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Family Maps of Adams County, Colorado, Deluxe Edition by Gregory Boyd

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Family Maps of Adams County, Colorado, Deluxe Edition by Gregory Boyd113 total maps. There are 3 maps for each of the 36 Congressional townships that make up Adams County. Each Township has a Patent Map, Patent Index, Road Map, and a Map we call an Historical Map, which includes Waterways, Watercourses & Railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include the City centers and cemeteries found in the National Atlas. There is also a Surname Patent Index and a Surname Township Index to help you dive into the right area

113 total maps. There are 3 maps for each of the 36 Congressional townships that make up Adams County. Each Township has a Patent Map, Patent Index, Road Map, and a Map we call an Historical Map, which includes Waterways, Watercourses & Railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include the City-centers and cemeteries found in the National Atlas. There is also a Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the County. Included Appendices identify multi-Patentee buying groups and also list the numerous Aliquot (section) parts you might find. This book is constructed to last with a plastic spiral binding, acid-free paper, and a tough, laminated cover.

What is the relevant time-frame (years) for this book?

Whenever the land was first sold or transferred to the public by the United States government. But the truth is that most counties took decades to settle and it is not unusual to find counties where the first patent might date in the 1820s and the last one may be in the 1920s. The important thing to remember is that these are FIRST landowners---not for just a single date---but each parcel is labeled using the first landowner.

You can answer this question with total accuracy by searching the patents in the county you are interested in at the Bureau of Land Management General Land Office's website. This is, after all, our source for the patents that we map.

Surnames found in this book:

ABERTA, ABKER, ACKELMAN, ADAMS, ADDLEMAN, ADDOMS, ADKINS, AERL, ALBERS, ALLEN, ALRUG, AMBROOK, ANDERSON, ANDREE, ANDREWS, ANTEGA, ANTHOINE, ARAGER, ARAGON, ARCHIBEQUE, ARKINS, ARMSTRONG, ARNOLD, ARTER, ATKINS, AUFDERHAR, AUGUSTUS, AVERY, AXTON, AYLESWORTH,

BACA, BACON, BADES, BAILEY, BAKER, BALDWIN, BALL, BALLER, BALLOE, BANCHAREL, BANGERT, BANGHMAN, BANKER, BANKS, BARBER, BARCUS, BARELA, BARKER, BARNEY, BARR, BARTLETT, BASHOR, BATES, BAUER, BAYERS, BAYLEY, BEALL, BEARD, BEASLEY, BEATTY, BEAUCHAMP, BEAVERS, BECK, BECKER, BEDELL, BEETEN, BEHRENS, BELDERS, BELEW, BELL, BELLER, BELT, BENADO, BENAVIDES, BENBOW, BENETT, BENHAM, BENJAMIN, BENNET, BENNETT, BENZ, BERBOWER, BERGMANN, BERRY, BERTIE, BESELER, BEST, BESTON, BEUTLER, BEVERLY, BIGBEE, BIGGER, BINGHAM, BIRCH, BIRTH, BISSELL, BITZER, BLACK, BLAIR, BLANCHARD, BLANKSMA, BLETZER, BLISS, BLOOMER, BLOXOM, BLUMENTHAL, BLUNDELL, BOARDMAN, BOAST, BOGNAR, BOLLERS, BONELLI, BONSALL, BOOLSEN, BORDNER, BORK, BOSKY, BOSLEY, BOSSENS, BOUMA, BOURKE, BOWERS, BOWLES, BOWMAN, BOWN, BOYCE, BOYD, BOYER, BOYINGTON, BOYLES, BRADBURN, BRADFORD, BRAMAN, BRAMKAMP, BRANTNER, BRAUTUER, BREIDING, BREIVER, BRERETON, BREWER, BRIEN, BRIGGS, BRINGE, BRINKMAN, BRISENDINE, BRITTINGHAM, BROADWELL, BROKAW, BROOKMAN, BROTHE, BROWN, BRUDERLIN, BRUSH, BRYANT, BUCHENAN, BUCKLEY, BUCKSON, BUFFINGTON, BULLARD, BULLIS, BUNYARD, BURGESS, BURKE, BURTON, BUSH, BUSHYAGER, BUTLER,

