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Heraldry societies

For the purposes of this article, heraldry societies are defined as private associations of people who are interested in heraldry and heraldic register are defined as private bodies that register coats of arms. Heraldic authorities, which have been established by reigning monarchs or governments, are dealt with in a separate article.

Societies

International

  • Academie Internationale d'Heraldique (1949– )
  • International Association of Amateur Heralds (1999– ) – Only exists on the internet
  • The International Heraldry Society
  • The Society of Heraldic Arts, an international guild of heraldic artists and craftspeople.

Europe

Belgium

Bulgaria

  • Bulgarian Heraldry and Vexillology Society

Denmark

England

  • The Heraldry Society (1947– ) – it publishes a newsletter (Heraldry Gazette) and a journal (The Coat of Arms).
  • Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society (1950– ) – it publishes a journal (The Escutcheon).
  • Middlesex Heraldry Society (1976–2012) now disbanded – it published a newsletter (The Seaxe).
  • Oxford University Heraldry Society (founded 1835, but fell into desuetude in the 1930s). After attempted revivals it is now active again.
  • White Lion Society (1986– )
  • Norfolk Heraldry Society is being disbanded. Its journal, The Norfolk Standard was published three times a year.
  • Suffolk Heraldry Society – The magazine of the Society, The Blazon, is published bi-annually.
  • Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

Finland

  • Suomen heraldinen seura (Heraldry Society of Finland, 1957–)

France

  • Société française d'héraldique et de sigillographie (1937–)

Germany

  • HEROLD, Verein für Heraldik, Genealogie und verwandte Wissenschaften zu Berlin e. V. (1869 -). Oldest continuously working Heraldry society in the world.
  • Heraldischer Verein 'Zum Kleeblatt' (1888– )
  • »Der Wappen-Löwe« – Heraldische Gesellschaft e. V. (1980 – )

Greece

Macedonia

Netherlands

  • Koninklijk Nederlandsch Gennotschap voor Geslacht- en Wapenkunde (1883– ) – it publishes a journal (De Nederlandsche Leeuw).
  • Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek, NGH (Dutch Heraldry Society) (2014–) – it publishes a journal (Blazoen) and has three registers for coats of arms: personal/family, ecclesiastical and other organisations.

The Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)

  • Societas Heraldica Scandinavica (1959– ) – it publishes a journal (Heraldisk Tidsskrift), a roll of arms (Skandinavisk vapenrulla) and a newsletter.

Norway

Scotland

Serbia

  • Serbian Heraldry Society (1991– )
  • CROM – Board for Heraldic and Genealogical Studies (2001– )

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

  • Swedish Heraldry Society (1976– ) – it publishes a journal (Vapenbilden).

Switzerland

  • Société Suisse d'Héraldique – Schweizerisches Heraldische Gesellschaft (1891– )

Ukraine

  • Ukrainian Heraldry Society (1990–)

Africa

South Africa

Zimbabwe

  • Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Zimbabwe (1970– )

North America

Canada

  • Royal Heraldry Society of Canada (1966– ) – it publishes a newsletter (Gonfanon) and two journals (Heraldry in Canada and Alta Studia Heraldica) and hosts an internet forum .

United States of America

  • Committee on Heraldry of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (1864- )
  • American College of Heraldry (1972– )
  • College of Arms Foundation (1984– )
  • American Heraldry Society (2003– ) – it publishes a newsletter (The Courant) and a journal (The American Herald), and hosts an internet forum.
  • Society of Scottish Armigers
  • Augustan Society

Oceania

Australia

  • Australian Heraldry Society (1961– ) – it publishes a journal (Heraldry News).
  • Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra (1964- ) – it publishes a journal (The Ancestral Searcher).

New Zealand

Registers

International

Agentic

  • The College of Crustaceous Arms — provides a register for agentic, non-human agents to obtain a grant of a coat of arms.

Asia

Philippines

  • Philippine Armorial (2017– ) – provides a register of personal and family coats of arms in the Philippines and of Filipinos abroad.

References