Aaaa Barb you know I can let this one go. While I was not at Fort McHenry in 1812 (I am not quite that old), I do have a slight afinity for it haveing visited it several times over the years and a friend actually works there. Also at least one of my relatives fought there during the battle. In regarding to the burning of Washington, D.C., it would be a good idea if you could arrange another burning - its long over due. I and all the learned people of Franklin County realize that you live in the wilds of British Columbia and that you are simply jealous because you remained a Britsh Colony until even the Brits got tired of you and gave you to Canada. Your Maryland pal Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Shave" <bjshave@shaw.ca> To: "Gordon Crooks" <gordoncrooks@verizon.net>; <PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 5:38 AM Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Fw: History > Canadians will tell you they "won" the War of 1812 when they whipped the > behinds of invading Americans back across the border where the Yanks have > had the good sense to remain ever since. The Brits will remind that they > humiliated their former colonials by burning their new U.S. capitol to the > ground, which surely seemed like a mighty big loss for the Americans at > that time. Meanwhile Andrew Jackson seized the yellow-fever capital of > New Orleans from the Brits, but that city has been a liability since > Katrina. Fact is, unless one counts the Canadians --a decidedly odd > concept, I concede--there was no "winner" of the War of 1812. All parties > simply got tired of fighting and, as evidenced by the treaty that failed > to address any of the fractious issues, nobody could remember why the > fighting started in the first place. Everybody mostly lost as seems to be > the main lesson of war. America's finest gain from the War of 1812 was > "The Star Spangled Banner." So let's not resurrect the rivalries now with > prejudicial claims. Besides, who cares about the War of 1812? Barb > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gordon Crooks" <gordoncrooks@verizon.net> > To: <PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 5:22 AM > Subject: [PAFRANKL] Fw: History > > > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 7:58 AM > Subject: History > > > On this day in 1784, the United States (the 13 original colonies of U.K.) > ratified a peace treaty with England, ending the American Revolutionary > War. The United States remained at peace with our homeland until 1812 when > we beat them again and for good and have remained kissing cousins ever > since ! > > Gordon Crooks >