1864 American flag found in museum closet
HARTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. , 1864 Flag
Jan 8, 2008
HARTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. A 36-star American flag has been unfurled at a Livingston County museum in Hartland Township.
The Hartland Area Historical Society recently found the flag, which would have been flown shortly after Nevada became a state in 1864.
Collections chairwoman Nadine Cloutier told The Detroit News on Monday that it was rolled up in a sheet inside a broom closet at the Florence B. Dearing Museum.
Dan Wambaugh told me last year, all they had was original WWII items. So its cool to find out that they had found this flag.
The flag is one of the first artifacts donated to the museum in 1958 by resident Mae Dexter.
Cloutier says it will cost about $8,000 to restore and mount.
Just a little info i found online today!
Interesting huh?
:)
Cheers,
John
HARTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. , 1864 Flag
Jan 8, 2008
HARTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. A 36-star American flag has been unfurled at a Livingston County museum in Hartland Township.
The Hartland Area Historical Society recently found the flag, which would have been flown shortly after Nevada became a state in 1864.
Collections chairwoman Nadine Cloutier told The Detroit News on Monday that it was rolled up in a sheet inside a broom closet at the Florence B. Dearing Museum.
Dan Wambaugh told me last year, all they had was original WWII items. So its cool to find out that they had found this flag.
The flag is one of the first artifacts donated to the museum in 1958 by resident Mae Dexter.
Cloutier says it will cost about $8,000 to restore and mount.
Just a little info i found online today!
Interesting huh?
:)
Cheers,
John
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