The term Gold Star family is a modern reference that comes from the Service Flag. These flags/banners were first flown by families during World War I. The flag included a blue star for every ...

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

The sesquicentennial flag is a dark blue field, with an orange image of the state in the middle of a white I, surrounded by 20 stars in a circle, and a larger 21st star in the upper right corner.