MARYLAND WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION

Appointed by Governor: Atwood Collins III; J. Scott Plank; Albert H. Small; Robert J. Stevens; one vacancy.

Ex officio: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., Senate President; Michael E. Busch, House Speaker; David R. Brinkley, Secretary of Budget & Management; R. Michael Gill, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Mark J. Belton, Secretary of Natural Resources; David R. Craig, Secretary of Planning; Pete K. Rahn, Secretary of Transportation.

Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

U.S. Navy Blue Angels over Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

Action Plan, October 27, 2009

Annual Report, November 2010

Annual Report, November 2011

Annual Report, November 2012

In September 2007, the Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission was established by the Governor (Executive Order 01.01.2007.17). It was reauthorized in February 2010 and May 2011 (Executive Order 01.01.2010.02; Executive Order 01.01.2011.07).

The Commission is charged with planning and coordinating Maryland's commemoration of the bicencentennial of the War of 1812. The Commission is to develop a social studies curriculum on the War of 1812 and its impact in Maryland; assist with efforts to improve and protect historic sites with relevance to the War of 1812; and coordinate public and private events commemorating the bicentennial. It will promote Maryland's War of 1812 Bicentennial activities nationally and internationally; identify, document, and preserve the State's historic and cultural resources from the War of 1812; secure financing to implement bicentennial activities and events; and work with other states and entities also commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812.

Among other commemorations planned by the Commission, the Star-Spangled Spectacular, held in Baltimore in September 2014, was a seven-day free festival. It celebrated the 200th birthday of our national anthem. Tall ships, Navy gray hulls, and the Blue Angels came to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to celebrate the Star-Spangled Banner.

Seven ex officio members and up to eighteen members appointed by the Governor constitute the Commission. Appointed by the Governor, the Chair appoints members of the advisory committees.

Authorization for the Commission extends to June 30, 2015.

ADVISORY COMMITTEES

COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Margot A. Amelia, Chair

DEVELOPMENT & SPONSOR RELATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Greg Barnhill, Chair

EDUCATION & CURRICULUM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Vacancy, Chair

OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Hannah L. Byron; T. Eloise Foster.

PROGRAMS & EVENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Colm O'Comartun, Chair

RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP & VISITOR EXPERIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Ralph E. Eshelman, Ph.D., Co-Chair
John Maounis, Co-Chair


TRANSPORTATION & CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Leif A. Dormsjo, Co-Chair
Richard E. Hall, Co-Chair

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