Conversations on the War of 1812

Tim Abel - Second Battle of Sackets Harbor, May 29, 1813

We welcome back Tim Abel! In this episode we are at the end of May 1813. With the American fleet away supporting amphibious assaults on York and and Fort George, the British decided to mount an assault. For a map of the area around Sackets Harbor, please go to: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-947/wcl001041 [https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-947/wcl001041] You can also look at our poster! Tim is from Carthage, New York (near Sackets Harbor). Tim has a PhD in Anthropology. - 33 years experience in archaeological field methods. - 30 years experience in laboratory methods. - 30 years supervising work crews on surveys and excavations. - 27 years as project director on surveys and excavations. - 17 years as principal investigator - 10 years as an instructor of anthropology. Author or coauthor of 34 professional articles, 2 theses, 4 book reviews and a monograph. - Author or coauthor of more than 50 conference presentations. - Author or coauthor of more than 160 cultural resource management reports. Specialties and Interests Ceramics, Great Lakes Prehistory and Ethnohistory, Late Archaic/ Early Woodland political economy, the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, War of 1812. Recording date: May 28. 2026

Alex Watt - Battle of Fort George, May 27, 1813

Alex Watt is a member of the 41st Corp of Drums at Fort George National Historic Site in Niagara-On-The-Lake. He joined us to discuss the May 1813 American attack on the town of Newark, Upper Canada and the capture of Fort George. This episode was recorded on May 6, 2026 https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge [https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge]

Tom Taylor - Battle of York. April 27, 1813

Author Tom Taylor who has written a number of War of 1812 themed books joins us to discuss the Battle of York. Tom's website: https://www.tomtaylor.ca/books [https://www.tomtaylor.ca/books] On April 27, 1813 a major American flotilla arrives off the town and garrison of York (modern day Toronto) and conducted an amphibious assault. Learn more in this episode!

Don Hickey & John Thompson - Battle of Fort Meigs

Prominent American Historian and War of 1812 expert, Don Hickey and Program Manager at Fort Meigs, John Thompson join us once again to discuss the construction of Fort Meigs in Ohio during the winter/early spring of 1813 and its immediate siege by the British. This episode will also cover the May 1813 Battle of Fort Meigs. Fort Meigs: https://fortmeigs.org/ [https://fortmeigs.org/] Don Hickey: https://hickeyhistory.com/ [https://hickeyhistory.com/] Recorded on April 19, 2026

Don Hickey & John Thompson - Battle of the River Raisin

Prominent American Historian and War of 1812 expert, Don Hickey and Program Manager at Fort Meigs, John Thompson join us to discuss the actions on the River Raisin in the Michigan Territory on January 1813. Battle of Frenchtown Battle of the River Raisin Fort Meigs: https://fortmeigs.org/ [https://fortmeigs.org/] Don Hickey: https://hickeyhistory.com/ [https://hickeyhistory.com/] Recorded on April 19, 2026