This is a great little museum. They are very happy and helpful to let you use their many books for research. I was doing genealogy research. The woman who works there is very well informed about the war. She pointed me to some good resources. There is also a great little museum upstairs. It is only a few rooms but has some nice things in it like an authentic uniform and various other items. The library downstairs has tons and tons of books about the war of 1812. They aren't open everyday so check their website. The hours listed on their sign outside the building are not correct. I would like to go back and spend more time there someday because they have so many books to look through.