration is required).
February 3 - 5 Military History Fest 8 (formerly known as ReEnactor Fest 8) (Ancient - 1960)
Note New Location: Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center in St. Charles, IL (Chicago). For further information, contact: e-mail: reenactorfest@aol.com, website: www.militaryhistoryfest.com.
February 3 Women in the War of 1812
  5:00 p.m. - Chicago, OH, at Military History Fest, Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center in St. Charles, IL (Chicago). Purchase of event pass is required to view this presentation. For further information, contact: e-mail: reenactorfest@aol.com, website: www.militaryhistoryfest.com. Summary of this presentation.
February 4 Finishing Touches - Regency Accessories
  11:00 a.m. - Chicago, OH, at Military History Fest, Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center in St. Charles, IL (Chicago). Purchase of a day's attendance at the conference is required to view this presentation. For further information, contact: e-mail: reenactorfest@aol.com. Summary of this presentation.
February 8 Women in the War of 1812
3:00 p.m. - Toronto, ON, at From the Ashes of War, the Birth of a Nation, Fort York National Historic Site. Purchase of event pass is required to view this presentation. For further information, contact: website: www.faculty.utoronto.ca/arc/college/1812.htm. Summary of this presentation.
February 11 - 12 Corsetry for Empire (Regency) Clothing (1812)
  Weekend workshop - Hamilton, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: info@spencersmercantile.com, website: www.spencersmercantile.com.
February 14 Women in the War of 1812
7:30 p.m. - Stoney Creek, ON. At Battlefield House Museum, 77 King Street West, Stoney Creek, ON L8G 5E5. Hosted by the Friends of Battlefield House. For further information, contact: e-mail: battlefield@hamilton.ca, website: www.battlefieldhouse.ca, phone: (905) 662-8458, fax: (905) 662-0529. Summary of this presentation.
February 25 War of 1812 Bicentennial Symposium 2012
  Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON. For further information, contact: Tom Fournier, e-mail: tom4141fournier@yahoo.ca, website: livinghistoryconference.com.
March 3 - 4 Empire (Regency) Dressmaking (1812)
Weekend workshop - Hamilton, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: info@spencersmercantile.com, website: www.spencersmercantile.com.
March 17 - 18 37th Annual Kalamazoo Living History Show (pre-1890)
  Kalamazoo Fairgrounds, Kalamazoo, MI. For further information, contact: e-mail: klhs@dcwi.com, website: www.kalamazooshow.com, snail mail: Leslie Martin Conwell, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Living History Show, P.O. Box 2214, West Lafayette, IN 47996, phone: 765-563-6792.
March 31 - April 1 Empire (Regency) Millinery (1812) ***Note New Date!***
Weekend workshop - Hamilton, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: info@spencersmercantile.com, website: www.spencersmercantile.com.
April 15 Great War Forum and Militaria (World War 1)
  Mount Brydges, ON. For further information, contact: Tim Gillies, email: tse5a@rogers.com website: www.currieproject.ca, phone: home 519 659 2893, or mobile 519 859 5590.
April 21 - 22 Crown Forces Officer's School and All Units Drill Day (1812), Fort George
  Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. For further information, contact: Fort George: website: www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge/index_E.asp, phone: 905-468-4257.
May 5 - 6 Battle of Longwoods (1812), Longwoods Conservation Area
  Delaware, ON (just outside London). For further information, contact: Brad Stott, email: brad@vbands.com, website: www.royal-scots.com,or Longwoods Road Conservation Area website: www.lowerthames-conservation.on.ca/LongwoodsRoadCA.htm, phone: (519) 264-2420.
May 12 Ancaster Heritage Days
  Ancaster, ON. For further information, contact: Brad Stott, email: info@ancasterheritagedays.com, website: www.ancasterheritagedays.com/.
*May 18 - 20 *The Steampunk World's Fair
  Somerset, NJ. For further information, contact: e-mail: steamfairdevelop@gmail.com, website: steampunkworldsfair.com.
