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Synopsis
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| The Flag on Prospect Hill |
Peter Ansoff |
The flag that General Washington raised near Boston on January 1, 1776 was probably the British Union Flag rather than the 13-striped Continental Colors. |
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When Flags Could Talk |
David Martucci |
Flags used in weather forecasting and storm warning.
Includes graphic examples. |
| Behind the Sound
Bytes: The New Georgia Flag |
Philip L. Nelson |
The story behind the adoption
of the 2001 Georgia Flag. |
| Black
and White |
Whitney Smith, Ph.D. |
A survey of black and white flags,
and their roles in history. |
| Bremen Ensign on
a U.S. Frigate: The Striped Rank Flags in the U.S. Navy, 1870
- 1876 |
Joseph McMillan |
The development of rank flags
to denote the flagship of the commander of a squadron of warships. |
| Conserving America's
Civil War Flags |
Richard R. Gideon |
A look at the techniques used
to conserve US Civil War flags. |
| The Cybervexillology
"Problem" |
Philip L. Nelson |
The problems and pitfalls of vexillology
as it is practiced on the Internet. |
| Emotion and Flags |
Dr. John Purcell |
How flags and emotions can be
inextricably tied together. |
| Flag of the Maritime
Republic of Eastport, The |
Harry Oswald |
A humorous look at one community's
desire to 'secede'. |
| Flags
of Native American Associations |
Don Healy |
This article discusses the flags used by Native American
Tribal Associations. |
| Flags of RMS Titanic |
James T. Liston &
James Ferrigan III |
Flags flown by the Titanic, and a look at maritime
usage in general. |
| Franco-Ontarian
flag officially recognized by Queen's Park |
Luc Baronian |
A new flag representing Canada's francophone community
in Ontario. |
| Fremont Flag
Gavilian Peak Sesquicentennial |
William Trinkle |
The history and the 150th anniversary of Fremont's
confrontation with Mexico. |
| Name, Colours
and Symbols of Québec, The |
Kevin Harrington, President
Canadian Flag Association |
The history of the many flags used in Canada's "Belle
Province". |
| One of the Jacks
from U.S.S. MAINE Resurfaces |
Edgar M. Malpass |
How a 43 star Jack was rescued from the deep. |
| Origins of NAVA, The |
Whitney Smith, Ph.D. |
The founder of NAVA discusses its origins. A
postscript by David Martucci. |
| Raven Banner
and America |
Jan Oskar Engene |
The author questions whether the Vikings actually
brought the Raven banner to America. |
| Reimiro Flag of Easter
Island, The |
Gustavo Tracchia |
How an isolated culture created a unique identity. |
| Towards A More Perfect
Union...Flag |
David B. Martucci |
David Martucci speculates about possible changes to
the flag of the United Kingdom. |
| U is for USSR |
Nicholas Artimovich |
Part of the "Collector's Corner" series. |
| Vertical Tri-Bars |
Mason Kaye |
The author presents his findings on the use of vertical
tri-bars. |
| Whiskey
Flags, The |
Richard R. Gideon |
A look at some of the contemporary flags used during
the US Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. |