North American Vexillological Association: Lectures
Like Flags? The North American Vexillological Association hosts their annual conference in St. Augustine in June of 2022.
North American Vexillological Association: Lectures
(301) 908-8991 The North American Vexillology Association — the world's largest association dedicated to the study of flags — hosts its annual meeting in St. Augustine on June 17 and 18, 2022. The public is invited to their free Preble Lecture on Friday, June 17, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Typically, those speaking at the Preble Lecture are local flag experts.
Speakers at the Preble Lecture on June 17, 2022 are:
- Charles Tingley — St. Augustine Flags Throughout the Ages
- Alison Simpson — Florida's First Muster, and the Conservation of Florida Flags
On Saturday, June 18, the meeting includes additional presentations, at the Flagler College Ringhaver Student Center. A $20.00 entry fee allows the general public to attend those lectures. For more information, go here.
NAVA members are flag enthusiasts and scholars and include more than 800 individuals from the U.S., Canada, and more than 20 other countries. The flag for their 2022 meeting in St. Augustine was designed by Matthew Thomas of the United Kingdom. Pictured above, the flag pays homage first to the "Sunshine State" with a golden field and then to the Spanish Empire with a half-Burgandy cross. Above the cross is the well-known stylized outline of the Castillo, and below are two wavy blue bars to represent both the St. Augustine Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
