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!
Flag History Bits From June Flag Day
A historical survey traces the flag’s evolution from thirteen to forty-eight stars through major wars. It recalls Guilford Courthouse, Bedford whaling ship, Lexington, and the 1866 congressional acceptance of a US-made flag, with Old Glory Driver, and a Greenwich Street showdown over a flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Guilford
Raeign
Philadel- Plain
Washington
Ingsbridge
N.Y
Cambridge
Bedford
Nantucket
England
London
Massachusetts
Patriota
Lexington
Nathaniel Page
Minute Men
United States
Benjamine F. Butler
Congress
Lowell
Mass
Qld
Stephen’ Driver
Salem
Day
Fepee Oe
Greenwich Street
New York City
Major Cunningham