Canada's first maple leaf flag, missing 40 years, turns up...in Belgium.

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Would any other country’s government lose track of their historic first new flag to fly over their capitol/seat of parliament?

At least it’s probably coming home for Canada Day 2005:

http://www.canada.com/fortstjohn/story.html?id=b68ce84b-b19b-471c-a475-5b9991de8004

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Well, if it’s any consolation, it is believed that the Charter to my College (William & Mary, one of the oldest in the US – founded 1693) somehow ended up misfiled in the National Archives in St. Petersburg, Russia. Its a long story.

These things happen I guess.