Is my Coat of Arms important in tracing my family history?

Is my Coat of Arms important in tracing my family history?

Peter O'Donoghue (Bluemantle Pursuivant ) gives expert video advice on: What is a Coat of Arms?; Can anyone have a Coat of arms?; Where would they come from? and more...

Coat of Arms can be very useful to trace family history. They appear on all documents, on seals, buildings, and on other objects. If you know that your family has always used that Coat of Arms that can be a brilliant way of tracing the line backwards in time.