Uncategorized January 3, 2020 – Alaska 2020-01-032020-01-03 On this date in 1959, Alaska became the 49th state admitted to the Union. It was the 4th of five states to be admitted in the 20th Century. Alaska's flag…
Uncategorized January 1, 2020 – In Memory of Swarley 2020-01-012020-01-03 Our cat Swarley died over night. He had been a member of our family for 13 years and will be dearly missed. I flew the flag of the United States…
Uncategorized December 9, 2019 – In Memory of Pearl Harbor, Carrol Spinney, and Rene Auberjonois 2019-12-092020-01-26 Today, the colors of the United States fly at half staff in memory of those who were killed in the attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, as weather…
Uncategorized December 3, 2019 – Illinois 2019-12-032019-12-09 Today, the flag of the State of Illinois flies in commemoration of the admission of this state to the Union on this date in 1818. The current flag of Illinois…
Uncategorized November 11, 2019 – Washington & United States 2019-11-112019-11-11 Today, on the flag pole is the flag of the State of Washington, in commemoration of the state's admission to the Union on November 11, 1889. The flag flying was…
Uncategorized November 4, 2019 – Acadia 2019-11-042019-11-03 Acadia was a French colony in eastern Canada which included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and Maine to the Kennebec River. Designed by Father Marcel Francois-Richard, the flag of Acadia was adopted…
Uncategorized November 3, 2019 – North Dakota and South Dakota 2019-11-032019-11-03 I'm a day late in flying these flags, but North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the union on November 2, 1889. They were the 39th and 40th states…
Uncategorized October 31, 2019 – Nevada 2019-10-31 Flying today is the state flag of Nevada in commemoration of Nevada's admission to the Union on October 31, 1864. This flag has been in use since 1991, when the…
Uncategorized October 18, 2019 – In Memory of Congressman Elijah Cummings 2019-10-182019-10-24 Today, the flag of the United States is flown at half staff in memory of Congressman Elijah Cummings, who passed away on October 17, 2019.
Uncategorized October 17, 2019 – California Flag – In Memory of the 30th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake 2019-10-172019-10-24 Today the California flag flies in memory of the 30th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake on October 17, 1989 at 5:04 p.m.