Comments on: Design Your Family Crest CONTEST! http://blog.myheritage.com/2010/02/design-your-family-crest-contest-1/ Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bill http://blog.myheritage.com/2010/02/design-your-family-crest-contest-1/#comment-7052 Bill Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:34:54 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/2010/02/design-your-family-crest-contest/#comment-7052 E.L. O'connell, Not at all true. We're in the same position as the Netherlands, Germany and many other countries in Europe that have rich heraldic traditions but no regulatory authorities. People there freely asume arms, just like us. We don't nobility in the USA or an heraldic authority... but we certainly do have an heraldic tradition and customs to follow. Did you know George Washington's arms are on the DC license plate? Or that most of the signers of the declaration had arms? check it out: http://www.americanheraldry.org/pages/index.php?n=Main.Notable E.L. O’connell,

Not at all true. We’re in the same position as the Netherlands, Germany and many other countries in Europe that have rich heraldic traditions but no regulatory authorities. People there freely asume arms, just like us.
We don’t nobility in the USA or an heraldic authority… but we certainly do have an heraldic tradition and customs to follow.
Did you know George Washington’s arms are on the DC license plate? Or that most of the signers of the declaration had arms?
check it out:
http://www.americanheraldry.org/pages/index.php?n=Main.Notable

]]> By: bustercat http://blog.myheritage.com/2010/02/design-your-family-crest-contest-1/#comment-7051 bustercat Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:27:57 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/2010/02/design-your-family-crest-contest/#comment-7051 What fun! But there's some really bizarre (and IMO pretty ugly) things about these "crests"... I think the people who created this didn't do much research on how heraldry works before they offered this to their customers. Google "American Heraldry Society" and take a look around, those people are all about the real thing. And it is so much cooler than this. What fun!
But there’s some really bizarre (and IMO pretty ugly) things about these “crests”… I think the people who created this didn’t do much research on how heraldry works before they offered this to their customers.

Google “American Heraldry Society” and take a look around, those people are all about the real thing. And it is so much cooler than this.

]]> By: W H Revis http://blog.myheritage.com/2010/02/design-your-family-crest-contest-1/#comment-5325 W H Revis Mon, 02 May 2011 20:01:45 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/2010/02/design-your-family-crest-contest/#comment-5325 Unable two add family crests one from England the Other from Italy elements are missing from crest designer soft ware Unable two add family crests one from England the Other from Italy
elements are missing from crest designer soft ware

]]> By: E.L. O'Connell http://blog.myheritage.com/2010/02/design-your-family-crest-contest-1/#comment-1579 E.L. O'Connell Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:28:40 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/2010/02/design-your-family-crest-contest/#comment-1579 Ian This only applies to traditional European heraldry. In the "New World", heraldry and any ascribed privilege does not exist. Thus, the rules that govern heraldry are entirely flexible because heraldry is no longer socially and/or legally binding. So live a little and lighten up a bit. Ian
This only applies to traditional European heraldry. In the “New World”, heraldry and any ascribed privilege does not exist. Thus, the rules that govern heraldry are entirely flexible because heraldry is no longer socially and/or legally binding. So live a little and lighten up a bit.

]]> By: Ian http://blog.myheritage.com/2010/02/design-your-family-crest-contest-1/#comment-320 Ian Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:49:23 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/2010/02/design-your-family-crest-contest/#comment-320 Please make it clear to users that there is NO SUCH THING as a FAMILY crest! Crests are part of a coat of arms and would have been issued to an individual, NOT a family. It could be passed down to one heir upon the owner's death, but only one person at a time is entitled to use it, and there may be many, many crests associated with the same last name, many of whom may be not related in any way whatsoever! Please make it clear to users that there is NO SUCH THING as a FAMILY crest! Crests are part of a coat of arms and would have been issued to an individual, NOT a family. It could be passed down to one heir upon the owner’s death, but only one person at a time is entitled to use it, and there may be many, many crests associated with the same last name, many of whom may be not related in any way whatsoever!

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