Karen Martin Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:11 CDT The Old State House Museum recently added two flags to its Arkansas Civil War Flag Collection. The flags are currently mounted on linen and encased in dark netting to keep the aged, fragile fabric intact. These antiquated methods of conservation prevent the ventilation of the fabric and […]
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Flag Season at FlagandBanner.com
It is here…”Christmas” for Flag Dealers! Yep, the Flag Season has officially arrived. It started the week before Memorial Day, goes through Flag Day in June, and ends after July 4. My neighbors, the Blairs, are on it. This week they decorated their old home with vintage bunting from FlagandBanner.com. They have a 1930 home […]
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Inaugural Day Party
Where were you Inauguration Day? Where were you during Barack Obama’s swearing in ceremony on January 20, 2009? I will never forget where I was. Grady and I attended the Inaugural Day Party at the home of our friend Kaki Hockersmith. And not just any party but the best planned Inaugural party I have ever […]
America, Once Again
After a long primary season and a relatively anticlimactic general election, it feels as if we have a chance at being One America again. Regardless of who you voted for, Barack Obama defied the odds and one cannot help but feel the optimism that is in the air today. While those dancing in the streets […]
Election Peace
Peace after the election that is what I am looking for. Arkansas’ FlagandBanner.com had a great September but October felt like slow motion. Half the country truly believes that if McCain is elected then the country is going to Hell in a hand basket and the other half of the country feels exactly the same […]
Wounded Soldier’s Email
This Holiday Season I expect to be a heart warming one, it will be the third anniversary of my Father’s passing. He died on Christmas Day along with my husband’s, fifteen year old, brother who died 20 years earlier on Christmas too. It is a special day for our family to get together and celebrate […]
Half Staff Flag Alerts
After the Virginia Tech Massacre we were inundated with etiquette questions about the flag. So we sent out this press release: New “Half Staff Flag Alert” Email Service Offered by Flagandbanner.com Little Rock, Arkansas—FlagandBanner.com (http://www.flagandbanner.com), a leading retail supplier of American flags and patriotic items, announced today that it will be offering its “Half Staff […]
Static cling yellow ribbons
You’ve seen the yellow ribbon magnets that stormed the nation. Everyone loves magnets because (unlike stickers) they don’t leave the goo behind when you remove them. But unfortunately (unlike stickers) they are easy to remove and be stolen. Introducing the static cling ribbon. Reusable but harder to steal. 😉 btw …. flagandbanner.com has Static cling […]
Why ground zero is for tourists
In a recent chat with journalist Clive Thompson from the Boston Globe I learned that Little Rock, Arkansas has its very own war blogger. Thats right, This guy is there and doing it … you can see on his Resume that he worked for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. I checked it out … its pretty hard […]
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Guidelines for Flag Display During Wartime
It is always permissible and desirable to fly the American flag but displaying it every day is particularly appropriate to show support for our troops when the nation is at war. While it is considered inappropriate to fly the American flag in inclement weather, it is permissible to fly the flag at night if there […]