CADMUS, CAHILL, CAISEY, CALDWELL, CALKINS, CALLAGHAN, CALLAI, CALVERT, CAMPBELL, CANFIELD, CANN, CAPP, CARDER, CAREY, CARLILE, CARLIN, CARLSON, CARNER, CAROTHERS, CARPENTER, CARR, CARROLL, CARSON, CARTER, CARTON, CASE, CASEY, CATES, CAUSEY, CECKA, CHALLSTROM, CHANDLER, CHANNELL, CHAPMAN, CHARLESTON, CHASE, CHAVEZ, CHEESMAN, CHENEY, CHILDERS, CHIOVENDA, CHISHIRE, CHRISTINCK, CHRISTNER, CHRISTOPHERSON, CISNERO, CLARK, CLAY, CLAYCOMB, CLAYTON, CLELLAND, CLINE, CLOPPER, COBB, COFFMAN, COLE, COLLINS, COLTON, CONAHAN, CONINE, CONLY, CONNELL, CONNELY, CONSTALET, CONTER, COOK, COOKE, COOLEY, COONRADT, COOPER, COPELAND, COPHER, CORBETT, CORMIER, COTTON, COTTRELL, COWIE, COX, CRAIG, CRAMER, CRANDALL, CROCKER, CROKE, CROOK, CULLINAN, CUMMINS, CUNNINGHAM, CURRY, CURTIS, CUSACK, CUSIC,

DAHLINGER, DAILY, DAMON, DAMOURS, DANFORD, DANGERFIELD, DANIELS, DARCY, DARLING, DAUGHENBAUCH, DAUGHENBAUGH, DAVIS, DAY, DEAN, DEARBAUGH, DEARING, DEARMOND, DEBAUN, DECATUR, DEGIULE, DELANEY, DELVE, DENES, DENHAM, DERMODY, DESERMIA, DESPAIN, DEVLIN, DEWITT, DIBLE, DICKSON, DIDIPE, DIEKEN, DIERKING, DIERKS, DIGERNESS, DILLER, DILLON, DINNSEN, DIXON, DOBBIN, DODD, DODGE, DOLAND, DOLBEAR, DOMINGUEZ, DONELAN, DONELSON, DONLAN, DORE, DORNEY, DOSS, DOTY, DOUGLAS, DOUGLASS, DOULAN, DOVEY, DOWER, DOWNING, DOWNS, DRAPER, DREITZLER, DRURY, DUER, DUFOUR, DUGAL, DUGAN, DUGGAN, DUHAMEL, DUKEMAN, DULANEY, DUNBAR, DUNCAN, DUNN,

EACHUS, EACOCK, EADINGTON, EAGAN, EARLL, EASLY, EASON, EASTMAN, EATON, EBERT, ECCLES, ECKERT, EDWARDS, EHRHARD, ELDREDGE, ELDRICK, ELGIN, ELLIOT, ELLIOTT, EMBREE, EMERSON, EMERY, EMMERT, ENGLANDER, ENOCH, ENOS, ENYART, EPPERSON, ERICKSON, ERIKSEN, ERLE, ERLENBERG, ERWIN, ESCHENBRENNER, ESPINOSA, ESSLINGER, ETHERTON, EULNES, EVANS, EVELAND,

FABISH, FACKLAM, FAHEY, FAHRINGER, FARAGHER, FARMER, FARNY, FARRAR, FARWELL, FELL, FELLENOR, FELLOWS, FERGUSON, FERRIS, FERRY, FETZER, FEY, FIDIAM, FIELDS, FILBECK, FINLEY, FISHER, FITZGERALD, FLANDERS, FLANNERY, FLEEGER, FLEMING, FLICK, FLINT, FLOEGEL, FLORES, FLORETH, FOBERG, FOLTZ, FORD, FORREST, FORSE, FORSHAY, FORSLING, FOSSEN, FOSTER, FOUNTAIN, FOUTS, FOWLER, FOX, FOXWORTHY, FRAKES, FREDRUM, FREEMAN, FREUND, FREWING, FREY, FREYN, FRITZ, FROST, FRY, FRYE, FUGITT, FULLER, FULTON, FUNK,

