I've started in with some genealogical research again, and I've decided that I would really like to find my family's real coat of arms/crest. I say "real," because a search for "[surname] crest" or ...

Although some people refer to a “family crest” and a “coat of arms” interchangeably, there is a difference. A crest is an element or part of a coat of arms, but not the entire arms. On a coat of arms, ...

During the Fiesta de Santa Fe every summer, many attendees might notice wooden, shield-shaped objects hanging from the outsides of buildings around the Plaza. These objects are known as coats of arms ...

The first time I saw the crest, I was nine. I understood what was being explained to me—that the coat of arms belonged to the Rapoports, which meant it belonged to me. But I had a hard time grasping ...

Photoshop CC 2014 tutorial showing how to design and create a powerful, engraved metallic, medieval coat of arms logo.

Prince Andrew's banner removed from Windsor Castle in rare royal punishment typically reserved for treason cases, experts say ...

Bishop David Toups was on a plane to Florida, returning from his introduction to members of the Diocese of Beaumont as its sixth bishop, when he began sketching out the idea for his personal coat of ...

In Great Britain, the granting of a coat of arms to a family is a significant, respected process. In fact, prominent families of "eminence or good standing in national or local life" must appeal to ...

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will get a coat of arms on Sunday to coincide with her 58th birthday. The blue, red, gold and green crest features a boar taken from the crest of her father, Maj. Bruce ...

YOU may think heraldry — shields, crests and coats of arms — is something for dukes, crusty old colonels and clan chiefs with posh accents wrapped in yards of tartan. But heraldry in Scotland is for ...