Flags of the Mayflower
John M. Hartvigsen Flags add a dramatic touch to drawings and paintings of historic events, and sailing ships are usually...
John M. Hartvigsen Flags add a dramatic touch to drawings and paintings of historic events, and sailing ships are usually...
STAFF PHOTO by JERREY ROBERTS courtesy of Daily Hampshire Gazette by John M....
by John M. Hartvigsen, When Queen Elizabeth II met John Riggs at a recent visit to a veterans’ home, she...
The three wings of the National Headquarters building enclose a courtyard where the National Exchange Club’s Court of Honor pays...
By John M. Hartvigsen FF (Fellow of the Federation) Flags have been around for millennia, but Vexillology has only existed...
U.S. Constitution Day, September 17th by John M. Hartvigsen An older person blessed with exceptional health may be described as...
by John M. Hartvigsen We celebrate the Fourth of July as Independence Day to remember 13 British American Colonies, which...
by John M. Hartvigsen I have seen the U.S. flag flying in foreign skies; I have seen the Star Spangled...
by John M. Hartvigsen Even with the hindsight of history, Operation Overlord looms gigantic almost beyond belief. This amphibious landing...
by John M. Hartvigsen The practice of displaying flags at half-staff is centuries old and has been the custom in...
What U.S. Flag Flew? by John M. Hartvigsen The Stars & Stripes flew over Promontory Summit when the Golden Spike...
by John M. Hartvigsen There was little to recommend 20-year-old Harry to become a soldier. At five foot six and...
by John M. Hartvigsen According to legend, St. Patrick—an immigrant to the Emerald Isle—drove the snakes from Irish shores. Centuries...
A Great Flag for a Great State by John M. Hartvigsen As students from Highland Park Elementary swarmed around exhibits...
by John M. Hartvigsen Mexico’s flag is a beloved banner with a history reaching back centuries, but its history is...
by John M. Hartvigsen With only 28 days, February is the shortest month of the year, and even so it...
John M. Hartvigsen Of sixteen million Americans who served in World War II, only less than half a million survive,...
by John M. Hartvigsen Colonial Flag Foundation is blessed to have amazing host communities all over the nation. Many have...
by John Hartvigsen It has been argued that holidays are made up events that lose their meaning and become excuses...
John Hartvigsen With our national headquarters located in Sandy, Utah, we were saddened by the death of a valiant area...
John M. Hartvigsen This tradition began in the United States around the U.S. Civil War. When the nation was founded...
John Hartvigsen- Why Do We Fly Flags? Probably the earliest use of flags was to rally the troops in war. ...
John M. Hartvigsen It’s late December, winter has hit most the the U.S. and baby it’s cold out there!...
John M. Hartvigsen The idea that we fly flags at half-staff to honor individuals who have died has grown...
Even before they arrived in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, Utah’s pioneers had expressed a strong preference for...