The Podcast
Stories of 1812 is an independently produced podcast series that records the stories & achievements of individuals who participated in the War of 1812.
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Series 2 Episode 6 – John Norton – Teyoninhokarawen, the Six Nations & the War of 1812
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. To Watch on YouTube, click here. To Listen on Spotify, click ...
Series 2 Episode 3 – The Turbulent Lives of Andrew & Betsy Doyle
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 ...
Series 1 Episode 8 – Richard Pierpoint & the Coloured Corps Fight for Canada
This week Marinus and Peter Meyler, local historian from Orangeville Ontario, discuss the remarkable life of Richard Pierpoint (1744–1838), a black slave who was abducted from his home in Senegal at the age of 16. He fought with the British in Butler’s Rangers during the American Revolutionary War and then in the War of 1812 in Upper Canada. When Butler’s ...
Series 1 Episode 1 – The Legacy of Sir Isaac Brock and the War of 1812
Marinus talks to retired Professor of History and Author Dr Wesley Turner, on the Legacy left by Sir Isaac Brock and its impact on our understanding of the War of 1812. Major General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey. Brock led British, native and militia ...