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Main => The Great Hall => Topic started by: Timothy on 2013-08-23, 22:09:05
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Hello,
I am new to the forum and thought to introduce myself. I am Tim Gallagher of New Market, MD. I have an abiding interest in history and in genealogy. I have a fervent interest in Roman history which you can probably tell from me email address. I have also have an interest the middle ages and the history of greater Britain. I have been researching my family history since high school (Class of '75). In doing so have discovered many interesting people, both living and dead, along the way. I can't get over the fact that the number of our ancestors from the middle ages would be staggering . Professionally I taught history and government in high and middle school. I have an interest in both heraldry and vexillology. This year I have had a number of banners made of the COA of some of my ancestors and a large blank wall that needed some kind of display. So it was a perfect match. I recently found your Facebook page and then the website. Both are very nice. I was pleased to see that the standards our ancestors established long ago still resonates with people of the 21st century. I congratulate all of you on your ongoing efforts to incorporate them into your daily lives.
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Welcome to the forum Tim!
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Well met and welcome!
You wouldn't happen to have any pictures of your CoA wall, would you? That sounds like quite a sight. :)
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Welcome to the forum.
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Thanks all for the warm welcome.
Sorry I did not mean to mislead but the banners are as yet unhung. As soon as they are I will post a picture. I am having one of them made more or less per month. Three are in hand. They all cost a different amount do to the complexity's of the arms and I of course ordered the lest expensive ones first. So each month the banners will cost more.
The Gallagher banner will be $431.30 with the rest costing considerably less. I am having about 8-10 made. Most are either supporters of King John, or are Surety Barons.
Tim
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Welcome!
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Sorry I did not mean to mislead but the banners are as yet unhung. As soon as they are I will post a picture. I am having one of them made more or less per month. Three are in hand. They all cost a different amount do to the complexity's of the arms and I of course ordered the lest expensive ones first. So each month the banners will cost more.
The Gallagher banner will be $431.30 with the rest costing considerably less. I am having about 8-10 made. Most are either supporters of King John, or are Surety Barons.
Tim
No worries. :) I think it's pretty cool that you know enough about your familial history to be able to do that. I, unfortunately, have no idea where my family comes from beyond a few generations. I've always wondered about it, though.
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Welcome to the forum, always nice to meet such interesting people.
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No worries. :) I think it's pretty cool that you know enough about your familial history to be able to do that. I, unfortunately, have no idea where my family comes from beyond a few generations. I've always wondered about it, though.
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If you would like help getting started on your family history I would be most willing to help.
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Welcome!
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new market? sweet. i grew up in hyttstown and my sister lives in urbana/ijamsville area.
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Hail and well met Tim! :)
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Hail and well met!
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new market? sweet. i grew up in hyttstown and my sister lives in urbana/ijamsville area.
Sir Wolf... Small world...
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Well met, and welcome to the forum!
Are all of the banners being made by the same people/company, or are you getting them from a variety of places? Most of the gonfalons and banners we've seen talked about here on the forum were considerably less expensive, but are often not made to highly rigorous standards of precision, and typically have the charges painted, rather than embroidered or appliqued. So I'm curious as to the construction method and the like that you've chosen to pursue.
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Hail and welcome! I second the question on the banner source.
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Sir Edward
They are all being made by the same place
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Hello Tim,
I have quotes for the seven heraldic banners that we talked about this week. They are sewn (appliqued) on top-quality 200 denier nylon, and measure 3' x 3' with pole hem across the top, designs as shown below. I have quoted these banners two ways: Single/reverse means that the banner is correct on the front and in reverse on the back. The lined version is correct on the front and has a plain lining on the back, suitable for use as a wallhanging only. I would be delighted to make these banners for you!
Sgl/reverse Lined Back
Henry de Bohun $258 $207
Richard de Clare $120 $108
Gilbert de Clare3 $142 $118
John de Lacey $159 $129
Robert de Vere $78 $66
William de Warrenne $317 $266
William Marshall $188 $158
Best regards,
Jan Hartman
Flag Lady Gifts
398 W. Lancaster Ave.
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 964-6280 ext 5
(610) 964-9989 Fax
They are also going to make the Gallagher banner, one for Ogle and a few others. I also bought the poles to hang them from them as well.
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Welcome to the boards Tim and good speed to you.
G.
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No worries. :) I think it's pretty cool that you know enough about your familial history to be able to do that. I, unfortunately, have no idea where my family comes from beyond a few generations. I've always wondered about it, though.
If you would like help getting started on your family history I would be most willing to help.
Just out of curiosity, how much would I have to already know about my family history in order to be able to trace it back farther? Where would someone even start with something like that?
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Welcome to the forum, Tim.
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Tim,
well met and sorry for the late welcome! I've definitely already appreciated your posts and topics. Looking forward to working with you, having a history/geneologist is definitely going to be an asset to this community.
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No worries. :) I think it's pretty cool that you know enough about your familial history to be able to do that. I, unfortunately, have no idea where my family comes from beyond a few generations. I've always wondered about it, though.
If you would like help getting started on your family history I would be most willing to help.
Just out of curiosity, how much would I have to already know about my family history in order to be able to trace it back farther? Where would someone even start with something like that?
Sir Douglas,
I would say you would need to know when and where you and your parents were born. Then I would start by taking to the oldest members of your extended family and writing down or recording, on a tape recorder, ( old school) as much information as you can. If you have them and their are still alive this would include GPs, aunts and uncles older cousins etc.
I have a number of trees at Ancestry and elsewhere and I could set one up for your family to help you start out.
Then when you are ready to go it alone we can download the file and you can place it in any genealogy computer program you like or put it back on Ancestry or other place of your choosing. One of the reasons people can trace their ancestry back, ye unto the middle ages is that royalty and the aristocracy kept good records on themselves .
If you are interested you can email me at spqr753 at msn.com or call 301-831-3994
Good luck
Tim
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Tim, you might not want to post your phone number publicly, since even non-members of the forum can see these public sections.
Also, how's Ancestry.com? I set up an account there years ago but didn't get too far. Were you able to trace yours back to europe on there?
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Tim, you might not want to post your phone number publicly, since even non-members of the forum can see these public sections.
Also, how's Ancestry.com? I set up an account there years ago but didn't get too far. Were you able to trace yours back to europe on there?
I use Ancestry for the billions of records that it has and the information other people share. But I take it ALL with a grain of salt. Yes I have used to trace my ancestry back to Europe in fact ( unproved) back to Charlemagne. This is not that unusual in that we are all descendants (those of European heritage) to 80 percent of the people who lived when Charlemagne lived. The most interesting thing I discovered was the fact that the Irish were here (USA) long before the famine when I though my Gallagher's came over. They were in fact here before the revolution. My English ancestors even earlier. For me the finding is interesting but the search is even more so. Anybody interested can have a free, two week membership at Ancestry or I can work with them from my our account.