NIAGARA FALLS —
Doug DeCroix, editor of Western New York Heritage Magazine, will present a special program on the War of 1812 on at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27.
The event will take place at the Wilson Historical Society Barnum Building, located at 645 Lake Street in the Village of Wilson. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited.
For more information call 751-6704.
War of 1812
February 13, 2012
War of 1812 lecture set for Feb. 27
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'Forgotten War' continues on the Niagara Frontier
Maj. Gen. Isaac Brock died on the slopes of Queenston Heights last October. The Village of Lewiston has already been torched. And, in case you missed it, the U.S. and Canada started firing at each other on Jan. 1, 2012.
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It could have become a forgotten moment in the "forgotten war."
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Event brings nearly 200-year-old burning of Lewiston to life
Blood-curdling screams pierced the night air. Flames rose to the sky on Lewiston's Center Street. Musket fire and horns signaled the start and end of a battle the likes no one had ever witnessed.
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Lewiston, Ontario step back into the War of 1812
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Preparing for a big battle in Lewiston
It's shaping up as one of the biggest historical events held on the Niagara Frontier, an all-out and carefully planned re-enactment of the Battle of Queenston Heights.
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