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Events
The War of 1812 : A Documentary Film
Northampton, MA Premiere
by Larry Hott and Diane Garey, Florentine Films/Hott Productions and WNED Buffalo - Toronto
in association with WETA Washington, D.C.
Florentine Films/Hott Productions and WGBY 57
Public Television for Western New England
invite you to a screening of The War of 1812
at the Academy of Music,
Northampton, Massachusetts.
September 17, 2011 at 7:00 P.M.
Free and open to the public.
Celebrate the War of 1812 with the multi-media PBS project The War of 1812
This e-newsletter is dedicated to The War of 1812, a comprehensive project from public broadcaster WNED that includes a film for PBS, companion book, educational resources and a content-rich website. Join us in celebrating this important war!
The two-hour film history airs on PBS stations nationwide on Monday, October 10, 2011 at 9 p.m. ET . Filmed by award-winning documentarians Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey and narrated by Joe Mantegna, the film explores when, from 1812 to 1815, Americans battled against the British, Canadian colonists, and Native warriors. The outcomes shaped the geography and the identity of North America.
Across the United States and Canada, communities are planning events to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812. We will send you updates about The War of 1812 and other Bicentennial plans.
Broadcast and Film Information
The film will be nationally broadcast on PBS on October 10, 2100 at 9PM. Check local listings.
Planning for the Bicentennial of the War of 1812
The Connecticut Society and the Connecticut State Society US Daughters of 1812 met at the Connecticut State Capitol to begin planning for the upcoming Bicentennial. The following article was written in the Republican American about that planning session.
REMEMBERING ‘OUR SECOND WAR OF INDEPENDENCE’
Groups plan bicentennial for overlooked War of 1812
BY ALIA MALIK
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
The United States of America declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776, but two Connecticut groups are reminding the public that it took 36 more years — and a second war — to guarantee that independence.
Close to 60 people in the state, all descended from men who served in the War of 1812, are preparing for its bicentennial anniversary, which will begin next year.
“It’s a wonderful tribute to those who helped fight our second war of independence,” said Ken Roach, president of the Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Connecticut. The society, which has 32 male members, is complemented by 27 female members of the Connecticut State Society United States Daughters of 1812.
The two groups work to keep the history of the war alive by preserving records, artifacts, grave sites and historic spots related to the war. Like the Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution, members of both societies must use genealogic records to prove they are descended from someone who served in the war or was a high-level government official during that time.
Society members are hoping to get Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and state legislators to host a bicentennial ceremony next year. They are planning rededication and wreath-laying ceremonies at War of 1812 monuments and graves throughout the state, a re-enactment of the wartime Hartford Convention and historical displays at the State Capitol and State Library.
STEVEN VALENTI REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN (ABOVE) AND CONTRIBUTED (TOP)
From left, Ken Roach of Windsor, Stephanie Lantiere of Watertown and Ruth Olsen of Groton look over burial records of veterans of the War of 1812 beside the memorial plaque at the Capitol in Hartford on Monday. The Daughters of the War of 1812 and the Sons of the War of 1812 were at the Capitol to raise awareness about the war's bicentennial next year. Top, this painting by Russell Buckingham, exhibited in the Connecticut River Museum, depicts the 1814 burning of the American naval fleet in Essex. The British burned 27 ships in what was the largest loss of American ships until Pearl Harbor.
Aficionados say many people they come into contact with have never heard of the War of 1812, sometimes known as "the forgotten war." The three-year conflict started June 18, 1812, when President James Madison signed a war declaration against Great Britain. The United States accused Britain of blocking American trade rights, forcing American sailors into the British navy and seizing American ships during the British conflict with France.
The most that many know of the War of 1812 is the story of the British burning down the White House, when First Lady Dolley Madison refused to flee before she rescued a portrait of George Washington. Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812, not the Revolutionary War as many think.
"That's the goal, to set the record straight on so many little things like that," said Ida Ransom of Thompson, the registrar for the state Daughters of 1812. "I have met people who are very American, Yankees from the get-go, who didn't know there was a War of 1812." The war did not just take place farther south, society members are quick to note. Between 5,000 and 6,000 fought in the war from Connecticut, where Stonington was attacked and Essex burned. Representatives from several New England states who opposed the war convened in Hartford and proposed to secede from the country.
"It wasn't popular," said Chris Nichols of Prospect, secretary and treasurer for the men's society in the state.
Crowds jeered his ancestor, Isaac Nichols, and a group of state militiamen as they mustered in Watertown. Isaac Nichols was later involved in the defense of New London.
