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November 2024

Black Friday Sale!
Stock up on Christmas gifts, shop for yourself, or just browse and have fun seeing all the cockade designs that are possible! The sale is Friday through…
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Secession in Abbeville
November 22, 1860 - South Carolina's secession movement launched. May 2, 1865 - Jefferson Davis officially dissolved the Confederate government. Both…
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Italy's First Cockade
Every cockade has a story to tell... and Italy's cockade has a dramatic story full of villains and heroes!
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Veterans on Cockades
Honoring our veterans today with a look at veterans commemorated on historical cockades
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Veterans' Badges
What kind of badges and cockades did veterans of the past wear?
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October 2024

Cockades in the Legislatures
Fall of 1860 saw secession fervor everywhere, from the poor working man in the bar to the rich legislator in the Capitol. Today's Column talks about…
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Rosettes for Christmas
Yes, cockades on Christmas trees was a thing!
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Reformation and Cockades
Five hundred and five years ago, a movement began that would change the map of the world - and influence cockades for centuries!
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Eagles, Roses and the Declaration
How a cockade became a patriotic Declaration of Independence
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Knights of the Golden Circle
Southern Empire, Secret Society, and The Badges!
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September 2024

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