XXXII International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences
The XXXII International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences will take place in Glasgow, Scotland from 10th to 13th August this year. Interesting lectures will be held in the Trades Hall which was designed by Robert Adam in 1791, a year before his dead. As a matter of course Pro Heraldica will also be present during this three days to gain new impressions.
Furthermore the head of our research department Dr. Rolf Sutter and his coworker Clemens Kech will lecture about interesting topics. In total over 50 papers with different topics will be given during the whole congress by professional genealogists and heraldists from all over the world.
The congress concludes with a sightseeing tour trough western and central Scotland. Especially heraldry sights will be visited. Furthermore, the event in Glasgow is overlapping with the Edinburgh festival, a great opportunity to extend the visit in Scotland.
We are looking forward for the Congress! Do not miss the blog posts about the three intstuctive days afterwards.
History of the Congress
The International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences is organized by institutions of the respective host country. Two international academies in respectively heraldry and genealogy support the congresses, and are represented on the Bureau permanent:
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International Academy for Genealogy was founded in Turin (Italy) in 1998. The purpose was to gather competent specialists in genealogy to represent the various cultural areas of the world. Its goal is to encourage and co-ordinate genealogical studies at an international level as well as to promote colloquiums and meetings on a world scale. |
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International Academy of Heraldry was founded in Paris in 1949 to bring together experts in heraldry representing the various areas of the world. Admission is by election and the number of active academicians is limited to 75. There is no limit to the number of associate members. The Academy’s aim is to centralize the heraldic studies on the basis of the largest possible international cooperation. |
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