GABATHULER, GALLAGHER, GALLATIN, GALLO, GARCIA, GARDNER, GARLICK, GARNETT, GARRETT, GARRISON, GASTON, GAY, GEARHART, GEIGER, GEMBRINI, GEORGE, GETTYS, GIBBON, GIBSON, GIERS, GIESE, GIESLER, GILBERT, GILCHRIST, GILDERSLEEVE, GILL, GILLETT, GLAZE, GLENN, GODFRIT, GODY, GOFF, GOHOLS, GOLDEN, GOODALE, GORDON, GORMAN, GORMLEY, GORNS, GOTTWALD, GRAFF, GRAFING, GRAHAM, GRANT, GRAVES, GRAY, GREELEY, GREEN, GREENAMYER, GREENSLITT, GREY, GRIEBLING, GRIER, GRIFFIN, GRIGGS, GRIMES, GRINDAHL, GRINNELL, GRISWOLD, GROSS, GROVES, GROW, GRUND, GRUSE, GUENTHER, GUERENO, GUEST, GUILFORD, GUNTHER, GUSTAFSON,

HAACK, HAAG, HAAS, HACKERSON, HAGAR, HAGMAN, HAGNO, HAGUS, HAINES, HALL, HALLY, HAMILTON, HAMMOND, HAMPTON, HANCOCK, HANDLEY, HANKER, HANNA, HANNUM, HANSCOM, HANSCOME, HANSEN, HANSLER, HANSON, HANUS, HAPEMAN, HARDEMAN, HARDY, HARKER, HARMAN, HARMANN, HARN, HARNER, HARRINGTON, HARRIS, HART, HARTENSTEIN, HARTER, HARTNER, HARTWELL, HARTZ, HARVEY, HASKINS, HASTINGS, HATCH, HATFIELD, HATTERY, HAUGEN, HAUPERT, HAYES, HAZARD, HAZZARD, HEAD, HEALEY, HEALY, HEATLEY, HECKMAN, HEDLUND, HEINECKE, HELGESEN, HELGESON, HELLER, HELMING, HENDERSHOTT, HENDERSON, HENDRICKSON, HENRY, HERBERT, HEROLD, HESELTINE, HESS, HESSLER, HEUSI, HEYDE, HIAS, HICKLAN, HILDEBRAND, HILDERBRAND, HILL, HILLBERG, HINTZ, HIRONS, HIVELY, HOADLEY, HOBACK, HODGES, HODGSON, HOEVET, HOFFMAN, HOFFMANN, HOGENFELD, HOLDEN, HOLLINGSWORTH, HOLLOWAY, HOLLY, HOLMES, HOLSETHER, HOLST, HONEYFIELD, HONEYWELL, HOOKER, HORR, HORTON, HORVATH, HOSMER, HOSTETTER, HOULE, HOUSTON, HOWE, HOWLAND, HOWLETT, HOYT, HUBARTT, HUBBARD, HUDSON, HUESTIS, HUGHES, HUGHSON, HULL, HUMPHRIES, HUNT, HUNTER, HUSSEY, HUSTON, HUTCHINS, HUTCHINSON, HUTTENHOW, HUXLEY, HYDE,

IKELER, ILGEN, INGERSOLL, IRELAND, IRISH, IRONFIELD, ISEMAN,

JACKSON, JACOBS, JAMES, JANISON, JANNEY, JENKS, JENNINGS, JENSEN, JOERN, JOHANNSEN, JOHNS, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, JOLLY, JONES, JORDAN, JOSLIN, JUNKINS, JURENKA,

KAISER, KARNS, KASTER, KAUFMAN, KEARNEY, KEARNS, KEEFE, KEEHIEL, KEEPER, KEISER, KEISTER, KELLER, KELLERAN, KELLEY, KELLIHAN, KELLOGG, KELSEY, KEMPF, KENIG, KENNEDY, KENT, KEOPPEL, KERR, KEY, KILLIP, KIMBALL, KINCAID, KING, KINLEY, KINZIE, KIRBY, KIRKLAND, KIRKUM, KLAIBER, KLEIN, KLINGER, KLOCK, KNAPP, KNEELAND, KNEGENDORF, KNIGHT, KNOTT, KNOWLES, KOCH, KOEBEL, KOUNTZE, KOVACS, KRAPFF, KRAUSE, KRIEGE, KRIEZ, KRONKOW, KRUEGER, KUBECK, KUEHN, KUHN, KUHRT, KUNCE, KURTZ,

