"A Firm and Universal Peace": Legacies of the War of 1812

November Middays at the Meeting House
PERSPECTIVES ON THE WAR OF 1812: Celebrating the Bicentennial of America’s “Second Revolution”
Co-sponsored by the USS Constitution Museum
Explore the War of 1812 through a variety of unique and thought-provoking perspectives!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 12:15 PM
"A Firm and Universal Peace": Legacies of the War of 1812
Margherita Desy, Historian for the Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston/USS Constitution, will discuss the heritage of the War of 1812, including the "universal peace" that has existed among the United States and Great Britain and Canada ever since. Learn about several of the tangible legacies of the war, including its impact on Native Americans, its recognition in memorials and shrines, and the preservation of Boston’s own USS Constitution, “Old Ironsides.” $6; Free for OSMH Members and members of the USS Constitution Museum