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My Ventures and Adventures in Genealogy and Heraldry

Lecture
Online
March 16, 2022 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET
D. Brenton Simons OBE

Pre-registrations for this event are full, but you can join us live via the Honourable Company's Facebook page. The live event stream will appear at the top of their page moments before the event begins.

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Hosted by
the Honourable Company of Freeman of the City of London of North America
and the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada

A “Thousand Heraldries, and Twilight Saints, and Dim Emblazonings”:
My Ventures and Adventures in Genealogy and Heraldry

In a lively and richly illustrated talk, D. Brenton Simons, an international leader in the field of family history, will discuss the genealogical field today, including important DNA advances, in the context of the groundbreaking international work of AmericanAncestors.org. He will also recount his own experiences in the study of heraldry, share numerous rarely seen armorial examples from personal and institutional collections, and discuss important connections in genealogy and heraldry between the United States and the United Kingdom.

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D. Brenton Simons OBE
Author of the award-winning Witches, Rakes, and Rogues, and other books, Brenton Simons has served as President and CEO of American Ancestors - New England Historic Genealogical Society, the nation’s flagship genealogical institution, since 2005.