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From: Warren Wetmore <>
Subject: Re: [GM-L] COLLEGE OF ARMS
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 01:55:16 -0500
References: <00e201bf9a65$b3f33c60$0dd9adce@pavilion>


For those with an interest in heraldry, if your ISP
subscribes to the newsgroup ...

news:rec.heraldry

Some advice: Lurk for a few days and get a feeling for
the group. The people are mainly very well informed
and can blazon arms in their sleep. It might not be
a bad idea to check out a heraldry book from the library
first, since they will expect you to know the language
of heraldry.

Best,

Warren


Ronald Colby wrote:
>
> Probably not
> >From Dick Eastman's newsletter
>
> Several of the shopping malls near me have pushcart vendors who sell
> "certificates" and other merchandise that claim to be "the history of your
> family name" or "your family's coat of arms" or both. Unfortunately, they
> overlook a few facts. First, in the United Kingdom, Ireland and most of
> western Europe, there is no such thing as a "family coat of arms." Coats of
> arms or crests are granted only to individuals. Anyone who displays a crest
> that he is not authorized to use is, in effect, misrepresenting himself.
>
> Various mail order outfits such as Halberts have been selling these bogus
> family histories and "family coats of arms" for years even though they have
> been vigorously prosecuted several times by postal inspectors
>
> Check out this site
> You may be surprised what you may find in Genealogy scams.
>
> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~blksheep/shame/index.htm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mvi18th <>
> To: <>
> Date: Thursday, March 30, 2000 9:03 AM
> Subject: [GM-L] COLLEGE OF ARMS
>
> A very interesting site that provided lots of information..The section
> on the use of arms by women was very interesting in itself... I was
> curious as to TARTANs may women actually wear a Tartan at games etc. if
> it was not directly pasted down...where does the lineage come in , her
> father, or from the direct male ancestor line in the family.. this gets
> a little confusing...
> I personally would like to investigate if I may use the arms of Sir.
> Charles Tupper PM as, I am in the direct male lineage....Gil Bagley
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> - GENEALOGY -
> LIKE A BRIDGE THAT
> SPANS THE AGES
> AND WATERS OF LIFE !
> © 1999 Gilbert Bagley
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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