*May 25 - 28 *World Steam Expo
  Dearborn, MI. For further information, contact: e-mail: worldsteamexpo@gmail.com, website: www.worldsteamexpo.com, snail mail: World Steam Expo. P. O. Box 1033, Troy, MI 48099.
June 1 - 3 Battle of Stoney Creek (1812), Battlefield House Museum and Park
  Stoney Creek, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: battlefield@hamilton.ca, website: www.battlefieldhouse.ca, snail mail: 77 King Street West, P.O. Box 66561, Stoney Creek, ON L8G 5E5, phone: (905) 662-8458, fax: (905) 662-0529.
June 14 Women in the War of 1812
7:00 p.m. - Burlington, ON, at Joseph Brant Museum, 1240 North Shore Blvd. E., Burlington, ON L7S 1C5. For further information, contact: website: museumsofburlington.com/joseph-brant, phone: 905-634-3556. Summary of this presentation.
July 13 - 15 The Navy of 1812: Sailors on the Lake, Fort George
  Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. For further information, contact: Vic Suthren: email: suthren@magma.ca, phone: (613) 269-3609, Fort George: website: www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge/index_E.asp, phone: 905-468-4257.
*July 21 - 22 *Jane Austen Festival, Historic Locust Grove
  Louisville, KY. For further information, contact: Bonny Wise, Regional Coordinator: email: wises4@insightbb.com website: www.jasnalouisville.com, phone: Bonny Wise: 502-727-3917
August 4 - 5 Military Heritage Timeline (Roman - Present), Fort Malden National Historic Site
  Amherstburg, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: ont.fort-malden @pc.gc.ca, website: www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/malden/index_e.asp, snail mail: PO Box 38, 100 Laird Avenue,Amherstburg, ON N9V 2Z2, phone: (519) 736-5416, fax: (519) 736-6603.
August 11 - 12 The Siege of Fort Erie (1812)
  Fort Erie, ON. For further information, contact: Heather Gorman, e-mail: hgorman@niagaraparks.com, website: www.oldforterie.com, snail mail: 350 Lakeshore Rd. Fort Erie, Ontario , phone: (905) 871-0540.
*August 31 - September 2 *Fair at New Boston (1790-1810), George Rogers Clark Park
Springfield, OH. For further information, contact: email: ratcatcher1@sbcglobal.net, website: www.grcha.org, snail mail: George Rogers Clark Heritage Association, P.O. Box 1251, Springfield, OH 45501, phone: (937) 882-9216.
September 8 Locke Street Festival
  Hamilton, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: info@lockestreetfestival.com, website: www.lockestreetfestival.com.
*September 14 - 15 *Boy Scouts of Canada Invade Fort George! (1812)
  Butler's Barracks, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. For further information, contact: Fort George: website: www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge/index_E.asp, phone: 905-468-4257
*September 22 - 23 *Feast of the Hunter's Moon (18th Century)
  Lafayette, IN. For further information, contact: e-mail: feastinfo@tcha.mus.in.us, website: www.tcha.mus.in.us/feast.htm, snail mail: Tippecanoe County Historical Association, 909 South Street, Lafayette, IN 47901, phone: (765) 476-8411, fax: (765) 476-8414.
October 12 - 14 Battle of Queenston Heights (1812 - Bicentennial Event)
  Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. For further information, contact: Erika Alexander: e-mail: ffg@computan.on.ca, website: www.1812niagaraonthelake.ca, phone: (905) 468-6614
*October 12 - 14 *Mississinewa 1812
Marion, IN. For further information, contact: e-mail: info@mississinewa1812.com, website: www.mississinewa1812.com, snail mail: 402 South Washington Street, Suite 509, P. O. Box 1812, Marion, IN, 46953, phone: (765) 662-1809 or (800) 822-1812 -- note this 800 number does not work from Canada.
November 10 It's Our Birthday! Open House and SALE!
