Save the Flags was pleased to be invited to address the Education Policy Leadership Program at the Kellogg Center on the campus of Michigan State University on Monday, November 2, 2026. Michigan EPLP is a leadership development program providing ten months of training to mid-career professionals involved in policy making in education and human services. In October, the EPLP Fellows traveled to the U.S. Army War College and to the Gettysburg battle field to study leadership lessons from the Civil War and the three day battle of Gettysburg. As a follow up to their work in Pennsylvania, Director VanAcker was able to share information about the important role Michigan played in the war and the battle of Gettysburg, concentrating on the 24th Michigan Infantry Regiment. Many thanks to Tyler Thur and Abby Schneider for their support and gracious invitation to participate in the conference.
Save the Flags and the Michigan History Center Big History Program were pleased to host the Elmwood Elementary classes of Ms. Ring and Ms. Lechner on November 4, 2026.
Save the Flags attended and exhibited at the 2026 National Guard Association of Michigan conference on November 6th. The conference was held at Detroit’s Pontchartrain Hotel. Sincere thanks to NGAM and to the many attendees who stopped by the exhibit.
