War of 1812 Bicentennial

The War of 1812 Bicentennial is a series of planned events to commemorate the War of 1812 in Canada  and the United States during the war's bicentenary, 2012-2015. Included here is a list of planned commemorations and organizations.

Canada
The Canadian Government is marking the bi-centennial as a national event
 * Canadian Heritage

Ontario

 * Niagara 1812 Legacy Council
 * Ontario Historical Society

New Brunswick

 * New Brunswick Provincial Committee for Commemorations of War of 1812

United States
Currently the U.S. Government has no formal organization or committee to coordinate commemorations of the War of 1812; the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act failed to pass Congress in 2006.

U.S. Military commemorations

 * U.S. Navy Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner: ourflagwasstillthere.org
 * Naval History and Heritage Command: history.navy.mil
 * Preserve the Pensions! (A project to digitize all of the War of 1812 pension files by the end of the war's bicentennial)

Illinois

 * Illinois War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
 * Illinois War of 1812 Society

Indiana

 * Vincennes War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission

Iowa

 * Planned commemorations at the old [[Fort Madison] site.]

Kentucky

 * Kentucky War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission

Maryland

 * Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
 * Maryland's Star Spangled 200 Celebration

Michigan

 * The Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812

New York
In 2011, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill to establish a formal War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission. Previous versions of the bill were vetoed repeatedly by Gov. David Paterson in 2009 and 2010.

North Carolina

 * North Carolina War of 1812 Bicentennial

Ohio

 * Ohio War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission

Virginia

 * James Madison Center War of 1812 Bicentennial
 * Virginia Bicentennial of the War of 1812 Commission

Washington D.C.

 * Washington DC War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission "Building Heritage Bridges"