HeyJaredStories of 1812 Podcast
Stories of 1812 is an independently produced podcast series that presents the stories and achievements of people who lived during the War of 1812 in North America, a conflict between Great Britain, the United States and what was then British North America.
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Series 2 Episode 7 - Remembering the War of 1812 in Niagara on the Lake, Canada (opens the original)
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In this Episode, we talk with #NiagaraontheLake Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa and CEO and Curator Sarah Kaufman of the Niagara on the Lake Museum. (Sarah is now Curator at the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum as of January 2026.) They both discuss the importance of the Town of Niagara on the Lake in the history of Ontario, Canada and in the #Warof1812 in particular. Of great importance, they say, is to remember the past and the personal stories that help us remember our history. The Lord Mayo
Series 2 Episode 6 - John Norton - Teyoninhokarawen, the Six Nations & the War of 1812 (opens the original)
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Today we welcome Carl Benn, PhD , an Author and Professor of History to talk about the life of John Norton or Teyoninhokarawen .John Norton was an important war chief and diplomatic figure among the Grand River Haudenosaunee (or Six Nations Iroquois) in Upper Canada at the time of the War of 1812. John Norton saw more action during the War of 1812 than almost anyone else, being present at the fall of Detroit ; the capture of Fort Niagara ; the battles of Queenston Heights, Fort George, Stoney Cr
Series 2 Episode 5 - Black Loyalist Migration to Atlantic Canada (opens the original)
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Today we are joined by Stephen Wesley , a 14th generation descendant of Black Migration to Atlantic Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Blacks migrated to Atlantic Canada after the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as the British offered freedom to those who would fight with them against the Americans. (White United Empire Loyalists (UELs) also left the US with black slaves, but these were eventually given their freedom.) Stephen tells of the harsh early conditions and h
Series 2 Episode 4 – Life, Love and Death in the War of 1812 (opens the original)
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Today we talk once again with the late Donald E Graves , North America’s foremost historian on the War of 1812.Before his passing, Don sat down with us on location and covered a myriad of topics related to this pivotal time in North amerian History. His knowledge of the period is encyclopedic and his has the best of colourful anecdotes that best illustrate the people and the situations they found themselves at the time.In this episode, entitled Life, Love and Death in the War of 1812 , Don tells
Series 2 Episode 3 - The Turbulent Lives of Andrew & Betsy Doyle (opens the original)
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Photo Credit: Title : A soldier's wife at Fort Niagara / engd. by T. Walker, 1860. [Old Fort Niagara, Library of Congress] This week Kate (Catharine) Emerson , Niagara County NY Historian, talks to us about the Turbulent Lives of Andrew and Betsy Doyle . Kate recently carried out detailed historical research on primary sources, proving that Betsy (Fannie) was indeed a heroine in the War of 1812 and not a myth or legend as suggested by many who learned of her story. Betsy (a.k.a. Fannie or Mary)
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