Arms of The Dietrich Family Association

Blazon

Sable an eagle displayed crowned with a crown rayonné Or charged on the breast with a cross of Lorraine Gules holding between the talons a conductor's baton fesswise all within a tressure bearing maple leaves and garbs alternately Or;

Symbolism

The eagle and the black and gold colours allude to the Germanic origin of the Dietrich family. The cross of Lorraine alludes to the origins of the family in Lorraine and to the fact that the Dietrichs are predominantly Christian in religion. The baton alludes to the baton used by the conductor of an orchestra or a wand used by a magician, and hence is a reference both to music and the arts and to leadership. The border of maple leaves and wheat sheaves indicates that the Dietrich Family Association exists in Canada and that a great many members of the family are either involved in farming or descend from farming families.