LA HAIE, LACEY, LAHR, LAINE, LAKE, LAMBING, LANDRY, LANGUINE, LARICK, LARNERS, LARSEN, LARSON, LASH, LATTIMER, LATTO, LAW, LAWRENCE, LAWS, LAYTON, LEASURE, LEE, LEEPER, LEES, LEGERE, LEHL, LEHWENK, LEONARD, LERCHEN, LEREHEN, LESSIG, LEWIS, LIEFFERS, LIGHT, LIGI, LIGNELL, LILLY, LINDER, LINDGREN, LINDZA, LINGANE, LISMAN, LISTON, LITTLE, LITTRELL, LLEWELLYN, LLOYD, LOFTSGAARDEN, LOHF, LOHR, LOOMIS, LOPRIS, LORD, LOREYA, LORY, LOSO, LOTHROP, LOUGHEED, LOUSTANO, LOVATO, LOVE, LOWE, LOYNACHAN, LUCKEY, LUDWIG, LUKE, LUKSINGER, LUPER, LUTE, LYNCH, LYON, LYTLE,

MABEE, MACDONALD, MACEY, MACK, MADDEN, MADISON, MAGERKORD, MAGUIRE, MALONE, MALZAHN, MANCHESTER, MANN, MARION, MARKHAM, MARQUARDT, MARRS, MARSH, MARSHALL, MARTIN, MASDEN, MASON, MASTERSON, MATHERS, MATSCHKE, MAUL, MAURER, MAXWELL, MAY, MAYBERRY, MAYER, MAYFIELD, MAYHEW, MCAULIFFS, MCBRIDE, MCCARTHEY, MCCLELLAND, MCCOLLOUGH, MCCORD, MCCORMACK, MCCUNE, MCDONALD, MCDOUGALL, MCDOWELL, MCELHANY, MCFALL, MCGILL, MCGILLVRAY, MCGINNIS, MCGOWAN, MCGUGIN, MCINTIRE, MCINTYRE, MCKAY, MCKEAN, MCKEEVER, MCKINNEY, MCLANE, MCLAUGHLIN, MCNEIL, MCNUTT, MCPHERSON, MCQUILLAN, MEDINA, MEEK, MEERSTEIN, MELVILLE, MERCHANT, MERTEL, METCALF, METZGER, MEYER, MICHAND, MICHEL, MICHELSON, MIDDLEMIST, MIDDLETON, MIDGETT, MIHLEG, MIKESELL, MILEY, MILHIEM, MILLER, MILLETT, MILLHEIM, MILLIGAN, MILLMANN, MILTON, MINTER, MINTUR, MITCHELL, MITTELSTAEDT, MOFFAT, MOLLER, MOLLET, MOLLHOFF, MONROE, MONSON, MONTI, MOODY, MOONEY, MOORE, MORE, MORGAN, MORRIS, MORRISON, MORSE, MORTENSEN, MORTON, MOSES, MOTCH, MOWREY, MOXLEY, MOYER, MUELLER, MULKEY, MULLER, MULLIGAN, MULOCK, MUNGER, MUNSON, MURPHY, MURRAY, MURRY, MUSGRAVE, MUTTER, MYERS, MYRES,

NAGEL, NANCE, NAZARENUS, NELSON, NETTLES, NEUENDORF, NEWLANDER, NEWMAN, NICHOLS, NICHOLSON, NIEGMANN, NIES, NILES, NOAH, NOBLE, NOONEN, NORDLOH, NORKETT, NOYE, NUNEMAKER, NUTTERFEE, NYE,

OBERDING, OBERNOLTE, OBRIAN, ODER, ODONNELL, OGLE, OHM, OLDEMEYER, OLIN, OLIVER, OLMSTEAD, OLSEN, OLSON, OMSTEAD, OPITZ, ORR, OSBORN, OSBURN, OSICH, OSTEEN, OTTEN, OVERAKER, OWENS,

PACKARD, PAGE, PAINE, PALENZUS, PALMER, PARDEE, PARIS, PARK, PARKER, PARMLEY, PARRET, PARRETT, PARRISH, PATRICK, PATTEN, PATTERSON, PEABODY, PEARSON, PEDEN, PEDERSON, PEER, PEIRCE, PELL, PELLEFIGUE, PELLEFIGUR, PENCE, PENDLETON, PERKINS, PERKS, PERLE, PERRIN, PERRY, PETER, PETERS, PETERSEN, PETERSON, PETRI, PETRIE, PETTIS, PHELPS, PHILIPP, PHILLIPPI, PHILLIPS, PICKARD, PIERCE, PIMEDA, PINZENSCHAM, PISTOR, PITCHER, PLASTER, PLAYTER, POAGE, PODENUS, PODOLL, POH, POIERRE, POITZ, POLING, POPENOE, POPPE, PORTER, POTTER, POULTON, POUPPIRT, POWELL, POWERS, PRATHER, PRESCOTT, PRESTON, PRICE, PRITCHARD, PURSE, PURSLY, PUTMAN,

