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City of Bath Heraldic 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. |
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The Society of Genealogists
offers a unique combination of research material, guidance and support
for those interested in family history and the lives of earlier
generations. Its library has an extensive heraldry section. |
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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. |
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The White Lion Society,
founded in 1986, raises funds for the purchase of items or services of
historical or heraldic importance for Her Majesty's College of Arms in
London. |
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Somerset
Heraldry Society: A growing band of friends, a dining club, and
a group interested in heraldry and everything else. A society formed to
study and discuss the Heraldry of Somerset and all countries who have a
history of heraldry. |
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The Society of Heraldic Arts
is a non-profit making international guild of heraldic artists,
craftsmen and designers, providing a wide range of services to the
public and to commercial, civic and corporate organizations. |
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Oxford
University Heraldry Society, the oldest heraldry society in
Britain (1835), has been re-founded (2009) under the chairmanship of Fr
Mark Turnham Elvins. A website has been launched and a programme of
visits and meetings is being developed. |
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The Middlesex
Heraldry Society has ceased to meet, but its website is
maintained for those who enjoy exploring the heraldry,
ancient and modern, of the historic County of Middlesex and its cities
of London and Westminster. |
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The Birmingham and Midland Society
for Genealogy and Heraldry is the principal family history
society for the counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire and
Worcestershire. We promote, maintain, and encourage: good practice,
research, preservation of records (including transcription and
publication), publication and dissemination of good practice,
collaboration with other interested bodies in connection with genealogy
and heraldry. |
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The Institute of Heraldic and
Genealogical Studies (IHGS) was the first centre for Family
History Studies. Founded in 1961, it offers a wide range of courses on
family history, heraldry and related historical subjects. With its
formidable library and collections of manuscripts and research
facilities, it was brought to Canterbury's Northgate and housed in fine
medieval buildings by Cecil Humphery-Smith. |
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Burke's
Peerage & Gentry International Register of Arms, a register of
armorial bearings in current use throughout the world which includes the
names, addresses and family biographies of the bearers along with the
rationale and history behind their use and design. Contains useful lists
of heraldry societies and heraldic authorities. |
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