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Flames Across Niagara - Black Rock Historical Society
COLLECT TWO STAMPS & RECEIVE A COMMEMORATIVE PIN! FLAMES Across NIAGARA December 7, 2013 Non-perishable food donations accepted at the 6 p.m. bonfire for the Black Rock Food Bank Flames Across Niagara 200 Years of Peace On the night of December 29/30... British forces under General Phineas Riall crossed the Niagara River, burnt Black Rock aer a brief skirmish and advanced toward Buffalo. ere, they found a spirited but undermanned defense mounted by Dr. Cyrenius Chapin. Using a cannon from one of Perry’s ships, Chapin bought time for the citizens to flee south and east. e British and their Native American allies put the village to the torch, burning all but a handful of buildings. For a full list of the War of 1812 Bicentennial events in WNY and Niagara, visit www.discover1812.com FREE Commemorative Pin Event Partners: When you collect two stamps from any event location below and attend the burning event at Squaw Island at 6 p.m. Only 250 available! TIMED EVENTS 10 a.m. - Tea with Dolly Madison (Clarence Town Park Clubhouse) 12 p.m.- Clarence Historical Society Museum 1-4 p.m. - Buffalo Maritime Center 2-4 p.m. - Hull House 4:30 p.m. - Chris Brown on the War of 1812 in WNY (Religious Arts Center, Black Rock) 5:20 p.m. - Tree lighting in Market Square (Black Rock) 6:05 p.m. - Bonfire (Squaw Island) 7:00 p.m. - Reception at St. John’s Church 85 Amherst St., Black Rock. Light refreshments provided. Events Throughout the Day & Locations Buffalo Maritime Center 90 Arthur Street, Buffalo, NY 14207 www.buffalomaritimecenter.org 1-4 p.m. Chris Andrle will be present to give tours and discuss replicating the USS Trippe and the use of bateaux used during the War of 1812. e BMC advances the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of historic and contemporary watercra indigenous to the Western New York area. Buffalo Fire Museum 1850 William Street, Buffalo, NY 14206 www.bsmuseum.com Going back almost 200 years, the Buffalo Volunteer Fire Companies started because of the Burning of Buffalo during the War of 1812! Come see the history of the Buffalo Fire Department unfold in pictures and explore the fire equipment from the past all the way up to the present. Clarence Historical Society Museum 10465 Main Street, Clarence NY 14031 www.clarencehistory.com When the village of Buffalo was burned, the citizens fled to outlying towns like Clarence. e Clarence Historical Society has displays that go all the way back to the founding of WNY and the War of 1812. Albert McFadyen will appear as FDR and discuss the “day that will go down in infamy.” For more information call e Clarence Historical Museum at (716)759-8575 or museum Director Alicia Braaten (716) 531-1517. is is a free event. Clarence Town Park Clubhouse 10405 Main Street, Clarence NY 14031 Tea With Dolley Madison Come meet the woman who saved George Washington…his famous portrait, that is! One of the last to leave the White House before the British burned it during the War of 1812, Dolley Madison helped to save many of the nation’s early treasures. Come have tea with her in the historic Clarence Town Park Clubhouse. Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst NY 14228 www.bnhv.org BNHV will be featuring the War of 1812 section that is part of their From Forest to Front Lawn exhibition. ey will also being giving a presentation about activities occurring in Amherst during the war of 1812. A 30-minute presentation will start at 2:00 p.m. e museum will be open from 2 to 4 p.m. on that day. Admission is $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for children. Williamsville, NY (Williams Mills) e Buffalo History Museum One Museum Court, Buffalo NY 14216 www.bechs.org Bicentennial exhibit is on display, titled By Fire & Sword: War in the Niagara eatre 1812-1814. FREE admission on December 7th, 2013. Regular admission fees may apply, unless otherwise stated Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park 1 Naval Park Cove, Buffalo, NY 14202 www.buffalonavalpark.org Visit the Naval & Military Park to view their exquisite War of 1812 exhibit on display. Hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hull Family Home and Farmstead 5976 Genesee Street, Lancaster NY 14086 www.hullfamilyhome.org Visit the historic Hull Family Home & Farmstead - Erie Counties oldest surviving stone dwelling - home to Revolutionary War veteran Warren Hull and wife Polly. Son James fought in the War of 1812. e house is now undergoing complete restoration - to return it to it's 1820 appearance - and will help tell the story of early Western New York. eodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site 641 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo NY 14202 www.trsite.org ough best known as America’s 26th President, Teddy Roosevelt penned one of the definitive naval histories of the War of 1812. Come visit the place where he became President of the United States. Open from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday December 7th for self-guided tours at a reduced admission of $5 per person. Buffalo Religious Arts Center 157 East Street, Buffalo NY 14207 buffaloreligiousarts.org Join Chris Brown for an engaging look at the War of 1812 in Western New York. Chris has led 1812 tours by bike and by boat. Now, join him in the beautiful Religious Arts Center for his take on this important conflict. Buffalo and Erie County Central Library 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo NY 14203 www.buffalolib.org Come see the restored Juba Storr’s map of Buffalo circa April 1813.
