The Brady Flag - Michigan’s First Flag

Program Type

Virtual Presentation (Zoom)
Onsite Presentation
Offsite Presentation
Onsite Tour

Duration

45 Minutes

Presented By

Jerry Benson

Contact Number

(517) 373-1988
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In 1911, the State of Michigan adopted its first official state flag. But was it our first state flag? Hear the history of what was considered our first state flag, presented in 1837 at the birth of Michigan’s statehood. What are its similarities and differences to our current state flag? What was its original purpose and circumstances of its presentation? The flag had been missing for years only to be rediscovered, but where is it today?