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Barnaby Rudge, the hangman and one of the leaders of the no-Popery riots.
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The tale about Betsy Ross and the flag is still not all sewn up.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/2/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...controversy has had the longevity of the Betsy Ross debate _ 130 years with no end in...Everything you have heard about the Betsy Ross House is true _ except she never...were not arranged in a circle, and Betsy Ross actually lived a few doors away...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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BETSY ROSS HOUSE VALUES FLAGS SEWN BY DESCENDANTS.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/30/1996; 700+ words
; ...Wilson, the great-granddaughter of Betsy Ross. It is preserved in a glass frame...Wilson (the great-granddaughter of Betsy Ross) was also the daughter of Rachel...Arthur Holst, the director of the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, such a flag...
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Betsy Ross painting finds new home in Pa.'s State Museum.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/27/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...but the massive painting that made Betsy Ross a household name will be permanently...Flag" was an immediate hit and the Betsy Ross legend was born. But as Ross' fame...found the American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial Association to preserve...
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`Betsy Ross' Derby flagbearer
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/15/1998; ; 700+ words
; When Greys Betsy Ross captured her final qualifier for tonight...6-month-old gray brindle, Greys Betsy Ross is based at St. Petersburg, Fla...Granny, who is co-favored with Greys Betsy Ross at 5- 2. Greys Betsy Ross, a daughter...
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Legend of our nation's flag creation believable; Choosing Betsy Ross to sew it was very plausible
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 1/29/2006; ; 655 words
; ...two documents. And Elizabeth "Betsy" Ross, according to legend, also happens...did this story originate? From Betsy Ross's grandson, William Canby, who...meaning that if the story is false, Betsy Ross herself was lying. Given that this...
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Betsy Ross, fact or fiction?(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Appleseeds; 12/1/2005; ; 698 words
; WHO WAS BETSY ROSS? Did she really make the first flag of our nation, or is that a myth sewn into the fabric of American history? FACT: Betsy Ross was born in 1752. FACT: Betsy Ross was known as a skilled seamstress who ran an upholstery shop...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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PIECING TOGETHER BETSY ROSS' STORY.(Life and Arts)(FAMILY TREE)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 6/8/2002; 700+ words
; ...GORMLEY COLUMNIST THE STORY OF Betsy Ross sewing our first flag is familiar...Independence as well as an uncle of Betsy Ross' first husband) and Robert Morris...and Betsy. On June 15, 1777, Betsy (Griscom) Ross married Joseph Ashburn, first...
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Wreath to be laid on tomb of Betsy Ross June 13; John Cardinal Krol to receive Betsy Ross Freedom Award June 14. (NEWS ADVISORY)
PR Newswire; 6/13/1988; 562 words
; ...ADVISORY/ WREATH TO BE LAID ON TOMB OF BETSY ROSS JUNE 13; JOHN CARDINAL KROL TO RECEIVE BETSY ROSS FREEDOM AWARD JUNE 14 Today (June...Norristown, a direct descendant of Betsy Ross, will be joined by a group of visitors...
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Betsy Ross: a just sew story. (History -- Struggle for Freedom).(history of the making of the American flag)
Magazine article from: The New American; 5/5/2003; ; 700+ words
; Did Betsy Ross sew the first stars and Stripes...Anyone over 40 remembers learning about Betsy Ross, credited with sewing the first stars...moment of no return: "Do you, John Ross, take this woman, Betsy Griscom, to be your lawful wedded...
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BETSY ROSS TALE GETS NEW STRIPE FRANCIS HOPKINSON THE REAL STAR IN FLAG'S DESIGN, HISTORIANS SAY.(News/National/International)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 7/14/1996; 700+ words
; ...s a new twist to the old tale of Betsy Ross and the origins of the first American...Now, some historians and even the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia are changing...be celebrating Hopkinson.'' The Betsy Ross House has decided to begin doing...
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Betsy Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Betsy Ross Although the evidence is not solid, most historians point to upholsterer Betsy Ross (1752-1836) as the woman who sewed...Philadelphia seamstress and upholsterer Betsy Ross. So widely accepted is the story of this...
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Ross, Betsy
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Ross, Betsy (1752–1836) seamstress and...was widowed, and married a third time. Betsy Ross is the subject of a cherished American...early in the nation's history. However, Betsy Ross did in fact make flags for the new nation...
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St. George, Judith 1931–
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Award, Sons of the American Revolution, 1998, for Betsy Ross: Patriot of Philadelphia; Caldecott Medal, 2000...1996. Sacagawea, Putnam (New York, NY), 1997. Betsy Ross: Patriot of Philadelphia, Holt (New York, NY...
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Wallner, Alexandra 1946-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...1989. Since 1920, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1992. Betsy Ross, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1994. Beatrix Potter...produced picture-book biographies of notable woman such as Betsy Ross, Abigail Adams, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, and has...
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Flag of the United States
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...used in the American flag. While they do not believe that Betsy Ross designed or sewed the first flag as legend has it, they...for its relative ease of sewing. Another theory is that Ross took the star from Washington's coat of arms, which...
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