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Ontario Genealogical Society

Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
May 24, 1991
Vol. II, p. 97

Arms of the Ontario Genealogical Society
Arms of the Ontario Genealogical Society

Arms of the Ontario Genealogical Society

Blazon

Argent within an orle of chains Vert a white pine tree (Pinus strobus) eradicated proper between in dexter chief a torteau charged with a trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) Argent and in sinister chief a book expanded Argent binding and fore-edges Gules;

Motto of the Ontario Genealogical Society

Blazon

MULTI PRIORES MULTAE PATRIAE. This Latin phrase means "Many forebears, many ancestral lands".

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on July 20, 1991 in Volume 125, page 2353 of the Canada Gazette.
Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of the Ontario Genealogical Society

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of David G. Bowyer (arms) and Marjorie Simmons (motto).

Painter

* Not applicable / Sans objet

Calligrapher

* Not applicable / Sans objet

Recipient Type

Civil Institution

Notes

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 21 Septembre 1985.

Image provided by the Ontario Genealogical Society.