Welcome to the Chesapeake Bay Flag Association (CBFA). The CBFA is a group of flag enthusiasts from the Mid-Atlantic States (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia).

The CBFA was informally founded on November 6th, 1982 and formally founded on November 13th, 1993. It has been inactive for a while, but was reorganized in December of 2005. The CBFA is a full member of FIAV and has been one since July 3rd, 1995. We have meetings three times a year in March, July and November. In addition, we also publish a newsletter, Flagship.

The joint meeting with the Great Waters Association of Vexillology (GWAV) the weekend of May 3-4, 2008 was a great success. It has been decided to arrange such meetings every 2 to 3 years in the future.

1st row: Nick Artimovich, Daniel Broh-Kahn; 2nd row: Dick Clark, Jack Lowe, Bill Belanich, David Breitenbach, Peter Kinderman; 3rd Row: Dale Grimes, George Cahill, Peter Ansoff, John Purcell, Chris Bedwell, Rich Monahan on the steps of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library. Photo courtesy of Chris Bedwell.

Additional photos courtesy of Jack Lowe.

CBFA member Dale Grimes collects and displays US Naval Flags from World War II. Here are some pictures of his flag displays

CBFA member Daniel Broh-Kahn had developed a collectable card game based on flags. There are five sets already out with two more planned in the near future. Go to Six Sided Simulations for more information.

Flag Notes:

On October 5th, 2006, the community of Annandale, VA unveiled its first flag. This flag was created thanks to the efforts of numerous community members including CBFA's own Peter Ansoff. To learn more about this new flag, go to the Annandale Flag website.

Here is an unique flag from an unique community on the Chesapeake Bay. In the spirit of the Conch Republic, the Annapolis neighborhood of Eastport seceded from Annapolis (and one assumes Maryland and the US) after the bridge connecting the two was closed for repairs. They have continued to foster this spirit of independence, which included designing a new national flag. To learn more about Eastport, go to the Eastport website.

Previous Meetings:
Here are the minutes of our previous meetings:

• November 13, 2005 in Rockville, MD
• March 26, 2006 in Rockville, MD
• September 10, 2006 in Lewes, DE
• November 18, 2006 in Phoenix, MD
• March 31, 2007 in Annandale, VA
• June 23, 2007 in Rockville, MD
• November 10, 2007 in Baltimore, MD
• February 23, 2008 in Sparrow's Point, MD
• May 4, 2008 in Pittsburgh, PA

Upcoming Events:

Our next meeting is scheduled for Saturday, September 27,2008, most likely at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, VA. Please contact Jack Lowe at lowe69@verizon.net if you wish to receive details as they are determined.

The next North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) meeting, where CBFA members are generally well represented, is in Austin, Texas October 10-12, 2008.