FORTHCOMING EVENTS DURING 2012

Continuing its mission of educating and informing the public about the art and science of heraldry, the College of Arms Foundation will produce five events featuring different aspects of heraldry during the course of 2012 in partnership with the Committee on Heraldry of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society.

The first will be a presentation on Monday 12 March by the Rev. Guy W. Selvester, an expert on church heraldry and a member of the Committee on Heraldry, discussing "The Use of the Miter versus the Galero in Ecclesiastical Heraldry." Fr. Selvester is a Governor-at-Large of the American Heraldry Society, as well as a fine heraldic designer and artist and a member of the Committee on Heraldry. He recently gave the Mark Elvins Lecture on Church Heraldry at the Heraldry Society in London.

On Monday 16 April John Shannon and Paul Campbell will describe the process of acquiring English and Scottish arms. Both speakers are armigers. John Shannon is the chairman of the committee as well as the president of the College of Arms Foundation and acquired arms from the College of Arms in London. Paul Campbell, a member of the Heraldry Society of Scotland, acquired arms for his father from the Court of Lord Lyon in Edinburgh, and is an expert on Campbell arms, or which there are many variants.

On Monday 17 September Joseph McMillan will speak on the heraldry of American Presidents. This will cover both hereditary arms of early US presidents and also more recent granted arms. Mr. McMillan is a governor-at-large of the American College of Heraldry. A career civil servant with over 28 years of service in the Department of Defense, he is a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies.

On Monday 3 December, Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, Fraser Herald of the Canadian Heraldic Authority, will speak on the distinction between a logo and a coat of arms. Ms. Sabourin has been Fraser Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Ottawa since 1989. She is the principal artist of the Authority and has been responsible for the paintings made for the arms of the last five Governors General of Canada and the Coat of arms of Canada.

During the coming year the committee members will select of a number of wine bottle labels displaying a coat of arms, and select some from a particular region. Then, in November, there will be a presentation on the history of those arms accompanied by a tasting of the wines in question.

All events will take place at the G&B, 36 West 44th Street, Room 711, starting at 6 PM. No charge for G&B members except for the November wine-tasting.

To reserve or for further information, please email: john.shannon@coaf.us

All forthcoming events will be announced on this page as they are known. Please return here for up-to-date information. Thank you.



Series on Heraldry and Wine
We are seeking speakers on the heraldry of French, Italian and German wine producers. If you are interested in participating please contact John Shannon at john.shannon@coaf.us


Heraldry in New York Churches
The Foundation is seeking to arrange visits to certain churches featuring interesting heraldry. Candidates under consideration are: the Cathedral of St. Patrick; the Cathedral of St. John the Divine; and Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue.

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