The War of 1812 featured intense naval battles between state-of-the-art ships. Now one Canadian man is creating replicas of military watercraft used in the conflict. Michael Laforet must hand-make materials used on his replica ships. Making one vessel can take…
The National Archives in Washington, DC are the keepers of all US military records. For very old records, such as the War of 1812, that has always meant handling fragile papers. But since 2012, about 60 percent of the more…
A box thought to simply contain family heirlooms ended up holding something much more valuable. A Mississippi family discovered a letter from Thomas Jefferson to their ancestor, US Ambassador to France William Crawford. The letter contains Jefferson's thoughts on the…
War of 1812 Weekend in Sackets Harbor, New York, wrapped up with a reenactment of an 1813 battle. In the battle, British troops came across Lake Ontario to destroy a US base located in Sackets Harbor. Its location made it…