Free Webinar

Dos and Don’ts of Creating a Coat of Arms

Thursday, January 18, 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET

Presented by Joseph McMillan

Interested in creating a coat of arms, but don’t know how to begin? In this online presentation, Joseph McMillan, past president of the American Heraldry Society and member of the American Ancestors Committee on Heraldry, will discuss grants (and the equivalent) from foreign heraldic authorities, design tips and considerations, and the process of recording or registering your arms.

Joseph McMillan, AIH is a retired senior civil servant with the Department of Defense and past president of the American Heraldry Society. He has published extensively on subjects related to heraldry, flags, and orders and decorations with a focus on the use of coats of arms in the North American colonies and the early period following independence. He has a special interest in the linkages among political and social evolution and the use of heraldic devices. He was elected an associate member of the Académie Internationale d’Héraldique in 2016 and joined the American Ancestors Committee on Heraldry in 2017.