The bill of sale for that is in the national flag house and museum in baltimore. It was made by a woman named mary picker skill. Mary pickersgill comes from a family of flag makers. Her mam, rebecca young, was known to sow flags during the revolution for george washington's continental army.
Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. At least, that's what we were taught in school. But when historians go searching…there’s no proof to be found. In this collaboration with the podcast Sidedoor, we unravel this vexillological tall tale to find out how this myth got started, and who Betsy Ross really was.
Plus we talk about the real flag that inspired the song, The Star Spangled Banner.
Flag Days: Unfolding a Moment