achcrossettemb.jpgINTERACTIVE APPLICATION FORM

 

The American College of Heraldry

1643B Savannah Hwy, Suite 396, Charleston, SC 29407

A Non-profit Corporation Established 1972

FACSIMILE 877-588-4459

EMAIL info@americancollegeofheraldry.org

 

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If you already have a design idea in mind, and have drawings or other documents you wish to provide for reference, please use this form to submit them before filling out the application below. Or, you may email them to info@americancollegeofheraldry.org.


Design Proposal Form


IF YOU WISH TO PROCEED WITH APPLYING FOR MEMBERSHIP AND/OR ARMORIAL REGISTRATION, FILL OUT THE ADDITIONAL FORM BELOW, AS COMPLETELY AS POSSIBLE.

 

SECTION I

 

I am applying for:

   

Once you complete and submit this application, you will automatically be taken to our Fees page, where you can pay securely online with credit card, or by check.

How did you hear about us?

   

Title(s):

   

Name: (First, Middle, Last):

   

Mailing Address:

   

City:

   

State:

   

County:

   

ZIP/Postal

   

Country:

   

Telephone:

   

E-mail:

   


SECTION II

 

I am requesting the College to:

Design a new coat of arms for my personal use and to Register and Publish the same.

Register and Publish the coat of arms I now have which has not yet been granted,

registered, certified, or otherwise recognized for my personal use by a domestic or foreign office of arms.

Register and Publish the coat of arms I now have which were:

                 

                  * Requires confirming documentation verifying this armorial recognition - email/fax/mail.

I am only paying for annual membership, and am not requesting a Registration of Arms at this time. 

 

The Armiger's News will be sent to members in PDF format

on or about the 1st of January, April, July, and October

STOP AND CLICK HERE IF YOU ARE ONLY

APPLYING FOR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP


Date of Birth:

   

Date of Legal Adoption:

   

City, County, & State of Birth:

   

Marital Status:

Married Never Married Widowed Divorced Other

Gender:

Male Female


Education:

    Name of Institution

   

   

   

   

Degree/Cert

Major Subject

Year Grad


Present Occupation(s), Position(s), Profession(s):

 Please email/fax/mail a business resume if available.

 


Military Service:

Army   Navy   Air Force   Marine Corps   Coast Guard   State Military Service

 List highest rank held and major decorations received:

 


Public Office:

List offices held, past or present, by election or appointment. Clearly indicate whether each office is at City, County, State, Federal or other level. State dates when each office was entered and when each was vacated.

 


List Membership in Organizations, Societies, Associations, Clubs, etc.:

 


List hobbies, avocations and interests:

 


List Orders of Knighthood & Nobiliary Associations:

Please include (a) the full name of the Order (b) your rank in it (c) your appropriate postnominals (d) Please email/fax/mail photocopies of brevets

 


Your Father:

 His full name (First, Middle, Last):

   

    His date of birth:

    His marriage to your mother:

    His death (if applicable):


Your Mother:

 Her full MAIDEN name (First, Middle, Last):

   

    Her date of birth:

    Her death (if applicable):


Your Spouse:

(if applicable)

 Her full MAIDEN name (First, Middle, Last):

   

    Her date of her birth:

    Her death (if applicable):


Children born to or adopted by you and the above named CURRENT spouse:

Full Name

   ex. David Pittman Johnson

Gender

M or F

Date of Birth

MO/DA/YR

Date of Adoption

MO/DA/YR

Alive

Y/N

  NOTE: Should you have any children whatsoever by previous marriages, it is VITAL that you enclose full information on both these children and their mother(s) by listing in the Additional Comments box herebelow. Further, if this registration is for someone who is a grandfather, then include all eligible descendants (send by separate email if necessary), such as all children of the armiger, as well as all of the children of those children. Please be sure to include MAIDEN names of any spouses as parents of additional children.


Additional information/ Comments:

    Use this space to advise details of elements you may wish to use in your final armorial bearings, if you already have a design in mind, etc. Please forward separately any additional biographical data which you feel may be helpful.

CLICK HERE for some recommendations on how to design your own armorial bearings.

 

 

NOTE - Due to issues with various browsers, we strongly recommend printing out your application, either as a hard copy, or as an Adobe PDF file. If, for some reason, there is a problem submitting the form electronically, you can fax your completed application to 877-588-4459, or e-mail the PDF (or scanned copy of the printout) to dwooten@americancollegeofheraldry.org.

 

By clicking the SUBMIT button herebelow, you hereby certify that all biographical data contained in this application is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

 

By completing this application for a registration of armorial bearings, I hereby consent to the publication of my name, place of birth, and place of residence in the College's journal, The Armigers News, which is distributed in electronic form.

 

For your reference, here is a sampling of the most common  tinctures of heraldry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRENCH

OR

ARGENT

GULES

AZURE

VERT

PURPURE

SABLE

MURREY

TENNÉ

SANGUINE

ENGLISH

GOLD

SILVER

RED

BLUE

GREEN

PURPLE

BLACK

MULBERRY

TAWNY

BLOOD RED

SPANISH

ORO

PLATA

ROJO

AZUL

VERDE

PÚRPURA

NEGRO

 

 

 

ONCE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION, YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO OUR PAYMENT PAGE.

APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT APPROPRIATE PAYMENT.