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Saturday, June 30, 2012

The War of 1812 Bicentennial Symposium

State 1812 President Carol Canales at the Maritime Museum in Beaufort, NC

David Brook, Director, Division of Historical Resources and chair, War of 1812 Bicentennial Committee gave the Welcome speech at 9:30 a.m. at the June 29th Symposium of The Naval War of 1812 North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, NC. There will be an entire day of events. Go to nc1812.ncdcr.gov for more information.

This is the first of two conferences to commemorate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. President Canales encourages as many people as possible to attend the second conference at Fort Johnston, Southport, North Carolina on October 20, 2012.