This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Isabel Worrell Ball and the birth of American flag lore
In 1873 a Kansas schoolroom on the Santa Fe Trail fostered flag history through Isabel Worrell, later Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball. She taught pioneer children using improvised materials to illustrate flags from Spain to England, birthing a lifelong devotion to flag lore and amassing a vast collection in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
D. C
Pawnee County
Kansas
Johnnie
Isabel Worrell
Fort Leavenworth
Spain
Lumbus
Massachusetts
Isabel
Illinois
Isabel Worrell Ball
Woman’s Relief Corps Committee
Illinois Avenue
Shepherd Street
Washington
United States