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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 7 – Remembering the War of 1812 in Niagara on the Lake, Canada
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 ...
Series 1 Episode 7 – Joseph Willcocks: Canadian Traitor in the War of 1812
This week Donald E Graves, Canada’s foremost historian on the War of 1812, sets the historical record straight on Joseph Willcocks. Graves covers his early election to the Upper Canada Legislative Assembly in 1807 and Willcocks’ formation of a group of MPPs who opposed measures put forth by the then President, General Isaac Brock. He follows Willcocks’ desertion to the Americans ...