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Remarks by FIAV Secretary-General Charles Spain at the October 14, 2017 public memorial service for Whitney Smith.

The nation's flag, which underwent an 8-year conservation period from 1998 to 2006, is today the centerpiece of the museum. An introductory section in the entry corridor sets the scene for the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. Around the corner, the 30-by-34-foot wool-and-cotton flag is on view in a new dramatic display behind a 35-foot-long, floor-to-ceiling glass wall in a climate-controlled gallery that re-creates the dawn's early light, similar to Francis Scott Key's experience the morning of September 14, 1814, when he saw the flag flying over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore Harbor, inspiring him to pen the famous lyrics. The first stanza of the national anthem is projected prominently on the wall above the flag. Sections in the exit corridor trace the flag's history, including its safekeeping by Major George Armistead and his descendants, the Smithsonian's efforts to preserve it for more than 100 years, and how both the flag and the national anthem have come to represent diverse ideas of patriotism and national identity.

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June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress issued a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the nation's flag. Enjoy a little red, white, and blue from across the Smithsonian. Learn about the Star-Spangled Banner and U.S. Flag Code at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. This Collection Set includes images of US flag-related objects in the museum's collections.

Najvažniji heraldički događaj ove godine bez sumnje je 27. međunarodni heraldički i genealoški kongres, koji je održan u St. Andrewsu u Škotskoj od 21. do 26. kolovoza 2006. godine. The most important heraldic event this yeas was, no doubt, the 27th ICGHS, held in St. Andrews, Scotland, 21st to 26th August.

The pages include the acts and formal documents on which the Association is functioning. Beside the Statutes (the English version shall be made available on the web when translated), there is the Decision on the registration procedures (required by the Croatian law for an association to become a legal person), the Decision on the membership fee amount (100 HRK for private members, 50 HRK for students and senior citizens, 500 HRK for collective members), the Proceedings from the Establishing Assembly, the Agenda for 2006 and the Long-term Plan. Program rada HGZD u 2006. godini | CHVA Agenda for the year 2006 Osnove za program rada u razdoblju 2007-2010. g. | Long-term plan for period 2007-2010 O provedenim postupcima za registraciju i drugim preduvjetima za djelovanje Društva

Osnivačka skupština HGZD održana je 4. svibnja 2006. godine u svečanoj dvorani Hrvatskog povijesnog muzeja, uz prisustvo tridesetak sudionika. Time je i formalno osnovano Hrvatsko grboslovno i zastavoslovno društvo (HGZD), kako je nakon diskusije skupština odlučila da će se Društvo zvati. The Establishing Assembly of CHVA was held on the 4th May 2006 in the Ceremonial Hall of the Croatian History Museum, with some thirty participants. Thus the Croatian Heraldic and Vexillologic Association (CHVA) was formally established.

U ovom broju donosimo nekoliko riječi o dijelu članova predsjedništva. In this issue we bring you some words on some members of our Presidency.

Jedan od prvih poteza u uspostavi Društva bio je izrada web stranica... One of the first things done in the establishing of the Association was production of web site...

Raspravlja o heraldičkoj baštini socijalističkog razdoblja i zagovara potrebu za istraživanjem tog područja. Discusses the heraldic legacy of the socialist period and makes a case for research in this area.

Izložbu "Norveške zastave" autora Željka Heimera organiziralo je Hrvatsko-norveško društvo "Željko Takač" iz Zagreba povodom obilježavanja stote godišnjice osamostaljenja Kraljevine Norveške. Izložba koja obuhvaća četrdesetak postera koji prikazuju današnje državne zastave, povijesni razvoj i pregled zastava od XVIII. stoljeća do danas te zastave norveških županija postavljena je u Galeriji MORH-a "Zvonimir" u Zagrebu u veljači 2005. The exhibition “Norwegian flags” prepared by Željko Heimer was organized the Croatian-Norwegian Society "Željko Takač" from Zagreb on the occasion of marking of the centenary of Norwegian dissolution of the Union with Sweden. The exhibition consisting of some forty posters depicting the current state flags, the historic development and review of the flags from 18th century until today as well as the flags of Norwegian counties was hosted in the Ministry of Defence Gallery "Zvonimir" in Zagreb, February 2005.

Za provinciju Campobasso u talijanskoj regiji Molise kod nas su mnogi čuli stoga što tamo u nekoliko mjesta već stoljećima živi zajednica Moližanskih Hrvata. No, ovdje nam je zanimljiv grb ove provincije, jer nesumljivo podsjeća na stari grb poznate hrvatske obitelji knezova Krčkih - Frankapana. The Province of Campobasso in the Italian Region of Molise is generally well known in Croatia because in a several places there already for centuries lives a community of Molisan Croats. However, here we focus on the coat of arms of the Province, reminding us much on the coat of arms of a famous Croatian counts of Krčki, later Frankapan.

Seborga je naselje u brdu nedaleko Bordighere, koji kilometar od talijansko-francuske granice. No, osim što je obična talijanska općina, Seborga je i kneževina, koja se ponosi svojim korijenima od križara iz 11. stoljeća. Seborga is a village in hills near Bordighera, a few kilometres from the Italian-French border. Except that it is an ordinary Italian municipality, Seborga is also a principality, proud of its roots since 11th century.

Stara gradska vijećnica nedvojbeno je jedan od izuzetno vrijednih i reprezentativnih objekata zagrebačkog Gornjeg Grada, ne samo u povijesnom, umjetničkom, ili društveno-političkom, već i u heraldičkom smislu. The Old City Hall is undoubtfully one of the extremely important and representative buildings on the Zagreb's Upper Town, not only in the historical, artistic, or social-political sense, but also considering the heraldic point of view.

Nacionalne zastave, kao uostalom i drugi državni simboli, podložne promjenama. Promjena zastave često, iako ne nužno, prati promjenu državnog sustava. Tijekom 2006. godine došlo je do promjena izgleda nacionalnih zastava Demokratske Republike Kongo, Venezuele i Lesota. Također, kao što nam je dobro poznato, jedna je država nestala sa svjetske scene zajedno sa svim svojim državnim simbolima, ali su se umjesto nje pojavila dva nova međunarodna subjekta sa svojim simbolima. Riječ je naravno o razvrgavanju zajednice Srbije i Crne Gore. The national flags, just as other state symbols, are prone to change. These changes are often, although not necessarily, following the changes of the state system. During 2006 new national flags were introduced in Democratic Republic of Congo, in Venezuela and in Lesotho. Also, as it is well known to us, one state disappeared from the world map together with its national symbols, and in its stead two new subjects of international law appeared. We are, of course, talking about the dissolution of the union of Serbia and Montenegro.