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History Explorers Club: Flag Facts

June 26, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
A young female visitor draws a picture. Behind her is a 13-star flag, which was part of the Museum's 2019 summer exhibition, A New Constellation.

Flags were everywhere during the American Revolution. Join in as we learn about how flags were used to communicate with ships, how they were used by privateers to trick the enemy, and what a flag can tell us about how a country sees itself. Then we’ll use what we know about flags to each create one of our own!

History Explorers Club playdates are best enjoyed by ages 7-11 but fun for all kids.

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A young female visitor draws a picture. Behind her is a 13-star flag, which was part of the Museum's 2019 summer exhibition, A New Constellation.
 

Design Your Own Flag Craft

Download our printable PDF worksheet and instructions below to learn what some of the symbols mean and then create a flag of your own.
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Exhibits

Flags and Founding Documents, 1776-Today

June 12 - September 6, 2021
The Museum's summer 2021 exhibit showcased dozens of rare American flags alongside historic early state constitutions and the first printing of the proposed U.S. Constitution of 1787 to shed light on the triumphs and tensions that the United States faced as new states joined the Union.
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This image shows adolescent males, in military costumes, sitting inside the camp site tent in Revolution Place. There is also a mother dressing her son in a military costume, standing outside the tent.
Jul 24
 
Talks & Tours History Explorers

History Explorers Club: Camp Life

July 24, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Find out more about the people you would find at a Continental Army camp and the critical roles they played at this family-friendly History Explorers Club.
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