History Lessons

Saving Old Glory from trash | American Flags

Ed Shevlin recently retired from the New York City Sanitation Department, but not from rescuing American flags tossed in the trash. “I noticed years ago a fairly high increase of U.S. flags in the garbage,” he said in an interview. “It really bothered me, so I began a campaign to save Old Glory. I’ve been… continue

History Lessons

Decades of flag-draped coffins

Sometimes, history repeats itself in perfect intervals. For example, 2014 continues the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, marks the centenary of the First World War and begins the observance of the 75th anniversary of World War II, which broke out in 1939. Over that span, American flags were draped over the coffins of tens… continue

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1914 speech saluted ‘Star-Spangled Banner’

Next month, the bicentennial of “The Star-Spangled Banner” will be commemorated. That means the 100th anniversary of the song honoring the American flag occurred in September 1914. Centennial events were held throughout America. Naturally, because Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to the National Anthem in Baltimore, the major focus of the song’s birthday occurred… continue

Stars For Our Troops

What is a Star Party? | Stars For Our Troops

stars pouched

Our August star party at Gettysburg Flag Works was a hit!  We had a total of 7 volunteers working on several parts of the star process. There are several steps before it can be handed to a soldier or veteran.  Here’s a group photo (missing 3 people unfortunately). When packages of flags arrive for Stars… continue