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Heraldic Authorities
Heraldic Societies
Heraldry Educational
Sites of General
Heraldic Interest
Sites of
Specific Cheshire Heraldic Interest
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Heraldic
Authorities
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| The College of Arms |
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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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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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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. 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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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
Educational
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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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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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Blazon
Espania http://www.blason.es/heraldica/condadodecheshire.html
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A
Spanish on line armorial produced by Dr.
Antonio Salmeron, an heraldic artist.
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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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