NAVA 39

• NAVA 39 Program
• NAVA News vol. 38 no. 4 (Sept.-Dec. 2005), p. 16
• NAVA News vol. 39 no. 1 (Jan.-March 2006), pp. 12–13
• NAVA 39 Photo Gallery

Significant Events:

• At Saturday night's banquet, State Senator Douglas Henry gave the keynote address.  He reflected on his deep and abiding fascination of the history of his state, and gave an interesting and informative history of the Tennessee state flag.
• On Sunday the full-size replica of Captain Driver’s “Old Glory” (shown in the group photo) was auctioned.  Captain Driver's name graces NAVA’s award for the highest level of vexillological scholarship presented each year.  The captain, a native of Salem, Massachusetts, coined the phrase “Old Glory” to refer to the U.S. flag.
• A planned visit to Driver's gravesite on Saturday was cancelled, as the cemetery was unexpectedly closed.

The Featured Tours:

The Presentations:

• Flag Display and Precedence in Governmental Circles: The Québec Case — Patrice de la Brosse, Québec.
• Understanding Francis Hopkinson — John B. Harker M.A., Florida.
• Flags in Our Lives — Lee Herold, Minnesota.
• ‘A Splendid and Beautiful Silk Flag’: Restoring and Remembering America’s History Stitch-by-Stitch — Laura Kidd Ph.D., Illinois.
• Flag and Symbol Usage in Early New England — David B. Martucci, Maine.
• New Flags for an Old Country — Phillipe Rault, France.
• The Sun of May (Argentina 1810–1818) — Gustavo Tracchia FF, New York.

Announced Awards and Honors:

• Captain William Driver Award: David B. Martucci

Fiscal Sponsors:

Driver Award:  Advertising Flag Co., Ardgay Flag Service, CRW Flags, Dixie Flag Mfg. Co., Elmer's Flag & Banner, The Flag Guys, The Flag Shop (BC), Herold Flags, L. Ph. Bolander & Sons, Regal Flags, Six-Sided Simulations, TME Co.

Attendees: (40, list may be incomplete)