Flag of King George Island, Antarctica

King George Island Flag
Antarctica

The flag of King George Island is based upon three flags - the flag of St. George, Colonial Era Imperial China and space age China.

The red cross is the primary element of St. George. The red quartered sections with yellow stars are modeled after the flag of modern China. The two quarters with yellow backgrounds have stars - the upper fly has the Southern Star from Octans the Eight Sided Star Compass while the star in the lower fly represents the sun.

King George Island Flag reflects duality of Eastern Taoism. The flag combines elements of the East and West, modern and Imperial China, and finally the Southern Star with our local Star. Like the flag of China it has five stars, but in different positions.

The flag of King George was created in honor of its name sake and the establishment of China into the polar explorer club. China's first base in the Antarctic region was at King George Island - established on February 20, 1985 with the Great Wall Station.

Flags of Modern China, St. George, and Imperial China

Smith Island Flag - Antarctica

Flag of Smith Island Flag
Antarctica

Smith Island is a part of the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica. This flag is modeled after the flag of Brazil in honor of Brazil's entry as a polar explorer. However instead of a green field, it has a white filed with green stars. The four green stars represent Octans the Star Compass, the most southerly constellation of our skies.

In 1982 Brazil undertook its first official exploration of Antarctica. Since then Brazil has maintained a based on King George Island since 1984 - Comandante Ferraz Brazilian Antarctic Base.

William Penn Pennsylvania Flag - Timeline

 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/802/william-penn

1609 - Henry Hudson explores mouth of Delaware Bay in Half Moon

1621 - April 23: Birth of  Sir William Penn - Naval Commander who trust William Penn into powerful birthright

1624 - William Penn's first cell forms in Grandmother when she is pregnant with Margret Jasper Penn

1632 - Dutch whaling party massacred at Swanendael/Lewes, Delaware

1632 - King Charles I issues Maryland Charter to Baltimore 40th Parallel North

1635 - William Penn baptized in All Hallows Anglican Church

1638 - Swedish Kalmar Nyckel & Fogel Grip arrive at Wilmington, Delaware

1640 - 50 Dutch and some Finns brought over under Swedish flag to help with colony

1643 - Swedes establish settlement in Pennsylvania, outgrowth from Delaware

1643 - 'Gov' Johan Printz arrives to revive Swedish colony, castle built on Tinicum Island, making it "PRINTZSYLVANIA" 

1644 - October, 14: William Penn Born 

1645 - 'Gov' Printz's castle on Tinicum Island, Pennsylvania destroyed by fire

1642 - Birth of Richard Penn, William Penn's little brother by 2 years

1647 - Swedish census of Delaware/Pennsylvania 183 

1650 - Quakers dubbed as Quakers at Derby by a preacher

1651 - Dutch with Peter Stuyvesant set up fort Sand Hook (New Castle) Swedes mad but what to do?

1651 - Birth of Margaret Penn Lowther, William Penn's little sister by 27 years

1653 - Johan Printz leave colony to go home to Sweden

1653 - Daughter Armegot Printz are in charge with husband Lieutenant Johan Papegoja 'Gov' Armegot Papegoja was a angry mad leader after husband left colony 

1654 - May: 'Gov; Johan Classon Rising new colonists and supplies, and attacks Dutch fort, Fort                         Casimir.   "RISINGSYLVANIA" 

1655 - Peter Stuyvesant sends Dutch force to easily conquer New Sweden    

1665 - English conquer New Netherlands, Begin 1664.  Colony is now Duke of "YORKSYLVANIA" 

1662 - William Penn returns home after education

1660 - Quaker, Josiah Cole visits "Pennsylvania/Yorksylvania" by Susquehanna at behest of Preacher Fox

1661 - William Penn mentioned in Samuel Pepys clerk of the Navy Board and next door neighbor to                 Penns describes 

1668 - Penn leads delegation to Whitehall to seek freedom for "Friends" with published pamphlet The  Sandy Foundation Shaken 

1668 - Penn sent to Tower of London

1669 - late August, William Penn freed from Tower of London 

1670 - Admiral William Penn arrested on Meeting House, London

1671 - William Penn arrested for violation of 5 mile act of 1665, goes to Newgate Prison

1671 - August, William Penn free again

1672 - April 2: William Penn married at Meeting at King John's Farm, Chorley Wood, Hertfordshire to Guli

1674 - William Penn becomes a major Influencer to release imprisoned Quakers 

1676 - William Penn's has son, PROVIDENTIALLY on pre-centennial of 1776!  