  Hamilton, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: info@spencersmercantile.com, website: www.spencersmercantile.com/birthday.html, snail mail: 233 Locke Street South, Hamilton, ON, L8P 4B8, phone: (905) 525-6303, fax: (289) 389-8046.
November 24 Historic Merchants' Christmas Gathering - Christmas Market (1700 - 1919)
  Hamilton, ON. For further information, e-mail: historynuts@historicmerchants.com, website: www.historicmerchants.com, snail mail: c/o Spencer's Mercantile, 233 Locke Street South, Hamilton, ON, L8P 4B8, phone: (905) 525-6303, fax: (289) 389-8046.
November 30 - December 2 TeslaCon: A Trip to the Moon (Steampunk)
  Madison, WI. For further information, contact: email Eric Larson: ericlarson@centurytel.net, website: www.teslacon.com.
December 8 Historic Merchants' Christmas Gathering - Christmas Market (1700 - 1919)
  Toronto, ON. For further information, e-mail: historynuts@historicmerchants.com, website: www.historicmerchants.com, snail mail: c/o Spencer's Mercantile, 233 Locke Street South, Hamilton, ON, L8P 4B8, phone: (905) 525-6303, fax: (289) 389-8046.
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2013
*January 19 *Queen Charlotte's Birthday Ball, Fort York
  Toronto, ON. For further information, contact: website: www.fortyork.ca, phone 416-392-6907 (pre-registration is required).
*February TBA *Military History Fest 9 (Ancient - 1960)
Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center in St. Charles, IL (Chicago). For further information, contact: e-mail: reenactorfest@aol.com, website: www.militaryhistoryfest.com.
March 3 Living History Conference 2013 ***Note New Date!***
  STARRT Institute, Mohawk College, Stoney Creek, ON. For further information, contact: website: livinghistoryconference.com.
*March 16 - 17 *38th Annual Kalamazoo Living History Show (pre-1890)
  Kalamazoo Fairgrounds, Kalamazoo, MI. For further information, contact: e-mail: klhs@dcwi.com, website: www.kalamazooshow.com, snail mail: Leslie Martin Conwell, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Living History Show, P.O. Box 2214, West Lafayette, IN 47996, phone: 765-563-6792.
April TBA Crown Forces Officer's School and All Units Drill Day (1812), Fort George
  Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. For further information, contact: Fort George: website: www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge/index_E.asp, phone: 905-468-4257.
*May 3 - 5 *The Siege of Fort Meigs (1812)
  Perrysburg, OH. For further information, contact: Fort Meigs: e-mail: dwoodward@ohiohistory.org, website: www.fortmeigs.org/events, snail mail: Fort Meigs, P.O. Box 3, Perrysburg, OH 43552, phone: 1-800-283-8916 or 419-874-4121.
*May 24 - 27 *The Capture of Fort George (1812)
  Niagara-on-the-lake, ON. For further information, contact: Fort George: website: www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge/index_E.asp, phone: 905-468-4257.
May 31 - June 2 Battle of Stoney Creek (1812), Battlefield House Museum and Park
  Stoney Creek, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: battlefield@hamilton.ca, website: www.battlefieldhouse.ca, snail mail: 77 King Street West, P.O. Box 66561, Stoney Creek, ON L8G 5E5, phone: (905) 662-8458, fax: (905) 662-0529.
*July 5 - 7 *The Navy of 1812: Salute to the King's Port, Royal Military College
  Kingston, ON. For further information, contact: Vic Suthren: email: suthren@magma.ca, phone: (613) 269-3609.
*July 12 - 14 *The Battle of Crysler's Farm (1812)
  Morrisburg, ON. For further information, contact: Robert Irvine: email: bobirvine@cryslersfarm.com, website: www.cryslersfarm.com, snail mail: The Friends of Crysler's Farm, c/o Robert Irvine, 8 Fifth St., Johnstown, RR3, Prescott, ON, K0E 1T0 .
