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Heraldic Authorities
Heraldic Societies
Heraldry Educational
Sites of General Heraldic
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Sites of Specific Cheshire Heraldic Interest
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Heraldic
Authorities
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| The College
of Arms |
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| The College of Arms is the official
repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees of English, Welsh,
Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their descendants. Its
records also include official copies of the records of Ulster King of
Arms the originals of which remain in Dublin. The officers of the
College, known as heralds, specialize in genealogical and heraldic work
for their respective clients. |
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| The Court of The Lord Lyon |
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| The Court of the Lord Lyon is the
heraldic authority for Scotland. It deals with all matters relating to
Scottish Heraldry and Coats of Arms and maintains the Scottish Public
Registers of Arms and Genealogies. The Lord Lyon King of Arms is also
responsible for State Ceremonial in Scotland. |
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Heraldic
Societies
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| Cheshire
Heraldry Society |
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| If you are interested in Cheshire and
Heraldry then we hope The Cheshire Heraldry Society's programme will
have something to take your attention. Please join us at any of our
talks this autumn and spring (details on the web site) if you can. In
the summer we go on outings to places of heraldic interest. Details of
those for Summer 2006 will be posted on the web page in early 2006 We
meet on the 3rd. Saturday each month in the autumn through to spring at
Townley Street Sunday School, in Macclesfield at 2.30 p.m. This is 10
minutes walk from the railway station, and there is a pay and display
Car Park literally on the door step. |
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| The Heraldry
Society |
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| THE HERALDRY SOCIETY exists to
increase and extend interest in and knowledge of heraldry, armory,
chivalry, genealogy and allied subjects. The Society is nonprofit
making and is registered as an educational charity. Membership is open
to all. As well as enjoying the privileges and advantages of
membership, subscriptions help to further the aims of the Society. |
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| The Heraldry
Society of Scotland |
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| The web site of The Heraldry Society
of Scotland |
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Heraldry
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| St Aloysius' College Petrasancta Society |
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| Managed by the Society of Jesus, St
Aloysius' College, Glasgow, has its own flourishing heraldry society
named in honour of one of the great 17th century Jesuit heraldists, Fr
Silvester Petrasancta SJ. |
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Sites
of General Heraldic Interest
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| Burke's
Peerage & Gentry International Armorial Register |
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| Burke’s Peerage & Gentry proudly
presents their International Register of Armorial Bearings; a register
of armorial bearings in current use throughout the world which includes
the names, addresses and biographies of the bearers along with the
rationale and history behind their use and design. This fully
illustrated record of contemporary Coats of Arms used internationally
is the precursor to the publication of a prestigious work in book form. |
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| Crested Cushions |
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| We supply high quality bespoke velvet
cushions embroidered with your family crest or coat of arms in gold,
silver or coloured thread. |
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| Modar's Heraldry Page |
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| Information & resources on
historical and re-enactment heraldry as done by the Society for
Creative Anachronism (SCA). |
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| On Line
Heraldic Armorials |
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| A new site which in itself provides a
number of links to sites of heraldic interest. Check this out as it
gives a link to Stephens own heraldry site. |
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| Studies in Heraldry |
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| Over 450 pages, including Early Rolls
of Arms, The Civic Heraldry of France, Stamps, Cigarette Cards, Pub
Signs, and others. |
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Sites
of Specific Cheshire Heraldic Interest
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| Maxfield Family History |
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| Maxfield Family History |
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| Wheelock
Genealogy |
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| This site contains information on
Wheelock families from the English and Latin American branches of the
family name. This information has been collected over the last few
years and we continue to investigate a variety of sources for Wheelock
Family History. Information will be added as it becomes available. |
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