1676 - William Penn is one of Trustees chosen to admin of WEST NEW JERSEY

1678 - March 22: William Penn appears at Parliament for speak on behalf of Quakers in Kingdom

1680 - June 1: William Penn submits petition for Quaker Colony in region set to become Pennsylvania

            Penn's proposed name for colony is New Wales  (NEW WALESYLVANIA) 

1681 - Indian Population less that 15,000 in Pennsylvania (100 years later is less than 1,300)

1681 - Jan 15: William Penn is issued approval for Quaker Colony west of the Delaware River as payment 

1681 - Penn's Eloquent message to Indians "...God hath written His law in our hearts..."

1681 - June: pre-Gov Markham of Pennsylvania arrives in New York, to take charge of William Penn's Grant.  "MARKHAMSYLVANIA" 

1682 - June 10, Baltimore wants to meet with 'Gov' Markham to fix border issue

1682 - May 1: Frame - Pennsylvania's 1st Constitution is finished in England, work began in 1681. 

1682 - William Penn's mother Margret J. Penn dies in UK

1682 - September: William Penn on way to Pennsylvania

1682 - August 29: Delaware leased to Pennsylvania for 1 beaver skin, 

                Epitome of the Weekly News, London reports of Penn's Departure to Pennsylvania with wife

1682 - August 30: the ship the Welcome put to sea

1682 - October 24: Penn's Birthday:  Born at Sea Evan & Jean Oliver gave birth to Seaborn Oliver, as ship came into bay Richard & Anne Townsend have son born at sea/bay named Richard Townsend.  Travel time is average to time period, 2 month journey at sea of 23 ship convoy.   PENNSYLVANIA finally truly PENNSYLVANIA. 

1682 - Dec 4: Penn summons 1st Pennsylvanian council at Chester (Upland) 

1683 - Germantown tract mapped out (6000 acres) Mostly a Dutch neighborhood by 1685 

 

1683 - March: three people must be chosen from each precinct to help with courts

1683 - Courts empowered to deal with debt, account, slander, and trespass 

1683 - Robert Turner arrives to Philadelphia

1683 - William Penn issues glowing (exaggerated) wine potential of Pennsylvania to investors, not until vineyards in Northern California would this ring true.  

1683 - July: Acting Governor Anthony Crockholls (of NY) ergo "Crockhollsylvania" sends agents to get land along Susquehanna.   

1684 - William Penn returns to England on Endeavor. 

1684 - Thomas Lloyd delegated to fill Penn's position by Penn.  Tommy Lloyd is a strapping Welshman and Quaker.  It is now "Lloydsylvania" after Penn leaves    

1685 - Robert Turner Estimates 600 houses in Philadelphia 

1685 - NOV: Guli bears 8th Child Gulielma Maria  

1685 - William Penn publishes glowing stance that Pennsylvania is a Utopia for Christians where different Christian sects call all live under harmony as one, note is a Christian only utopia!

1687 - Mary Farmar (a widow) sets tempo for colonization pattern of Pennsylvania Germans (PA DUTCH).  Mary Farmar found Limestone in Whitemarsh Township in Philadelphia (NOW MONTGOMERY COUNTY), where German immigrants following its veins westward, as it was an essential resource used by German immigrants.    

1687- May, 30: Privy Council initiated quo warranto against Penn's 1682 Charter.  (Threat to end Pennsylvania)

1688 - John Blackwell a Puritan put in charge of Pennsylvania (Blackwellsylvania) 

1689 - June 24: Gov. Blackwell complains that Pennsylvania is too unruly to rule  

1689 - Feb, 1: Council unanimously votes that Lloyd must leave GREAT SEAL with them since he was leaving for New York on a visit 

1689 - April 9: Some Quakers write letter to Penn complaining about Gov. Blackwell  (uptight Puritan)

1689 - War between France and UK flares up, King Williams War

1690 - Jan 1: Blackwell says Council must choose a President for Pennsylvania.  Tommy Lloyd is chosen

1690 - March 10: Blackwell leaves for Boston 

1691 - May 20: Lloyd government charters Philadelphia from town to city and first Mayor of Philadelphia as city is Humphrey Morrey.   

1692 - A declaration against George Keith to stop preaching a firebrand type of Quakerism, a mini-Keith Schism

1692 - March: Lords of Trade ask Privy Council to task TEMPORARY commission to take control of Pennsylvania (out of Penn's Hands) with Colonel Benjamin Fletcher.  They approve. 

1693: They Year Pennsylvania is NOT Pennsylvania or rather "Fletchsylvania"

1693 - April 23: With military escort, the Royal Establishment rules Pennsylvania under Col. Benjamin Fletcher.  "Benny Fletch" is a friend to 'pirate' Captain Kidd. Keithian Quakers are happy for more rigid leader.  Mainstream Quakers, maybe no so much 

1693 - Crown clears Penn's Name although he studied at French Protestant school, people assume a proclivity to Catholics and he was cozy with King James II the last Catholic King of England

1694 - Feb 23: First Lady of Pennsylvania dies: Gulielma Maria Penn 

1694 - August 20: King William & Mary reinstate William Penn as the proprietor of Pennsylvania.  Markham (non-Quaker) is Deputy Governor of Colony.  PENNSYLVANIA II, new and improved.  PROVIDENTIALLY foreshadows reboot of US government in 1787-1788, due to crappy performance of Article of Confederation.  