July TBA Jane Austen Festival, Historic Locust Grove
  Louisville, KY. For further information, contact: Bonny Wise, Regional Coordinator: email: wises4@insightbb.com website: www.jasnalouisville.com, phone: Bonny Wise: (502) 727-3917
*August 4 - 5 *Military Heritage Timeline (Roman - Present), Fort Malden National Historic Site
  Amherstburg, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: ont.fort-malden @pc.gc.ca, website: www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/malden/index_e.asp, snail mail: PO Box 38, 100 Laird Avenue,Amherstburg, ON N9V 2Z2, phone: (519) 736-5416, fax: (519) 736-6603.
August 10 - 11 The Siege of Fort Erie (1812)
  Fort Erie, ON. For further information, contact: Heather Gorman, e-mail: hgorman@niagaraparks.com, website: www.oldforterie.com, snail mail: 350 Lakeshore Rd. Fort Erie, Ontario , phone: (905) 871-0540.
*August 30 - September 1 *Fair at New Boston (1790-1810), George Rogers Clark Park
Springfield, OH. For further information, contact: email: ratcatcher1@sbcglobal.net, website: www.grcha.org, snail mail: George Rogers Clark Heritage Association, P.O. Box 1251, Springfield, OH 45501, phone: (937) 882-9216.
September 7 Locke Street Festival
  Hamilton, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: info@lockestreetfestival.com, website: www.lockestreetfestival.com.
*September 7 - 8 *Battle of Lake Erie (1812)
  Put-In-Bay, OH. For further information, contact: website: www.battleoflakeerie-bicentennial.com, snail mail: The Perry Group, 25 Town Hall Plaza, Put-in-Bay, OH 43456, phone: 419-285-2804..
*October 4 - 6 *Battle of the Thames (1812)
  Thamesville, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: mdickerson1@cogeco.ca.
*October 5 - 6 *Feast of the Hunter's Moon (18th Century)
  Lafayette, IN. For further information, contact: e-mail: feastinfo@tcha.mus.in.us, website: www.tcha.mus.in.us/feast.htm, snail mail: Tippecanoe County Historical Association, 909 South Street, Lafayette, IN 47901, phone: (765) 476-8411, fax: (765) 476-8414.
*October 12 - 14 *Mississinewa 1812
Marion, IN. For further information, contact: e-mail: info@mississinewa1812.com, website: www.mississinewa1812.com, snail mail: 402 South Washington Street, Suite 509, P. O. Box 1812, Marion, IN, 46953, phone: (765) 662-1809 or (800) 822-1812 -- note this 800 number does not work from Canada.
December 7 Historic Merchants' Christmas Gathering - Christmas Market (1700 - 1919)
  Hamilton, ON. For further information, e-mail: historynuts@historicmerchants.com, website: www.historicmerchants.com, snail mail: c/o Spencer's Mercantile, 233 Locke Street South, Hamilton, ON, L8P 4B8, phone: (905) 525-6303, fax: (289) 389-8046.
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2014
*January TBA *Queen Charlotte's Birthday Ball, Fort York
  Toronto, ON. For further information, contact: website: www.fortyork.ca, phone 416-392-6907 (pre-registration is required).
*February TBA *Military History Fest 9 (Ancient - 1960)
Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center in St. Charles, IL (Chicago). For further information, contact: e-mail: reenactorfest@aol.com, website: www.militaryhistoryfest.com.
March 1 Living History Conference 2014 ***Note New Date!***
  London, ON. For further information, contact: website: livinghistoryconference.com.
*March 15 - 16 *38th Annual Kalamazoo Living History Show (pre-1890)
  Kalamazoo Fairgrounds, Kalamazoo, MI. For further information, contact: e-mail: klhs@dcwi.com, website: www.kalamazooshow.com, snail mail: Leslie Martin Conwell, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Living History Show, P.O. Box 2214, West Lafayette, IN 47996, phone: 765-563-6792.
