Historic American, state, military and world flags spanning more than 250 years.
It began with three flags (the United States, Utah and Germany) for a Cub Scout project when DeVaughn was 8. Students, families and fellow collectors have added to it ever since, and today it spans more than 250 years and nearly 200 countries.
All 50 states, the 5 U.S. territories, the District of Columbia, and both of Utah’s co-official flags.
The six armed forces plus the Public Health Service, NOAA Corps and U.S. Merchant Marine, displayed in official order.
Every major version of the Stars and Stripes, from the 1775 Continental Colors to today’s 50 stars.
The Gadsden, Bunker Hill, Moultrie and Bennington flags, Washington’s Standard and more.
Union and Confederate flags, presented strictly in historical and educational context.
Utah’s flag story, from the territorial era to the 2024 Beehive Flag and the 2021 125th-anniversary flag.
National flags from every region, ready for international and UN-protocol displays.
Utah became the 45th state on January 4, 1896, and its star joined the flag that July 4. The 45-star flag flew until 1908, and it’s the centerpiece of the Utah Heritage Display.
DeVaughn also served on the state committee that reviewed nearly 7,000 public designs over two years and produced the 2024 Beehive Flag. Utah now has two co-official flags: the Beehive Flag, made to read clearly outdoors, and the Historic State Flag.
The first flag of the United Colonies: 13 stripes with the British Union in the canton.
The rattlesnake and “Don’t Tread on Me,” flown by the Continental Navy and Marines.
The Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777 created 13 stars and 13 stripes.
15 stars and 15 stripes, flying over Fort McHenry in 1814.
The Flag Act of 1818 fixed the stripes at 13 and added a star for each new state.
Lincoln kept every star, including those of the seceded states, as a symbol of Union.
Colorado, the Centennial State, joined in the nation’s 100th year.
Utah’s star. The flag of Utah statehood flew until 1908.
Flown through both World Wars, for 47 years.
Today’s flag, now the longest-serving version of the Stars and Stripes.
The 49-star flag lasted just one year, from July 4, 1959 to July 4, 1960.
Since the Flag Act of 1818, a new star is added on the July 4 after a state joins the Union.
Ohio’s flag is the only U.S. state flag that isn’t a rectangle.
Washington is the only state whose flag shows a U.S. president.
Flags in the collection range from smaller than a business card to two flags 30 by 50 feet.
The oldest flag in the collection is an original 34-star U.S. flag.
Historical timelines, Revolutionary War and Utah heritage exhibitions for museums, libraries, schools and celebrations.
