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 The Arms of The American College of Heraldry | |
| Founded | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heraldry society |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 36°03′46″N 80°18′07″W / 36.062876°N 80.302071°W |
Area served | United States |
| Services | Heraldic registration, recording, and publishing |
| Fields | Heraldry |
Executive Director | David Robert Wooten |
Parent organization | The American College of Heraldry |
| Website | www |
The American College of Heraldry was established in 1972 in New Orleans. Its primary function is the design and registration of new armorial bearings for individuals and organization in the United States and abroad. One may become a member and also Register a coat of arms. Or, one may elect to become a member without Registering a coat of arms, or indeed without even having one. Or, one may Register a coat of arms without ever becoming a member. The College is a 501(c)(3) organization registered in the State of North Carolina.
Corporate Purposes
[edit]The corporate purposes of the College are:
- to educate the public regarding the history and meaning of heraldry; to initiate, promote, support and engage in scholarly, educational and informational endeavors in heraldic art and science and related fields; additionally, to raise awareness of so-called "bucket shops"[1] promoting incorrect or totally false information about "family crests" in order to sell their wares;
- to stimulate, collect, preserve and disseminate knowledge regarding armorial bearings;
- to act as a resource center for those seeking learned opinions on heraldic questions;
- to promote the rightful and proper use and display of heraldic arms according to the customs of heraldic art and science;
- to collect, accurately document, preserve and disseminate information regarding both ancient and modern armorial bearings, especially those in current use and most especially those borne in this country;
- to lend expert advice, counseling and design expertise to those desiring to establish an armorial tradition in their own families, to assist them in acquiring the proper public recognition for the design through registration of the arms with the College and publication of said arms by the College.[2]
Types of Registrations
[edit]The College Registers:
- Recognized Armorial Bearings - those have been rightfully Granted, Certified, Registered or otherwise Recognized by an office of arms.
- Unrecognized Armorial Bearings - those who have personally assumed arms of recent origin and now desire to have them duly Registered and recognized by the heraldic community.
- New Armorial Bearings - those who wish to work with the College to have wholly new armorial bearings designed and Registered
- Impersonal Armorial Bearings - to include incorporated bodies such as schools, colleges, cities, branches of government, businesses, industries, professional and fraternal organizations and the like. [3]
Publications
[edit]The College publishes The Armiger’s News, a 48-60 page quarterly distributed digitally to active members in January, April, July, and October. Contents include the latest details on coat of arms registrations, along with detailed color emblazonments of each full achievement, as well as articles on the subject of heraldry – historical and contemporary, American and international – submitted by members as well as heraldic experts worldwide. In 2022 the College published several titles in both print and digital formats:
- The Armiger’s News Omnibus: 2011-2022. David Robert Wooten, Editor. Foreword by Stephen Friar. [4]
- American Heraldry in Color – REDUX – Twentieth Anniversary Reissue. David Robert Wooten, Editor. [5]
- The Heraldic Register of America – Golden Anniversary Edition; Series II, Volume 1. David Robert Wooten, Editor. Foreword by Dr. Joseph J. Morrow, The Rt. Hon. The Lord Lyon King of Arms.[6][7]
Board of Governors
[edit]The College’s Board of Governors serves as support to the Executive Director in both heraldic design and College policy. Members retain office at the discretion of the Executive Director. Governors as of January 1, 2025:[8]
- David Robert Wooten, DFACH, FACH, Executive Director
- Paul Drake Campbell, FACH
- John Michael Dwyer, EdD, FACH
- Patrick Michael O’Shea, DMA, FACH
- Pierre August Rioux, MD, FACH
- Rev. Fr. Guy W.D. Selvester, FACH
(FACH = Fellow of the American College of Heraldry)
Distinguished Fellows
[edit]Over the decades a select few individuals have been created Distinguished Fellows of the College for their combined extraordinary service to both the College and heraldry in general.[9]
- Zdenko G. Alexy, DFACH, Bratislava, Slovakia
- † John Ferguson, DFACH, Reigate, Surrey, United Kingdom
- Stephen Friar, DFACH, Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom
- James A. Sawicki, DFACH, Dumfries, Virginia
- David Robert Wooten, DFACH, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Natalia Rostislavovna Yegorova, DFACH, Kirov, Russia
- Cmdr. Valery Pavlovich Yegorov, DFACH, Kirov, Russia
(DFACH = Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Heraldry)
See also
[edit]- Heraldry societies
- The Heraldry Society
- The Lord Lyon Society
- Heraldry Society of Scotland
- Royal Heraldry Society of Canada
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FAQs". Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ Johnson, David Pittman (1985). The Heraldic Register of America, Volume One, Revised. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The American College of Heraldry.
- ^ "Types of Registrations". American College of Heraldry. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ Wooten, David Robert (2022). The Armiger's News Omnibus: 2011-2020. Little Rock, Arkansas: The American College of Heraldry. ISBN 9798840607459.
- ^ Wooten, David Robert (2022). American Heraldry in Color – REDUX – Twentieth Anniversary Reissue. Little Rock, Arkansas: The American College of Heraldry. ISBN 9798839873360.
- ^ Wooten, David Robert (2022). The Heraldic Register of America – Golden Anniversary Edition; Series II, Volume 1. Little Rock, Arkansas: The American College of Heraldry. ISBN 9798837732058.
- ^ "Publications". American College of Heraldry. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ "Board of Governors & Fellows". American College of Heraldry. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ "Board of Governors & Fellows". www.americancollegeofheraldry.org. Retrieved 2024-12-25.