On list please!

on 10/19/01 07:26 PM, Matthew White at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> I have forwarded this to the the Star Spangled Banner House in Baltimore
> whereMary Pickersgill, the creator of the origninal Banner that flew
> over Fort McHenry and inspired our National Anthem, lived and worked.
> When i worked there many years ago we fielded all sorts of questions
> just like this and had the references on hand to research it.
>
> If and when I get an answer I will pass it along. The only question is,
> on list or off?
>
> Matthew White
>
> Amy Phillips wrote:
>
>> I'm curious.  I don't want to get drawn into offering an an answer to
>> the question of whether "to burn or not to burn" the flag in question
>> [though I'll be disappointed if the ultimate outcome isn't posted here
>> for our edification].  After reading through the various postings,
>> with many solid arguments on both sides, I can say definitely that I'm
>> undecided in the matter.   I'm wondering, though, if anyone on this
>> list happens to know  when the tradition of "retiring" a flag by
>> burning it was initiated and by whom?  (I'm guessing it wasn't by
>> anyone working in a museum, but when I tried to do some online
>> searches I got more information on how and why it is done without yet
>> being able to track when it was first done).  I also have pondered if
>> we in the USA are the only ones to have this type of ritual, or do
>> other countries have similar "policies" with regard to their national
>> flags?
>>
>> Thanks to anyone who helps point me in the right direction or
>> otherwise offers feedback!
>>
>>
>> Have a relaxing weekend,
>>
>> Amy
>>
>> Amy J. Phillips
>> Coordinator, Data Management Systems
>>
>> Museum of Science
>> Boston, MA
>
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