The Betsy Ross House will commemorate Flag Day 2020 with virtual programming scheduled throughout the day on the House’s Facebook page. 

The schedule is as follows:

11 a.m.:  Betsy Ross, herself, discusses the history of the flag and its evolution over time leading up to the Flag Resolution of 1777 and General Washington’s famous visit to her shop.

1 p.m.:  Betsy is back, this time to talk about the various symbols that have appeared on the flag over time and their wide-ranging meanings.

3 p.m.:  The Rev. Richard Allen, who founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, reflects on what patriotism means to him as a formerly enslaved person who purchased his freedom, served during the Revolutionary War, and then devoted his life to the hard work required to assure that the blessings of freedom, justice and equality be enjoyed by all Americans. 

Each program runs between five and ten minutes.  Flag Day 2020 programming is supported by a friend of the Betsy Ross House.