c-span.org/localcontent. next month, louisville, kentucky. you re watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historics sites around the country. uss constitution was launched in boston and gained fame in the war of 1812, defeating british warships and earning the nickname old iron sides. eastern tv visited the museum located at the same pier where the ship is docked today. we looked at the lives of sailors aboard the constitution during the war of 1812. welcome to the uss constitution museum. my name is ann grimes rald, president of the museum. i m pleased to shaush with you our award-winning museum, all hands on deck, a look at the life of the enlisted crew who served during the war of the 1812. who were the men at the guns? what was their experience? as we walk upstairs we ll step back into time to boston of 1812 and you ll see how we load provisions on for cons
we want to thank our guest vince vaise, chief of interpretation at ft. mchenry. thank you for joining us this morning, sir. haza. we re next going to go to boston where the uss constitution is docked, a veteran of the war of 1812. we re going to take a tour of the uss constitution museum. you re watching american history tv. this july 4th, we re highlighting the war of 1812 by centennial, taking an in depth look at the causes and course of the little-known war that bolstered credibility, fostered a new sense the of patriotism, and gave us our national anthem. we continue now with american artifacts. each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. uss constitution was launched in had boston in 1797 and named by president george washington for the constitution of the united states. the ship gained fame during the war of 1812, defeating british warships in three sea battles and earning the nickname old ir
in this exhibit we meet the enlisted sailors coming to constitution to join the crew, and it may be someone who served in the fishing fleet with a blockade they can t get to sea or after an american sailors made up 10 to 15% of constitution s crew. in the navy in 1812 working at sea you would be paid the same wages whether you were black or white, and that wasn t true on shore. during the war of 1812 our research uncovered another crew member who was four-foot and furry member of the crew, a terrier named garier. his owner named him after the first victory over guerriere, and the job had a job to do on board the ship catching rats in the hold but he could also travel to any part of the ship where sailors weren t allowed into officer s country n their quarters guierre is someone who let s us interpret constitution throughout all three decks with glimpses into all the lives of the sailors, so we also have the paw prints leading from the front desks of our youngest visitors, and
new england had little to gain by the war, and and so you can see why they opposed the war of 1812 up there. want to remind our viewers we ll open the phone lines again in half an hour at noon eastern for your calls on the war of 1812. we want to thank our guest vince vaise, chief of interpretation at ft. mchenry. thank you for joining us this morning, sir. we re next going to go to boston where the uss constitution is docked, a veteran of the war of 1812. we re going to take a tour of the uss constitution museum. we re taking a look at the war of 1812 that fastered a new sense of patriotism and gave us our national anthem. we continue no with american artifacts. each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. uss constitution was launched in boston in 1797 and named by president george washington for the constitution of the united states. the ship gained fame during the war of 1812 defeating british wa
each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. uss constitution was launched in boston in 1797 and named by president george washington for the constitution of the united states. the ship gained fame during the war of 1812 defeating british warships in three sea battles and earning the nick nim old ironsides. american history tv visited the uss constitution museum in boston located at the same pier where the ship is docked today. the museum s president, ann grimes rand, gave us a tour of some of the museum s exhibits and artifacts which trace the history of the ship from its construction to its role in the war of 1812 to the present day. welcome to the uss constitution museum. my name is ann grimes rand. i m the president of the museum, and i m pleased to be able to share some of the stories of constitution s fascinating career with you. we re here on the first floor of the museum, and the exhibit about