Sandwiched between the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War and the centennial anniversary of World War I, society members fear the War of 1812's bicentennial anniversary could be forgotten as well.
"The Civil War is going to get the press," Nichols said. "1812 is going to be a footnote."
Not that society members have anything against commemorating the other wars.
Many are also descended from Civil War fighters and joined the Daughters or Sons of the American Revolution before they did the 1812 society. They had already amassed historical records when they joined other societies, making it easier for them to prove their ancestors were involved in the War of 1812, Ransom said.
Although the societies are exclusive, members said they would not complicate prospective members' attempts to prove their heredity.
"You ask us and we'll help you," Ransom said. "We've got a lot of stuff on file that you might not have."
STEVEN VALENTI REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
From left, Stephanie Lantiere of Watertown, Ida Ransom of Thompson, Ruth Olsen of Groton, Ken Roach of Windsor, Robert Carroon of Hartford and Chris Nichols of Prospect stand beside the War of 1812 memorial plaque at the Capitol in Hartford on Monday. The Daughters of the War of 1812 and the Sons of the War of 1812 were at the Capitol to raise awareness about the war's bicentennial next year.
June 12, 2011 Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Society was held at the Milestone Inn in Naugatuck, CT. The meeting was attended by Mrs. Betty Oderwald, President of the Connecticut State Society United States Daughters of 1812. Mrs. Oderwald gave a presentation on the projects currently under way by the Daughters followed by a discussion of Connecticut's participation in the War of 1812 to include the Hartford Convention. Following the Luncheon, a Grave Re-Dedication ceremony was held at the Gunntown Cemetery in Naugatuck for Private Isaac Nichols, Connecticut State Troops, War of 1812. Private Nichols is the 4th Great Grandfather of the newly elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Connecticut Society, Christopher Nichols.
Attending the Re-Dedication ceremony at the Gunntown Cemetery where from left to right Christopher Nichols, Damien Cregeau, Timothy Jacobs, Kenneth Roach, Rev. Jerry Carroon, and Betty Oderwald.
Christopher Nichols and his family at the conclusion of the Re-Dedication Ceremony of his 4th Great Grandfather's headstone."
March 26, 2011
Connecticut Society President Kenneth D. Roach presented the ROTC Medal to Cadet Mike Frulla during ceremonies on the campus of the University of Connecticut 26 March 2011. Cadet Gaffney accepted the Medal on behalf of Cadet Mike Frulla.
March 27, 2010
The Annual Meeting of the Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Connecticut will be held at the Hawthorne Inn, Berlin, CT. Meeting to follow the 12:30 PM Luncheon.
March 20, 2010
President Ken Roach presented the General Society of the War of 1812 ROTC Medal to Army ROTC Cadet Mark Kelley on March 20, 2010 at ceremonies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.
UCONN ROTC Cadet Mark Kelley received the 2010 General Society of the War of 1812 ROTC Medal.
The General Society of the War of 1812 ROTC Medal
The General Society of the War of 1812 ROTC Medal was presented to University of Connecticut Army ROTC Cadet James Gaffney by the Connecticut Society, March 26, 2011. The award ceremony was held on the Campus of the University of Connecticut. The President of the Connecticut Society, Kenneth Duane Roach, made the presentation.
October 24, 2009
All Connecticut Societies Luncheon and business meeting.
October 18, 2009
Ribbon Cutting for War of 1812 Powder House. Time: 2:00pm. Location: Fairfield, CT.
The Powder House is located behind Tomlinson Middle School, 200 Unquowa
Road. There is a parking lot behind the school, and the Powder House is
adjacent to this parking lot.
There will be a reception following the ceremony at the Old Academy on
the Town Green.
Please bring your flags.
August 8, 2009
Luncheon Meeting commemorating the Battle of Stonington at Seamen's Inne, Mystic, CT. President General BG M. Hall Worthington to attend.
April 11, 2009
Presentation of the ROTC Award to UCONN Air Force ROTC Cadet Christopher Nicholson
President Ken Roach presents Air Force Cadet Christopher Nicholson with the General Society of the War of 1812 ROTC Award.
April 4, 2009
Army UCONN ROTC Awards Dinner
General Society of the War of 1812 ROTC Award
Connecticut Society President Ken Roach presented the General Society of the War of 1812 ROTC Award to Cadet Benjamin Barrett during an awards ceremony at the University of Connecticut. In addition to his studies, Cadet Barrett is a member of the Connecticut Army National Guard. Upon graduation and commissioning, Cadet Barrett hopes to become an Army Aviator.
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