Winifred Here is the name and address of the company in the UK. History and Heritage Thornton House 16 Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 2PG Fax 01202 666309 Tel 01202 666627 email: historyand heritage@hotmail.com website: genealogypro.com/historyand heritage.html If you live in the U.S. I have a website for a company in California and also a telelphone number for Vancouver, Canada. They are quite cheap compared to the UK prices. I was going to get one until someone said that it wouldn't have been for all the Lindores' only the individual Lindores at that time (1400's). Give it a try. Sincerely, Donna Lindores Sloboda ----- Original Message ----- From: Winifred Dennett <wynn@telus.net> To: <BORDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 7:48 PM Subject: Family crest > Could anyone tell me how to obtain the family crest of the TELFER name? > >

Listers: forewarned is forearmed. Apologies to the list owner, but this may be of benefit to everyone. I just watched a TV program on this very topic. Be very suspicious of any of these companies...not my words but the comentator's. Do your own research and do your own affirmations before you commit to anything. I did the very same thing some years ago. Here is the sequence I followed. I went to one of the Gatherings that pock mark every Scottish community here in Canada, some 20 years ago. There was a "booth" there, run by an outfit from California...since disappeared. For $65 Cndn, I received a small nicely framed crest, all hand stitched; a blazer crest, similarlyu stitched; and a nicely presented "family name history" for framing. To make sure of the name I asked to see a reference. The chap showed me a copy of Blacks and the reference there. So, excitedly, I bought the whole ball of wax. Many, many years later; last year, I wanted to do some more research into the various aspects of the crest. So I hopped over to James Dempster's web sight [Heraldry, etc.] which by the way is top drawer, and I discovered that "my" crest was a compilation of four historic crests, none of which were in legitimate use any longer and none of which were relevant to me. And totally, out of my right to possess. I had been had! Too soon, too old and too wise! In my quest for some "touch o' the heather" I had bought the scheme before I had really any experience with anything remotely akin to genealogy. Boy did I feel proud...and did so every year since. The crest still hangs above my computer as a testament to look before I leap...and it impresses my wee Cairn Terrier to no end! So be careful. Donna Sloboda wrote: > > Winifred > > Here is the name and address of the company in the UK. > History and Heritage > Thornton House 16 Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset > BH15 2PG > > Fax 01202 666309 > Tel 01202 666627 > > email: historyand heritage@hotmail.com > website: genealogypro.com/historyand heritage.html > > If you live in the U.S. I have a website for a company in California and > also a telelphone number for Vancouver, Canada. They are quite cheap > compared to the UK prices. > I was going to get one until someone said that it wouldn't have been for all > the Lindores' only the individual Lindores at that time (1400's). > Give it a try. > > Sincerely, > Donna Lindores Sloboda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Winifred Dennett <wynn@telus.net> > To: <BORDER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 7:48 PM > Subject: Family crest > > > Could anyone tell me how to obtain the family crest of the TELFER name? > > > >