War Of 1812 Bicentennial Event And Encampment Held In Havre De Grace On May 5, 2012

War Of 1812 events are very uncommon so I was elated to see the Susquehanna Museum At The Lock House in Havre De Grace, Maryland hold this Encampment. As all of you know, 2012 marks the 200th Anniversary of the start of the conflict. This was a very fine event and the Museum only charged three dollars to attend.

Here is a video from the Reenactment (it features: 1. The Introduction 2. The Camps 3. Music 4. A Cannon Demonstration 5. Independent Company Firing):

If the video does not embed properly, here is the url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1crnEXIA2c

Photographs from the event ...















This is how I would have looked 200 years ago:












Replica uniforms inside of the Museum ...







Unfortunately, this description card is blurry:


Cannon Demonstration:










Independent Company Firing ...



This shot is reminiscent of the Old Frontier:




















This photo was from the Star-Spangled Banner Ceremony:









 
A painting of the Goddess Liberty on the side of the cannon:


I purchased this War Of 1812 Word Search Book inside of the Museum:


The day's intinerary:




Many, many more photos of the day can be found at this link: http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u213/portaltothepast/Reenactments/War%20Of%201812/War%20Of%201812%20Bicentennial%20Event%20Maryland%205-5-2012/?start=all

Here is the Museum's website: http://www.thelockhousemuseum.org

I found out about this event by looking at the schedule on a War Of 1812 Re-enactors' website. I would be remiss if I did not point this out. Here is the Regiment's website link (it includes upcoming events): http://www.the-black-watch-lha.org/1815