History of Confederate Flags as Taught to Children
A historical note traces Confederate flags used during the Civil War, detailing four main designs, their adoption dates, meanings, and creators. It explains how flag shapes and colors symbolized the South and notes naval ensigns and pennants, with a push to educate children about their origins in a local context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederacy
Earch
Brownnell
Athens
Montgomery
Ala
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Confederate States of America
Capitol
United States
Beauregard
Joseph E. Johnston
Firat
Manassas
Thras Misses Carey
Baltimore
Richmond
Union
Stephen LD. Lee
Excellent Plan Of Work Outlined By Mrs Peel
Mrs William Lawson Peel chairs the records committee and outlines a plan to preserve and perpetuate Georgia records old and new. She urges immediate work including copying fragile state papers from Louisville and organizing county and town history via dedicated committees and experts to prevent loss and misinterpretation.
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Peel
William Lawson Peel
Georgia
Joseph Habersham
Louisville
Sherman
Sanderaville
Daughters of the American Revolution
United States
Colerain
St. Marys
Lyman Hall
Waycross
Fort Wilkinnon
Milledgeville
Oconee
Naner Hart
D A R of Macon urged for fort replica and Indian lore site
Mrs William Lawson Pint, chair of the Macon D A R Records Committee, urges assembling historical scraps on Indian villages trails streams and waterfalls once connected to the 1806 Fort Hawkins relocation. She advocates a city replica fort across the river to attract travelers and preserve Oglethorpe era legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Oglethorpe
William Lawson Pint
Genealogical Guidelines for Queries in Savannah
Conducted by Mrs Walter Scott Wilson at Jones Street Savannah Ga. Correspondents should provide full names dates and localities where ancestors lived. Write dates or approximations plainly and enclose a stamped return for each query. Include full name and address, which will not be published unless requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott Wilson
Jones Street
Savannah
White family notes from Virginia history
A compact digest of references to the White surname in Virginia from the 17th to 18th centuries. Mentions William, John, and Elisha Whites across Chesterfield, James City, Hanover, and Frederick counties. wills, land grants, militias, and public offices. Governor John White linked to early Raleigh expeditions and the Virginia Dare lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Magazine OF History
John Baker
James White
Chesterfield County
Virginia
Thomas White
Elizabeth City
Francia Kausworth
England
John White
Sherrando River
Elisha White
Hanover County
George Menefie
Jo. White
Frederick County
Benjamin White
Wahliram White
Mary White
Edward White
Jacob White
Exander White
Alexander White
Princeton
William ‘White
James City
William White
Pentecost
Chickahominy River
Will of
Willam White
London
Ann
Thomas
Willilam
Elizabeth
George Saunders
Jasper White
Raleigh
Virginia Dare
D A R May Purchase Old McIntosh House
A correction notes no purchase has occurred for the McIntosh house at Indian Springs though a D A R movement to acquire it continues. The McIntosh tablet stands at the site placed by Piedmont Continental chapter Atlanta under Mrs A H Alfriend. Mrs W D Ellis of Macon plans an urn memorial to her father near the spring to collect waste water and reduce mud.
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LD. A. HR
Daughters of the American Revolution
Piedmont Continental Chapter
Atlanta
A. H. Alfriend
McIntosh
W. D. Ellis
Macon
Mary Hammond
Dol. A. R
Henry Graybill Lamar
Indian Springs
First English child born in North America referenced
Fragmentary OCR lists several individuals named White and Waite connected to Virginia colonies and New World militia records from 1650s to 1770s. Mentions include William White as master and consignees ship Jane 1778, John White of Gloucester 1702, and land and baptismal ties among families in Rockbridge, Prince William, and Princess Anne counties. The text also notes naval service and wills from London linked to Virginia settlers.
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North America
William White
Joseph Waite
Evans Mitchell
Ismelia County
John Nelson
Jane Robbinson
Rockbridge
Virginia
Rachel
Amsterdam
John White
Prince William County
Edward Fleetwood
London
Edward White
Eta Elizabeth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kitty Cobb
James Montgomery Flagg
Janes Wonton
Kitty
Liz
Mayme
Sadie
News OF Women’s Patriotic Societies
United Daughters OF the Confederacy
Buitar
MHS
Ansie Stewart Taylor
South Hin St. Grifan
Walter D. Lamam
EK Overstreet
Sylvania
Vorresuandine
Duncan Arrown
Ablneton Place
Maco
Mattir Shtgley
Rome
Milond Ruther
Athena
Howard McCall
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Jest
Cartersville
Joseph S. Marrison
Fourteenth St
Columbus
Gai
McIntosh Tablet
Drark
D. A. R. May
M’intosh House
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