April TBA Crown Forces Officer's School and All Units Drill Day (1812), Fort George
  Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. For further information, contact: Fort George: website: www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge/index_E.asp, phone: 905-468-4257.
May 3 - 4 The Battle of Longwoods (1812), Longwoods Conservation Area
  Delaware, ON (just outside London). For further information, contact: Brad Stott, email: brad@vbands.com, website: www.royal-scots.com,or Longwoods Road Conservation Area website: www.lowerthames-conservation.on.ca/LongwoodsRoadCA.htm, phone: (519) 264-2420.
*June 6 - 8 *Battle of Stoney Creek (1812), Battlefield House Museum and Park
  Stoney Creek, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: battlefield@hamilton.ca, website: www.battlefieldhouse.ca, snail mail: 77 King Street West, P.O. Box 66561, Stoney Creek, ON L8G 5E5, phone: (905) 662-8458, fax: (905) 662-0529.
July TBA Jane Austen Festival, Historic Locust Grove
  Louisville, KY. For further information, contact: Bonny Wise, Regional Coordinator: email: wises4@insightbb.com website: www.jasnalouisville.com, phone: Bonny Wise: 502-727-3917
*August 2 - 3 *Military Heritage Timeline (Roman - Present), Fort Malden National Historic Site
  Amherstburg, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: ont.fort-malden @pc.gc.ca, website: www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/malden/index_e.asp, snail mail: PO Box 38, 100 Laird Avenue,Amherstburg, ON N9V 2Z2, phone: (519) 736-5416, fax: (519) 736-6603.
August 9 - 10 The Siege of Fort Erie (1812)
  Fort Erie, ON. For further information, contact: Heather Gorman, e-mail: hgorman@niagaraparks.com, website: www.oldforterie.com, snail mail: 350 Lakeshore Rd. Fort Erie, Ontario , phone: (905) 871-0540.
*September 6 - 7 *Fair at New Boston (1790-1810), George Rogers Clark Park
Springfield, OH. For further information, contact: email: ratcatcher1@sbcglobal.net, website: www.grcha.org, snail mail: George Rogers Clark Heritage Association, P.O. Box 1251, Springfield, OH 45501, phone: (937) 882-9216.
September 13 Locke Street Festival
  Hamilton, ON. For further information, contact: e-mail: info@lockestreetfestival.com, website: www.lockestreetfestival.com.
*October 4 - 5 *Feast of the Hunter's Moon (18th Century)
  Lafayette, IN. For further information, contact: e-mail: feastinfo@tcha.mus.in.us, website: www.tcha.mus.in.us/feast.htm, snail mail: Tippecanoe County Historical Association, 909 South Street, Lafayette, IN 47901, phone: (765) 476-8411, fax: (765) 476-8414.
*October 11 - 12 *Mississinewa 1812
Marion, IN. For further information, contact: e-mail: info@mississinewa1812.com, website: www.mississinewa1812.com, snail mail: 402 South Washington Street, Suite 509, P. O. Box 1812, Marion, IN, 46953, phone: (765) 662-1809 or (800) 822-1812 -- note this 800 number does not work from Canada.
December 6 Historic Merchants' Christmas Gathering - Christmas Market (1700 - 1919)
  Hamilton, ON. For further information, e-mail: historynuts@historicmerchants.com, website: www.historicmerchants.com, snail mail: c/o Spencer's Mercantile, 233 Locke Street South, Hamilton, ON, L8P 4B8, phone: (905) 525-6303, fax: (289) 389-8046.
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If you know of an event that you think that we should attend, please Contact Us about it!
We're always eager to find out about new things that are going on.

**Please note that only events in which we are participating can be included in this listing. **

Events that we'd love to support but cannot attend are posted on our Links page.

Note: Events marked with an asterisk (*) are events to which we have applied but are still waiting to hear from the jury as to whether or not we have been accepted. This information will be updated as we hear back from events.

Other events may be added as well, so check back with us regularly!

 

 


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