Save the Flags was delighted to deliver a presentation to the Lansing Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution on Thursday, September 4, 2026.

A very rare, important, and incredibly generous donation was made to Save the Flags on Thursday, August 20, 2026. The descendants of General James Harvey Kidd of Ionia, who commanded the Sixth Michigan Cavalry Regiment, donated the flag carried by Company E of the Sixth during the Civil War.

Save the Flags was honored to host Mary Haight on September 3, 2026. Mary is a direct descendant of Private Joseph Zimmerman who fought with the 15th Michigan from their enlistment until his discharge in 1863.

Kathy and Mark Jennings were the guests of Save the Flags on September 2, 2026. Mark is currently working on a manuscript for a book on two brothers from Livonia, Michigan who were killed and mortally wounded at Gettysburg fighting with different Michigan regiments.

Members of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Delta Township visited the flag collection on Sunday, August 30th. We were pleased to show them two flags that have a direct tie to the early Lansing Episcopal Church.

Jeff Payne, descendent of Private Pascal Odette, recently visited the archival flag storage facility to view and pay his respects to the colors of the 14^th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

Save the Flags would also like to thank Karla Christenson for her donation in honor of the Michigan Veterans of World War II. This donation specifically remembers Karla’s uncle—Staff Sergeant Earl Robert Christenson-- who was killed in action in France on November 28, 1944, at the age of 19.

Save the Flags would like to thank Karla Christenson for her adoption of a flag carried by the Third Michigan Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War. Karla’s donation is in loving memory of her dear friend and fellow Civil War historian Mr. Len Thomas.

Save the Flags would like to thank the 126^th Regimental Association for their August, 12, 2026 adoption of the flag carried by the 32^nd Red Arrow Infantry Division during World War I.

Save the Flags would like to thank Douglas Hinton III for his adoption of a fourth flag from the collection on August 6, 2026, when he was honored with a ceremony in Heritage Hall.

Save the Flags spent a memorable afternoon with Mr. Colby Lipscomb and Mr. Grady Everett viewing flags on August 5, 2026.

Save the Flags would like to thank Dave and Jan Hoeflinger for their recent visit to the archival storage space and also for their donation of a historic book to the Save the Flags Library.

Save the Flags was honored to attend the regional shoot of the Northwest Territory of the North South Skirmish Association on Sunday morning, July 26, 2026.

Save the Flags was honored to host the staff of the Senate Fiscal Agency for a visit on July 22, 2026.

On Saturday June 20, 2026. The Michigan Society of Founders and Patriots of America adopted three flags carried by the 33^rd and 34^th Michigan Infantry Regiments during the Spanish American War.

On Flag Day, June 14, 2026 Fellowship Lodge #236 Free and Accepted Masons of Swartz Creek, MI adopted a flag carried by the Fourth Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War.

Save the Flags took to the road for the first half of June! Read about the ongoing work to spread awareness about Michigan’s historic battle flag collection and conservation efforts.

Al Martin, Mike Brady, Chris Horak and Matt Groen paid a visit to the battle flags archival storage unit on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

The General Orlando M. Poe Camp, 444 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War adopted a flag of the First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment (SC-106-90) on May 16, 2026.

The flag of the First Michigan Infantry Regiment (Three Months) is back home after a year of conservation treatment at Textile Preservation Associates in West Virginia.