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More Found Heraldry
Further to our day out together, my wife and I drove over to the west side of Fort Worth to visit the Texas Civil War Museum. (That would be the American Civil War of 1861-1865. They've got some...
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And Even More Found Heraldry
The coat of arms or logo presented here was seen on the back of an SUV while making my daily commute to work on the freeways of urban Dallas, Texas.The picture is not as clear as I would like, but...
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Proof Once Again
A co-worker of my wife recently took a trip to Japan, and came back with proof positive that something I have said many times is still true: "You can find heraldry everywhere!" Even in countries...
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Help Wanted
There's a job opening as a herald if you have the right qualifications and apply for it. The headline at Royal Central...
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A New Website of Interest
This one is called "De Gouden Leeuw van Nassau," in English, "The Golden Lion of Nassau" In brief, it's an on-line book in Dutch of the arms of the royal family from Engelbert I (1375-1442) through...
View ArticleI've Been Flattered Again!
I was flattered to find in the most recent issue of The Coat of Arms (Third Series, Vol. VIII Part 2, No. 224, Autumn 2012, pp. 139-140), the bi-annual heraldic journal published by The Heraldry...
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Another Cool On-Line Armorial
I've said before, as I find new websites or books or whatever of special interest to heraldry enthusiasts, I will remark upon it here, and often will add a link to it on this blog.Well, I've recently...
View ArticleA Website to Watch
It was the subtitle to the news story that caught my eye: "Project to open rare and valuable collection to the world is finally up and running.""Rare and valuable collection?" "Open ... to the world?"...
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You Can't Always Believe Everything You See
Several years ago when I was doing research for my book on the Gore roll of arms (http://www.appletonstudios.com/BooksandGames.htm), I ran across the use of a coat of arms from that roll on a tombstone...
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Is There a Coat of Arms in Your Family?
One of the things that I get to do on a fairly regular basis that I really enjoy is to talk to others (mostly genealogists, but also folks from various lineage and patriotic societies) about my little...
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Eastward, Ho!
I had been asked once again to speak to the Virginia Beach Genealogy Society (this was my third time out there; they must really like me!) and found that, once again, you can find heraldry wherever you...
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Eastward, Ho! A Follow-Up
Having had the time to do a little more research into the naval heraldry noted in my last post, I feel pretty safe in identifying the ship from which that particular bow decoration came from as being...
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Naval Heraldry in Norfolk
So, after making my way through the naval museum at Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia, guess what I went to see next?This is BB-64, the USS Wisconsin, an Iowa-class battleship, now decommissioned and...
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Something To Be Thankful For
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and I thought I would share a new find that I am thankful for on this day.To be truthful, while I'm thankful for this particular find, I'm even more...
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Flag in the News
Or maybe it isn't news so much as it is a statement of the status quo.In this case, it was a notice in an article about the push in Scotland for its independence from the rest of Great Britain, and...
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Fun With Heraldry
It's always interesting to see people having some fun with heraldry. I had run across an article a little while ago about Swatch CEO Nick Hayek and his vision for Swiss manufacturing. (Basically,...
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Once Again, Finding Heraldry Everywhere!
Once again, I have found some more heraldry without even trying to look for it.In this specific instance, it was on the letterhead of a letter which was mailed to one of the attorneys at the law firm I...
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Another On-Line Armorial
Someone on one of the heraldic forums I occasionally lurk in pointed out an on-line armorial that I hadn't seen before. It is the Heraldic Register of the Vlaamse Heraldische Raad (Flemish Heraldry...
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They Paid How Much?
Well, it seems to me that I am definitely in the wrong business. I mean, I enjoy what I do and all with heraldry, but it doesn't really even begin to cover what my heraldry books alone cost me. So...
View ArticleHeraldic News on Facebook
Chief Herald of Canada Dr. Claire Boudreau posted this announcement on Facebook on Tuesday about the milestone reached by the Canadian Heraldic Authority:As Chief Herald, I am delighted to announce...
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