The Flag House

Built in 1793, the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House was the home and place of business of Mary Pickersgill, maker of the Star-Spangled Banner.

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You're Invited to a Sailabration!
On October 26 from 11 am - 4 pm Pride of Baltimore is hosting a free family-friendly festival in Fell’s Point that will celebrate the lives and traditions of Baltimore's sailors and the Fell’s Point maritime community.

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Wiley H. Bates was born a slave in 1859 in North Carolina, and by age thirteen was working as an oysterman in Annapolis, Maryland. By the age of twenty, Bates owned a grocery store serving the African American… https://t.co/wlduGtjbTh

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Best known for his account of his life as a fugitive slave, "The Life and Adventures of Charles Ball" (1837), Charles Ball served in the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla of the United States Navy under the command of… https://t.co/q8XA5Z8YE3

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The 2020 Scholar Award and Essay Contest prompt asked students to share stories about unsung heroes. From moms to nonprofit founders, teachers, community leaders, medical professionals, and mental health advocates,… https://t.co/W8c1nxMfp8

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Next week! #GivingTuesdayNow @ The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House https://t.co/nZ7sGF14Tt

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Help is develop our digital outreach strategy. As we all adapt to life during the COVID-19 crisis, the Flag House wants to stay connected with our community. Tell us the type of content you'd like to see, ask a… https://t.co/myhExjfQQ4

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A HUGE shoutout and thank you to our volunteers Raymond and David, who were able to coordinate the spring cleaning of our rose garden while maintaining social distancing. We hope to be back at the museum in time for… https://t.co/8NTPzkov8G

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April is #ArchaeologyMonth! We'll be sharing some of the more than 15,000 artifacts found during excavations at the Flag House between 1984 and 2001.

Many of the fragments found during the 1998 excavation of the… https://t.co/Ekmzk7yPHf

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Missing Baseball? Tune-In to @marylandpubtv , tonight at 8pm for "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" documentary about Mary Pickersgill Award winner and Baltimore @orioles Groundskeeper, Nicole Sherry.

Nicole… https://t.co/eN5eLGkRRc

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Today would have been the @orioles opening day. We can't wait to get back to baseball!
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#orioles #oriolebird #oriolesmagic #baseball #openingday… https://t.co/1ZMyQMYqnv

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The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House was the home of Mary Young Pickersgill, flag maker and craftswoman of the 30′ x 42′ Star-Spangled Banner flag. @SSBFlagHouse is participating in #MuseumDay this year! Happy #FlagDay everyone 🇺🇸

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After 1867, the Flag House was used as a general store, post office, steamship ticket office, Bank of Naples, and bilingual pharmacy serving Jonestown and Little Italy. Intact and fragments of... https://t.co/S7inq3zw2n

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Children have always been present in the Flag House since Mary's occupancy began in 1807. Objects like these glass and ceramic marbles and broken doll leg with ribbon garter, green sock, and... https://t.co/ddlSNMJakA

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Animal remains can reveal vital information about life and diet in an urban setting in the 19th century. Beef and pork bone, teeth, fish scales, and oyster shells rank among the most common in our... https://t.co/UQE3PPk4YN

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After 1867, the Flag House was used as a general store, post office, and bilingual pharmacy serving Jonestown and Little Italy. Apothecary jars, beer bottles, lead fishing lure, and even these... https://t.co/HQ2fETHazS

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Let’s go O’s!
Oriole Pageant Card
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Trisler Simmons Pentz Collection of the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, Li1962.33.2
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#orioles #oriolesbaseball #oriolesopeningday #oriolesmagic #baltimoreorioles #osaycanyousee

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April is #ArchaeologyMonth we’ll be sharing some of the more than 15,000 unique artifacts found during excavations at the Flag House between 1984 and 2000.

This earthenware spittoon was located within a former... https://t.co/jub5ZOknlC

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#MarylandDay - March 25 marks the 385th anniversary of the landing of the Ark and Dove in 1634. On this day settlers from "The Ark" and the smaller "The Dove" first stepped foot onto Maryland... https://t.co/saXrwvENuz

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#WomensHistoryMonth - After fleeing from Philadelphia in 1777 and the death of her husband, William Young, from camp fever at Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1778, Rebecca Young faced a considerable... https://t.co/kl8xin0UMY

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Flag House Receives Highest
National Recognition Awarded Accreditation from @AAMers
Of the nation’s estimated 33,000 museums, over 1070 are currently accredited. FH joins 23 accredited MD museums & 4 museums accredited in Baltimore.
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