Annie Platoff's Flag Page

Annie Platoff's Flag Page

Personal Flag

Research

Collecting

Etc.

The flag at left is my personal flag. For more on the symbolism, visit my Personal Flag page.

My vexillological interests include the history of flags and how flags are used. Below are some of my projects and publications.

Flags in Space: NASA Symbols and Flags in the U.S. Manned Space Program
- A Comprehensive history of the symbols of NASA and the use of flags in the US manned space program.
- Presented at NAVA 36 (Denver, 2002). Publication Pending.
Where No Flag Has Gone Before: Political and Technical Aspects of Placing a Flag on the Moon
- Awarded Driver Award for best paper at NAVA (San Antonio, TX, October 1992)
- Published in Raven: A Journal of Vexillology, 1 (1994): 3-10.
- Published by NASA as NASA Contractor Report 188251
- Available online at http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/flag/flag.htm
Where No Flag Has Gone Before (short form)
- Published in Final Frontier, 7 (July/August 1994): 74-75.
- Reprinted in JSC Space News Roundup, 33 (July 22, 1994): 3.

The Pike-Pawnee Flag Incident: Reexamining a Vexillological Legend.
- Published in Raven: A Journal of Vexillology, v. 6 (1999), p. 1-8.
Proposed Designs for the State Flag of Kansas
- Presented to NAVA 23 (Dallas, TX, October 1989). Publication Pending.

The World Flag of the Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
- Published in NAVA News, 22 (1989).

I have over 1,000 flags in my personal collection.

I'll put something here eventually.

Last updated: September 18, 2002