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Along the walls of the main section of the cathedral are flags, being a Vexillologist, flags always catch my attention. I knew these flags were old but I was unsure why they were so dirty and tattered. I asked the excellent Docent for the story behind them. Each one of these flags are the actual…

The flag of the Australian non-self governing external territory, Christmas Island. It is located in the Indian Ocean 960 miles from the Australian mainland. It was named in 1643 by the British captain William Mynors who sailed by it on Christmas Day. It has a fascinating and complicated history. It played a significant role in…

Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. It is one of the six independent Turkic states. With a population over 7 million, Turkmenistan is the 35th most-populous country in Asia and has the lowest population of the Central Asian republics…

The national flag of Australia. It consists of a blue field with what we call the Union Jack in the canton (the upper left, hoist side) this is similar to the British Maritime Ensign. The field is, the proper term is ‘defaced’, with the commonwealth star. The Commonwealth Star is a 7 pointed star denoting…

A truly beautiful flag, the erstwhile (thank you Dictionary.com word of the day) flag of the state of Maine. This was the official Maine Flag from 1901 to 1909. Then, as is true of so many things, politicians got involved and adopted a truly ugly flag. The flag from 1909 to present has been recognized…

The island republic of Seychelles. It is composed of 115 islands found in the Indian Ocean, 1,000 miles from Kenya Africa and 700 miles northeast of Madagascar. This set of islands was known for centuries to traders who would sail past it. As is common the islands were ‘claimed’ by a number of countries. It…

The Great Qing, aka: The Qing Dynasty. It was the last imperial dynasty in China, lasting from 1636-1912. After The Qing Dynasty came the Republic of China. At it’s height it had a population of 400 million. In it’s history there were many emperors and world wide shifts. The flag is the Azure Dragon on…

A country within a country, it is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south: Wales. It has an ancient history with human activity for at least 29,000 years. It has a long and occasionally tense relationship with Great Britain. It is…

The Pride Progress flag was designed by Daniel Quasar in 2018. The flag places 5 half sized stripes in an arrow shape to represent Trans and non-binary individuals, marginalized people of color communities as well as those living with AIDS. The arrow shape is placed on top of the traditional rainbow LGBTQ flag on the…