March 29th "Albany Money Will Aid Effort to Remember 1812."
Like every state these days, New York has some serious budget woes. In 2011, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo vetoed a bill setting up a State War of 1812 Commission.
Bu. money is coming because of a budget agreement. The state is giving $450,000 to the NY Council for the Humanities to provide grants for 1812 programming, particularly in the upstate like Buffalo, Plattsburgh and Sackets Harbor.
This is definitely a step in the right direction, but the article also noted that Maryland has set aside $25 million for the bicentennial and Canada has $28 million to work with.
Money Gets in the Way of Observance. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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