Stories 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 ...

On this Canada Day, Marinus talks to retired Professor of History and Author Dr Wesley Turner, on the Life, Career and Death of Sir Isaac Brock, the Hero of Upper Canada, who led British “Redcoat” Regulars, Canadian Militia and Indigenous forces against American Invasion in the Fall of 1812.  Brock was born in Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1769 ...

This week our guest is Zig Misiak, Author, Army Veteran and friend of the Six Nations.  They talk about the origin and development of the Six Nations Reserve along the Grand River and their participation in the War of 1812.  They focus on their differences in supporting the British in the War and the support of some Six Nations for ...

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 ...

This week Marinus talks with Mayor Jim Diodati of Niagara Falls, Canada.  They discuss the legacy of the War of 1812 for his city, the need to preserve that legacy and how that legacy has shaped the relations of two great nations today. Jim tells the story of how he led efforts to construct a huge steel sign to commemorate ...

This week Marinus talks with Professor Donald R Hickey (ret), noted American historian and author.  They discuss the question:  Who Won the War of 1812? and the conduct and results of the War. Charles P Stacey, noted Canadian historian said in 1958:  The War of 1812 is one of those episodes in history that makes everybody happy, because  everybody interprets ...