QUIGGLE, QUIMBY, QUINBY,

R, RAEL, RAETZ, RAGGEL, RAMEY, RAMSEY, RANDALL, RANDOLPH, RASANEN, RASH, RAY, RAYMONDA, REAMER, REARDON, RECK, REEVES, REICHLING, REIOCH, REISELT, REITHER, REITHMAN, REMICK, RENFROE, RESER, REUTER, REYNOLDS, RHYNALDS, RICHARDS, RICHARDSON, RICHNOW, RICHTER, RICKARDS, RICKEL, RICO, RIERDEON, RIETHMAN, RIETHMANN, RIGLI, RILEY, RINEBERGER, RINEHART, RITER, RITTENHOUSE, RITTMAYER, ROARK, ROBB, ROBBINS, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROBSON, ROCKWELL, RODE, RODRIGUES, ROEDER, ROFS, ROGALLA, ROGERS, ROPER, ROSENER, ROSENZWEIG, ROSS, ROTHE, ROTHENBERGER, ROUNTREE, ROUSHEY, ROW, ROWE, ROWLANDS, ROY, RUBLE, RUDESILL, RUFFORD, RUNDAHL, RUNNELS, RUSSELL,

SACK, SAMPSON, SAMTILLIMER, SANBORN, SANCHE, SANCHO, SAND, SANDERS, SANDQUIST, SANFORD, SARGENT, SCHAFFNIT, SCHATZ, SCHEMEL, SCHERRER, SCHLAPP, SCHLEICHER, SCHMIDT, SCHNEIDER, SCHOECH, SCHOENMANN, SCHOLZ, SCHROERS, SCHULZ, SCHUTT, SCHWEITZER, SCOFIELD, SCOTT, SCOVER, SCOVILL, SCRITSMIER, SEARLE, SEARLES, SEARS, SEELY, SETHMAN, SEVIER, SHAFER, SHAFFENBURY, SHARMAN, SHARP, SHATTUCK, SHAW, SHEA, SHEFFIELD, SHELTON, SHENKMAN, SHERLEY, SHERMAN, SHERRILL, SHEVLIN, SHIPLER, SHIPPY, SHIRLEY, SHLEGEL, SHOEMAKER, SHOOK, SHORT, SHORTRIDGE, SHOULER, SHUTERAN, SIDDERS, SIDES, SIGLER, SILL, SILLIK, SILSBEE, SIMON, SIMONS, SIMPSON, SIMS, SKINNER, SLACK, SLATER, SLEVIN, SMITH, SNAVELY, SNEAD, SNODGRASS, SNOW, SNYDER, SOPRIS, SORENSEN, SOUGH, SOULE, SOUTHWORTH, SPAULDING, SPECK, SPEIER, SPENCER, SPIERS, SPINNER, SPRAGUE, SPREUER, SPRINGER, SPRUCE, SPUHR, SPURLOCK, STACH, STACKHOUSE, STADTER, STAFFORD, STAINBROOK, STANGIER, STANLEY, STANTON, STARR, STATE, STECH, STEELE, STEFANO, STEFFENSEN, STEINHAUER, STEPHENSON, STEVENS, STEWARD, STEWART, STICE, STINEMAN, STINES, STOBIE, STOCK, STOCKLEY, STODDARD, STOFFCHEN, STOFFER, STOKES, STOLTENBERG, STONEHOCKER, STORM, STOUT, STOWE, STRAND, STRECKER, STREET, STRONG, STROUF, STUDEBAKER, STURGES, SULENTIC, SUMMERS, SUURBALLE, SWAN, SWANSON, SWARTZ, SWICK, SWIFT, SWISHER, SWITZER,

