Web Resources
General Information
- CIA Factbook: Flags of the World
- Don Healy's Native American Flags
- Includes a picture and history of each flag. Also where to buy them. Links to tribe websites are not current.
- Facts About the United State Flag
- Includes a table: "Number of Stars in the U.S. Flag and Additional States Represented 1777 to Present" From the Smithsonian Institute.
- Flag Identifier
- Identify a flag by combining or individually using Area Division and Charges, Shape, Main Colors, Device on the Flag, Geography, Usage, and History. Also search for Bicolor Flags, and Tricolor Flags.
- Flag Rules and Regulations
- How to display, the sizes and flag code of the American flag.
- The Flag of the United States
- Historic and current flags by the number of stars and other interesting facts.
- Flags of the World (FOTW)
- Devoted to vexillology, and not just flags of states and nations.
- Historical Flags of Our Ancestors
- Divided by People/Country, Historical Periods, Topics, and Miscellaneous Topics. From North American Vexillological Association (NAVA).
- Our Flag
- Topics include: History of the Stars and Stripes, An Early Stars and Stripes, The Grand Union Flag, Fifteen Stars and Stripes, Early American Flags, Historical Flags, The Flag Today, Flag Laws and Regulations, Flag Presentation, Folding the Flag, Care of your Flag, Sizes of Flags, Flags at the United States Capitol, How to Obtain a Flag Flown Over the Capitol, American War Mothers Flag, How to Obtain a Burial Flag For a Veteran, Flags of States and Territories, Flag Day, The Great Seal of the United States, Fort McHenry, The Flag House, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, The American's Creed. and School Projects. From USA.gov.
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- An interactive site that includes a quiz, a sing-along, information about te War of 1812 and more. From the National Museum of American History.
- Star-Spangled Banner and the War of 1812
- From the Smithsonian Institution.
- World Flag Database
- A list of all the countries, territories and sub-national regions covered by the database. Contains basic information on the country, including its formal name, capital city, area, population, currency, languages, and religions. The flags include the national and state flags, ensigns, and sub-national flags. Where countries have changed their flags in the last few years the old flag is also shown.
Military Flags
- Archive of the Colors: Strike from the Sky
- The United States Air Force Flag.
- Flags of the United State Armed Forces
- From Wikipedia.
- History of the Coast Guard Flags
- From Military.com
- Marine Corps History: the Marine Corps Flag
- From Military.com.
- Military Flag History
- Includes U.S. Army; U.S. Marine Corps; U.S. Navy; U.S. Air Force; and U.S. Coast Guard.
- Military Flags Index by Country
- From Flags of the World.
- Military Flags (U.S.)
- Includes each armed service as well as flag order, rank flags, and much more From Flags of the World.
- New York State Battle Flags
- Topics include: Conservation; Conserved Flags; Resources; Exhibits; History and Regulations. From the New York State Military Museum.
- Origins of the U.S. Navy Flag
- From the Naval History and Heritage Command.
- Tradition: 200 Years of History
- A 28 page brochure on the history of the Coast Guard in pdf format. Search the brochure for the word 'flag' for specific information. From the United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- U.S. Army Flag
- U.S. Marine Corps Flag Manual
- Click on the pdf link for "Flag Manual". Inculdes the National Flag; The National Ensign; and Marine Corps Colors, Standards, Flags, Guidons; Plates and Streamers. From Marines.mil.
Signal Flags
- Coastal Warning Display Program
- From NOAA.
- Signal Flags and Phonetic Alphabet
- A table showing the historical phonetic meanings of signal flags, and how they have changed.
- U.S. Navy Signal Flags
- Includes name, phonetic pronunciation and meaning of each flag. From the U.S. Navy.
