The Heraldry Society of Canada
Toronto Branch

"Hogtown Heraldry" (until recently edited by Bruce Patterson FHSC, and now Saguenay Herald (congratulations Bruce!). The new editor is the Revd Steven Mackison) is the newsletter of the Toronto branch of the Heraldry Society of Canada, keeping its members informed about heraldic happenings in the Toronto area and internationally. Each issue contains a review of the heraldic literature (publications of the heraldry societies and branches thereof, from Canada, South Africa, Britian, Scotland, Australia, &c.), a list of recent appearances of heraldry in the mainstream media, and a large number of fascinating tidbits of heraldic information.


Summer, 1998: Recent grants to: Roger Alexander Lindsay, CA; Derwin James Kah Wei Mak, CA; George Aubrey Trusler, CD, MD; and The National Club, Toronto.
Toronto Arms Proposal Rejected
A request for Armourial Bookplates
John W. Scott, MA, MD, 1915 - 1997
The arms of Anne Sophie von Otter, Sir George Yonge, Robert Pichette (Dauphin Herald Extraordinairy), the English and Scottish Football teams, Toronto (old) and Casanova
Letters to the Editor (Re: The Queen's Beasts)


Winter, 1998-99: New Design for Toronto Arms Accepted
The Arms of The Honourable Hilary Mary Weston, Lt. Gov. of Ontario
The Arms of His Honour Galen Willard Gordon Weston, OC
The Arms of the Parish of St. John's, Nassagaweya
The Arms of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
The Arms of Medical Alumni Association of the U of Toronto
The Arms of Suan-Seh Foo, MD
Donald William Rae, OC, CD, MD, KStJ, 1931 - 1998
Book Reviews- Coat of Arms (A. S. Jamieson, 1998); An Unforgettable Hour - Congregation Machizikei Hadas Receives a Coat of Arms (Rabbi R. P. Bulka, 1997).
A COLOUR supplement, showing 16 coats of arms (including Toronto, The Hon. Hilary Weston, George Weston, Ltd., Geoff Heindricks and The National Club), several banners, and many happy heraldists.


Spring, 1999: Welcome to Nunavut
The Arms of Ian Cambell and His Family
New Design for Church Bulletin Covers
Various Suggestions for the Arms of Toronto
Heraldic Monsters - Opinion
Book Reviews- Canadian Bookplates (R. Stacey, 1997); The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales (Sir Bernard Burke, 1996 reprint of 1878 edition).
John Arthur Cozens 1906 - 1999


Summer, 1999- Recent Grants to Knox Presbyterian Church, Burlington; St. John's Anglican Church, Elora
New Zealand Ideas
Anniversary for the Knights (900 years of the Order of St. John in Jerusalem)
The Arms of H.R.H. the Prince Edward CVO and Sophie Rhys-Jones, the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
Book Review- Garter Banners of the Nineties (Hubert Chesshyre, Clarenceaux King of Arms)


Autumn-Winter 1999- Recent Grant to Carel Alphonse Joseph Marie van der Heyden
Some Thoughts on the Lion
The Arms of Ruth Rendell
The Arms of South Australia
Chief Herald Takes Back Arms (of Terence McCarthy)
The Arms of Grace Church on the Hill
Bravo For The National Post
Book Review- Military Aircraft Insignia of the World (John Cochrane and Stuart Elliott, 1998)
The Lion Leblanche
Inukshuk Trouble
Another fine COLOUR supplement, showing the arms of Carel van der Heyden, Nunavut, Cyrille Laurin, the Ontario Provincial Police, Alan Beddoe, and others!


Spring 2000-
Nunavut Arms added to Parliament
Recent Grant to Fung Fai Lam, of Unionville, Ont.
Canadian Symbols- Opinion
Bookplate of Bishop Sweeny
Heraldic Coverage by the National Post
Arms of Helena Bonham-Carter
Her Excellency's Arms
Symbol Rivalry
Web Site Shut Down (http://www.baronage.co.uk)
Hatchments for Ronald S. Stuart (1927 - 1999) and Col. Iain Mackintosh MacKay (1919 - 2000)
St. David's College


Summer 2000-
Vivat! The Arms of the Queen Mother
New Appointments- Bruce Patterson (Saguenay Herald) and Darrel Kennedy (assistant herald)
Recent Grants- Brian Abel Ragen
Heraldic Notes from England
More Ideas on Canadian Symbols (comments on the Opinion article of the previous issue)
Post Miscelleny
Book Review- Heraldry in National Trust Houses by Thomas Woodcock
Twentieth Century Figures: Writers- The arms of Katherine Mansfield and Evelyn Waugh
Prince William
A New Direction for South Africa
New Amalgamations- Ottawa, Hamilton, and Sudbury


Autumn 2000-
Lyon to Retire
Mulroney Wedding
Recent Grants to Ontario Municipalities:
Quinte West
Loyalist Township
Central Elgin
Toronto
Orillia
A Proposal for the Arms of Ontario
The Arms of Canada: Continuing Comment
Nursery Rhyme Heraldry
Twentieth Century Figures: Assasins (The arms of Prince Yousoupoff, Russia (murderer of Rasputin) and Col. Schenk von Stauffenberg (who attempted to assasinate Hitler in 1944))


Winter 2000-2001
Change at Hogtown Heraldry
New Lord Lyon
Recent Grant- Ontario Provincial Police
The Campaign to Change th Royal Arms of Canada
Tartan Schism
Colour Section
New Flag for Georgia
Twentieth Century Figures: Conductors (The Arms of Herbert von Karajan and Sir Thomas Beecham, Bart., CH)
The Arms of Willam Perkins Bull
Three Midwestern Flags


Summer 2001
Hogtown Heraldists Lend Hart House Helping Hand
The Triskelion in Heraldry and Start Trek
Twentieth Century Figures: Shopkeepers (Sir John Craig Eaton, Kt. and Sir John Sainsbury, KG)
Twentieth Century Figures: Prelates (William Temple and Marcel Lefebvre)
Twentieth Century Figures: Thinkers (John Farthing, Bertrand Russell)
Requiescant in Pace: Col. Bruce Doulas Macpherson
Wedding Bells: Jonathan Good and Anne Mattson
Two Recent Books on English Churches
Escutcheon Discussion (Rev. Dr. William David Neelands; Trinity Church, Simcoe; Holy Trinity Church, Chatham; Rev. William Grant Cliff)
Heraldry At Play- The Arts and Letters Club

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