In June, 1858, residents of the territory which would soon come to be known as the 33rd State in the Union "Oregon" elected officials as defined by their new constitution. For months the fate of Oregon statehood floated on shifting political coalitions distrustful of changing the fragile balance of power in Congress. It was known Oregon would be a free state, yet its newly elected senators--Joseph Lane and Delazon Smith--were proslavery Democrats. Finally Congress acted and on February 14, 1859, President Buchanan signed the bill. Oregon joined the federal union becoming the 33rd State in the Union.

On February 14, 2009 Oregon will be celebrating a huge Milestone we will be celebrating our 150th Birthday. We at Cruzan Badges were selected to design several badges some of which will be worn by departments throughout the State. We have made these badges available to you at a very low price. We would like to share with you this wonderful milestone.

State Motto Timeline
1854 “She Flies With Her Own Wings”
1957 “The Union”
1987 “She Flies With Her Own Wings”

“She Flies with Her Own Wings” was re-adopted by the 1987 Legislature as the state motto. The phrase was written by Judge Jessie Quinn Thornton and translated into Latin for the territorial seal in 1854. “Alis Volat Propiis” is the Latin translation.

In 1957, the motto was changed to “The Union.” According to former Senate historian Cecil Edwards, “The Union” goes back to earlier years in Oregon when citizens “were torn over the issue of slavery.

Senate historian Cecil Edwards, Secretary of State Barbara Roberts and former state Senate President Jason Boe were the sponsors for the 1987 Senate Bill 1036 which proposed changing the motto back to “She Flies With Her Own Wings.” Supporters of the bill felt that “She Flies With Her Own Wings” reflected Oregon’s tradition of independence and innovation. Sen. Frank Roberts said that Oregon was the first in many areas including the bottle bill and the public beach access bill. In addition Oregon was the first in some national issues among which were providing for the recall of public officials in 1908, statewide voter registration in 1899 and the first celebration of Labor Day.

All badges are available for immediate purchase and will ship out directly to you from the Smith & Warren factory. Production time is 21 days. Each badge is available for $75.00 and can be made either as a flat wallet badge or a curved breat badge. To order a badge below click on the add to cart button.

Customize it for your department. Any of the below badges can be customized with your rank and departments name contact us for more details.

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