Author. He was a prominent Irish-American local historian and genealogist of Pennsylvania. The Samuel Gordon Smyth scrapbooks, 1882 to 1929, consist of 18 volumes of newspaper clippings on local, world, political events and stories, especially items pertaining to Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. He was active in the Conshohocken Presbyterian Church, Town Council of West Conshohocken, Free Masons, the local genealogical societies, and Board of Health. Besides compiling genealogical data, he wrote such books as "A Genealogy of the Duke-Shepherd-Van Metre Family" in 1909 and "The Origin and Descent of an American Family." Although sources credit him as the originator of the federal "service flag," it was designed and patented by World War I Army Captain Robert L. Queissner of the 5th Ohio Infantry, who had two sons serving on the front line. The Service Flag is an official banner authorized by the Department of Defense for display by families who have members serving in the Armed Forces during any period of war or hostilities the United States may be engaged in for the duration of such hostilities.
Author. He was a prominent Irish-American local historian and genealogist of Pennsylvania. The Samuel Gordon Smyth scrapbooks, 1882 to 1929, consist of 18 volumes of newspaper clippings on local, world, political events and stories, especially items pertaining to Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. He was active in the Conshohocken Presbyterian Church, Town Council of West Conshohocken, Free Masons, the local genealogical societies, and Board of Health. Besides compiling genealogical data, he wrote such books as "A Genealogy of the Duke-Shepherd-Van Metre Family" in 1909 and "The Origin and Descent of an American Family." Although sources credit him as the originator of the federal "service flag," it was designed and patented by World War I Army Captain Robert L. Queissner of the 5th Ohio Infantry, who had two sons serving on the front line. The Service Flag is an official banner authorized by the Department of Defense for display by families who have members serving in the Armed Forces during any period of war or hostilities the United States may be engaged in for the duration of such hostilities.
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