Some time back I became interested in my Scottish roots and discovered that my maternal ancestors, the Blackwoods, were historically associated with Clan Douglas. I understand that normally, Scottish clan association is paternal, but given that my paternal ancestry is Welsh, I was curious if I could actually claim clanship through my mother's line, so … Continue reading My connection to Clan Douglas
Category: Heraldry
You’d Think …
A resounding hear, hear to David B. Appleton for this post on his blog: You'd Think ...: I mean, really, it's our national coat of arms, the arms of the United States of America. We've been using it for more than 200 years. And it's not a complex coat of arms, consisting as it does … Continue reading You’d Think …
Pimbley’s Dictionary of Heraldry
Pimbley's dictionary of heraldry: Pimbley, Arthur Francis: Book digitized by Google from the library of University of Wisconsin - Madison and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.archive.org/details/pimbleysdiction00pimbgoog
Meanwhile the false "order" …
While I am on the topic of false honors and such, below is a post from the Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, a Catholic chivalric order with regards to a group in Brazil that they claim to be falsely representing themselves. Translation into English courtesy of Google Translate.Meanwhile the false "order" ...: Coat of … Continue reading Meanwhile the false "order" …
Join the aristocracy – become a Scottish Laird, Lord or Lady!
I recently ran across website that says for £29.99 ($47.74) one can become a 'real' titled laird of Scotland. Given that my maternal family are Blackwoods and came from Scotland, I thought what a great novelty to have hanging in my study (whenever I get a study...). I'm an American, and its not like I can … Continue reading Join the aristocracy – become a Scottish Laird, Lord or Lady!
Assumption of Arms
Over the past several years, I've become quite a fan of Heraldry. I remember stories and seeing pictures growing up of the "family crest". I was even duped by a kiosk at a local mall into paying money for a copy of my family's crest, which, by the way, didn't look anything like the one … Continue reading Assumption of Arms
William Blethyn Pedigree Roll
In the history of the Blevins/Blevin/Blethyn/Bleddyn name, one of the more famous characters in the past thousand years would have to be William Blethyn, Bishop of Llandaff, who lived in the 16th century. There is a fair amount of information on him in out of print books, many of which can be found on Google … Continue reading William Blethyn Pedigree Roll
Jeremy B. Blevins 