America remains a beacon of opportunity. It is still rich with countless people across regions who care and uplift. Yet, these are difficult ...

By Victor Block If any city gives meaning to the word "eclectic," it is Baltimore, Maryland. Are you interested in American ...

American Francis Scott Key awoke on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814, to find that "our flag was still there" after horrific 25-hour British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

PICKERSGILL 15th August, peacefully at Parklands Care Home, Crook, Margaret Mary (nee Bracebridge) aged 82 years, formerly of East Hedleyhope, loved by husband John, son David and daughter-in-law ...

The museum honors the flag's history and significance. Maryland also celebrates Defenders Day on September 12, honoring the Star-Spangled Banner and its creator, Mary Pickersgill.

Judy was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Joseph Pickersgill, who died in 2001, her sisters, Mary Jo Pethel, Katherine Penley, brothers, Thomas Haynes, John Haynes and Michael Haynes.

Flagmaker Mary Pickersgill, with her daughter, niece and an enslaved servant girl, Grace, had made the huge banner in record time.

BALTIMORE – Edna Williams Lawrence froze at the sight of a dotted outline of an absent figure in a painting of seamstress Mary Young Pickersgill during her first visit three years ago to The ...

Edna Williams Lawrence froze at the sight of a dotted outline of an absent figure in a painting of seamstress Mary Young Pickersgill during her first visit three years ago to The Star-Spangled Bann… ...

1. The Star-Spangled Banner has a sibling, and we have no idea where it is. In 1813, Mary Pickersgill, a Baltimore flagmaker, was commissioned to make two flags for Fort McHenry.