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The Father of Flag Day ~ Bernard J. Cigrand

Stony Hill School, in Waubeka, Wisconsin, was the site of the first formal observance of Flag Day.  Working as a grade school teacher in Waubeka, Wisconsin, in 1885, Bernard J. Cigrand held the first recognized formal observance of Flag Day at the Stony Hill School. The school has been restored, and a bust of Cigrand also honors him at the …