XXVIIth International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences

XXVIIth International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences


badge of the XXVIIth CongressThe XXVIIth International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences (French "XXVII Congrès International des Sciences Généalogique et Héraldique") was a major meeting of genealogists and heraldists. The gathering took place in St Andrews, Scotland in August 2006 and was held at the University of St Andrews. The congress patron was Princess Anne, The Princess Royal. The co-presidents of the congress were Robin Blair, Lord Lyon King of Arms, and Malcolm Innes of Edingight, Orkney Herald Extraordinary. The theme of the lectures was "Myth and Propaganda in Heraldry and Genealogy".

ee also

*L'Académie Internationale d'Héraldique

External links

* [http://www.congress2006.com/Home.html Congress Home Page]


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