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Thomas-
The Girlscout thing you mentioned is truly a fascinating one- I was only in it a short time myself, but my son who is in the Boyscouts, had to do a report on the history of scouting in general- we came across the Girlscouts, and the lady who started it- I am curious to know if Sir Baden Powell "imposed" the heraldry thing on her, as she started the encouragement of girls here in the states. Then again, I guess this would also fall under heritages/genealogy- another badge that both genders earn. Scouting history alone is a fascinating topic, and my son is becoming the troop historian- I'm glad he's interested in it.
Anyhow, my mom's side is strictly Finnish, recent immigration (1870)- I stopped my research at 1500 ad, and they go back that far. (Well, if you're counting how many times different countries "owned" them, such as Russia, etc. Though, I'm not sure how to document that, except put the history of the country in with my genealogy work.) My Dad's side- paternal, strictly Swiss until 1500 ad recent immigration (1875), and his maternal side, well, that drags into the colonial history and then into England. SO- there may be arms somewhere in that, but the colonial mess was a little much for me- there was alot of digging, alot of proving, and there are a few branches I still question. I've seen the issue come up, but when I did my research on genforum "Coat of arms" board, it seems to me that the folks I encountered didn't take into consideration of the individual, but the surname. They just assumed and it doesn't seem right to me to assume it. That's why I decided that if I would like to have one, design one of my own.
Not to get too personal, in our dining room, we display alot of our really old photos from about late 1800's to present, of families that are related, I designed a genealogy chart, and I did this in this room because it is a family gathering room. Generally, because of our profession, we gather either in the kitchen or the dining room. It would make sense to me to "gather" the entire family together, living or deceased. I guess I figured that the "coat of arms" would sort of make an interesting piece with the room.
As for the ancestry on my part, that is why I would like to include a message about the coat of arms, and how it is an individualistic thing- thinking that we have to "dumby" proof it, just like some folks don't know about it now. So, in 200 years from now, my family will know "don't use, may look at it"!
I haven't looked at the links you have sent yet, but I'm quite sure the celtic links will be of great interest to me. I'm thinking that the Viking thing might be a little much, perhaps sticking to the chef's toque would be a better idea? Also, the neckerchiefs that is proper to a chef's uniform may be a better choice for mantling, I suppose. As for my husband's college, I'm not really sure if theirs is registered, and I wonder where I would begin asking such a question. Perhaps their library.
Wow, this is truly fascinating and exciting at the same time. I'm going to more research on it, as I said, I would like to keep to the traditional guidelines as much as possible. Hopefully, I can get them drawn in time for my publisher's deadline, maybe I can include them in my book. That would be exciting too. I have truly learned alot in the past several days from you, and I will most certainly keep you posted as to how it turns out- I'm sure most who are reading this are curious as well! Thank you so much for your time, it has been extremely educational, and I'm sure you are busy with other things.
Sincerely,
Keittaa
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