The 1812 Library will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 am - 3:00 pm
**Winter Season**
Please know that the U.S.D. of 1812 Library and Museum will be closed when the District of Columbia closes school due to snow and incelment weather. Thank you. ________________
There is no charge for admission and the public is warmly welcome.
The Library is staffed and assistance will be provided on topics related to the history of the War of 1812 and period from
the time of the Revolution.
Assistance can not be offered in
genealogy or lineage research.
The Memorial Library has a new home with beautiful and appropriate furnishings and space. It is the only library collection in Washington, DC that focuses on the period from the end of the American Revolution through the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent in 1815. Indeed, it may be the only such collection in existence.
The collection includes the Archives of Pennsylvania, the Archives of Maryland, and similar official publications of those states most involved with this period. Rosters of militia for most of the 18 states in the Union this time period are also in the Library collection. There are more than 5,000 titles in the collection representing some 6,000 volumes.
Limited photocopies are provided at a cost of $.20 per page and microfilm copies at $.50 per page.
The National Society
United States Daughters of 1812
2013 National Society United States Daughters of 1812 (202) 745 -1812
1461 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.contact@usdaughters1812.org Washington, D.C. 20005-5402
For questions about the U.S.D. of 1812 Memorial Library, send email to : diannebc@bellsouth.net
For questions about the U.S.D. of 1812 Museum, send email to: Wils825@bellsouth.net
For questions or information regarding our ROTC and/or JROTC awards, please send to: pallasa@hotmail.com
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The U.S.D. of 1812, Memorial Library
will be closed on the following days:
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013 Thank you!
