Symbol of Freedom Traveling Exhibit

The traveling exhibit, Symbol of Freedom, opens June 14 at the Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall.  The exhibit runs until September 8.  The traveling exhibit was organized by the Siouxland Heritage Museums, Sioux Falls, SD.  For more info: 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

The flag stands for our past, our present, and our future.  It represents our principles, our freedoms, and our opportunities.  It honors our heritage, our diversity, and our unity.  Our flag is a symbol of everything that is America.  But how did it get to be what it is? This exhibit was organized by the Siouxland Heritage Museums in Sioux Falls S.D. Funding was provided by the Mary Chilton Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution through the Mary Chilton DAR Foundation, Sioux Falls, S.D.