From the January 29, 2015 Press release Packet.
Personal objects belonging to famed War of 1812 Commodore Joshua Barney, including a pistol, spyglass, personal journal along with hundreds of letters and personal objects, have now been donated to the Society. They have been on display at the "Full Glory Reflected: Maryland in the War of 1812" exhibit at the Maryland Historical Society building at 201 W. Monument Street in Baltimore.
Descendant Anne Helm Galvin said, "I knew that the items we would be donating would be handled in the best possible way...."
I agree with her and am very glad they have been donated. I hate it when history gets sold to a private collector who then hides it away from the general public. Though, I appreciated the able caretaking of the items from private citizens. I always think history should be available to all and no better way than in a museum.
--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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