1695 - April 7: "Benny Fletch" leader of "Fletchsylvania" nominates David Lloyd as Provincial Council Member

1695 - Anglicans of Pennsylvania petition king to set up church with tax support in Pennsylvania.  Penn totally against taxes for English Church in his colony

1696 - Gov Thomas Dongan ("Dongonsylvania" purchases all Native land along Susquehanna with Natives for 100 pounds, later confirmed at Pennsbury in 1700.  

 

1696 - March : William Penn remarries 

1696: Navigation Act passed by Lords of Trade, gives Admiralty Courts power at apex

1697 - Penn Tell's Lords of Trade, Pennsylvania has 12,000 colonists 

1697 - June 26: Robert Turner complains about pirate problems in Philly

1697 - Spring: King William puts bounty on Pirates Kidd and Avery

1696 - "Markham's Frame" taxes 

1699 - December 10: William Penn departs with semi-Titanic fan fare to return to Philadelphia, with new wife upon the Canterbury. 

1701 - William Penn returns to London

1702 - Welsh Tract growing in Gwynedd and North Wales

1706 - Benjamin Franklin born in Massachusetts  

1712 - William Penn getting very sick, stroke makes him slightly paralyzed 

1712 - William Southbe presents peition to SET SLAVES FREE, as it was railed against by Quakers

1712 - June 7: Assembly passes POWERS OF BUDGET for Mayor, Recorder, Alderman of Philly, and Register General for probate of wills to appoint a deputy for all counties except Philly.  Offices open in Chester and Bucks 

1712 - Aug 1: Import Duty passes on all Blacks and Indians brought into colony, unless they were 'brought' here before. 

1714 - Queen Anne repeals anti-Slavery measure due to recommendation of Board of Trade 

1714 - Queen Anne dies, replaced by German King George I

1715 - PA Assembly tires again to prohibit slavery by backhanded measure for Blacks imported between June 1, 1715-June 1, 1718 with a few qualifications  

1717 - May 31: William Keith is Lieutenant Gov.  Big issues is Pirates of Philly

1717 - October: Blackbeard Edward Teach raids 7 ships and threatens to assault Philly

1717 - Baby Momma's whipped for having fatherless children.  Punishment occurs in public (you are not the father)  Nearly 400 years later single motherhood celebrated and cherished by mainstream.

1718 - July 20, William Penn dies in England, age 74

1718 - Blackbeard hunted down in North Carolina in James River, hung and decapitated

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1752 - Pennsylvania State House Bell ordered by Assembly (Liberty Bell) 

Chesapeake Bay Flag Association Meeting - Spring 2012

Chesapeake Bay Flag Association meeting held its first meeting for 2012 in Columbia, Maryland.

CBFA Meeting
Spring 2012

The meeting followed the usual vexi-bit like presentations then lunch, what vexillologists are doing, up coming events, and an auction of vexillological treasures. The CBFA meeting was certainly the forum of freebies. Rick Wyatt of CRW flags kindly provided the group with free flags in randomized order so everyone was a winner where the lowest number got first choice on a flag.

Speakers included Dale Grimes who spoke about US Navy Flags, Chris Bedwell who showed us a collection of flags, Peter Ansoff, Nick Artimovich, and Dan. CBFA welcomed Voron Xarya who presented his simple yet intricate flag designs.

Proposed Flag for King George's County
by Voron Xarya

Voron presented a four coloured flag for King George's County. The colours match with the state flag of Maryland - red, yellow, white and black. Its unique design is a mix of the four quarters with a black dexter pile rooted at the hoist. The quartered portion captures the essence of the Maryland State flag - but with stars and solid colours. There are a total of five stars - two black, two red, and black and red checkered at the cross point.


I presented to my designs for Howland, Baker, Jarvis, and Kingman Reef. The official flag of these islands is the US national ensign but none of these islands have flags of their own. If you research these islands only fictional, alternate reality flags can be found. Furthermore these flags represent a group of islands and none are specific for a particular island. I also presented proposed flags for Australian and New Zealand islands that did not yet have the like.


Our delicious lunch consisted of white chili, Texas chili, sandwiches, salad, fruit, and the regular fan fare of crackers, chips and other yummies. Interested in flags - please join us!


Flag sheet for un-flagged islands under Aussie and Kiwi control



























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