TALBOT, TALCOTT, TALLEY, TANNER, TASCHER, TASKEVEN, TAYLOR, TEETE, TELLER, TEMPLE, TERRY, TESSIER, THADEN, THARP, THATCHER, THEDE, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THORNBURG, THORNTON, THUMAN, TIBBALS, TIEDEMANN, TILTON, TIMMONS, TODD, TOFT, TOLBERT, TOMBLESON, TORSTENSON, TOWNSEND, TOWNSTINE, TRACY, TRANT, TRAPP, TRASK, TRAUB, TRAUT, TRAVIS, TREMAINE, TREPAGNER, TRIPP, TROUT, TRUAX, TRUEBLOOD, TUCK, TUCKER, TUFEL, TUNNELL, TURNER, TYLER,

ULLERY, ULRICH, UNDERWOOD, URBAN, URCH, USA,

VAILE, VAN DUSEN, VAN DYKE, VANBROCKLIN, VANDERLIP, VANDUSEN, VANDUZER, VANERVERY, VANEVERY, VANTZET, VEASEY, VICKLUND, VINTON, VODRA, VOIERS, VOLDEN, VOLENTINE, VORMELKER,

WADDINGHAM, WAELCH, WAGNER, WAGONER, WAHL, WALBRACH, WALDOW, WALDRON, WALES, WALKER, WALLACE, WALLICK, WALSH, WALTER, WANLESS, WARD, WARNER, WARNSTAFF, WARREN, WARWICK, WASEM, WASHBURN, WASS, WASSON, WATERBURY, WATKINS, WATSON, WEAVER, WEBB, WEBSTER, WEEKS, WEGHORST, WEINSHANK, WEIR, WELCH, WELD, WELLENKETTER, WELLENKOTTER, WELLER, WELLINGTON, WELLS, WELSCH, WENNER, WEPSALA, WEST, WESTPHAL, WHEELER, WHELDEN, WHIFFEN, WHIPPLE, WHITE, WHITEHEAD, WHITING, WHITNEY, WHITTMORE, WICHMAN, WICKS, WILBER, WILDER, WILLBANKS, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILLIS, WILLMER, WILLS, WILLSON, WILSON, WILT, WINCHELL, WINDLER, WINFIELD, WINTERS, WISE, WISEMAN, WISHERD, WISWELL, WITTER, WOLFE, WOLPERT, WOOD, WOODE, WOODHAVE, WOODMAN, WOODMANSEE, WOOLEY, WOOLLEY, WOOLSEY, WORLEY, WORMINGTON, WORTH, WRIGHT, WYGANT,

YAGER, YAHOLA, YANT, YOUNG, YOUNGBERG, YOUTZY, YULE,

ZABLE, ZACHUS, ZAVALES, ZIEGS, ZIETAN, ZINK

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I'm so glad that I brought this book for our home library! It is really fun to read for children and adults alike. I love the historical information shared and what a great jumping off point for more exploration about the topics described in the story.
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It is a wonderful children's book .I will interest them in visits to to museums
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Our Flag Was Still There: The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner, written and illustrated by Jessie Hartland, was released just last month. I requested it from the library months ago... Unfortunately, it didn't make it to my hands before I published my 4th of July booklist, but I have it now, and it's wonderful! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our Flag Was Still There this tells the story of the flag that eventually our National Anthem. While I knew the story of Francis Scott Key’s inspiration, I didn’t know anything about the actual flag that he saw, nor did I realize that I’ve seen it myself. I didn't realize how big it was, how long it took to make, or that it was made largely by a group of women. And then I read this book! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But this story is about so much more than just a flag. Through her words and illustrations, Hartland gives a little information about America's independence and the War of 1812, which led to the commissioning of this extra-large flag. We meet the widow, Mary Pickersgill, and her family and indentured servant, who worked together to make this enormous symbol of our country. Hartland introduces the British attack of Fort McHenry in Baltimore. And then we see Key, who witnessed the attack from a boat and penned a poem in honor of the victory and the American flag that was still flying proudly over the city. Finally, we learn about how Key's poem eventually became our national anthem, as well as what happened to her famous flag between 1814 and present-day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Yes, Our Flag Was Still There teaches a little bit of history, but it also honors hard work and women from a time in history from which we know mostly men. I appreciate the relative simplicity of the illustrations, as many historical picture books have so much going on in the illustrations that it's hard to know where to look. Like me, you may appreciate knowing the history of the flag behind the song and the realization that you've seen that flag before (in the Smithsonian Museums)!
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