Conference program
All Events at the Conference Hotel unless noted. Suggested Dress: Jacket &Tie or Business Casual
Thursday, September 22, 2005
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Pre-Conference Workshop “The Art and Craft of Heraldry”,
Laurie Patten and Graham Anderson
See workshop description below.
Bennett Room – Pre-registration required
Lunch and refreshments provided
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Heraldry Proficiency Examination – Exam Review Course
A guide through the new curriculum for the Basic Heraldry Proficiency Exam (Level 1). The
material covered by the new Level I curriculum will be reviewed with participants. There will
be opportunity for interested individuals to take the level I Exam while in Edmonton. Call
George Lucki 780-428-9223 to pre-register.
Friday, September 23, 2005
9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Pre-Conference Workshop “Heraldry for Genealogists”,
George Lucki
See workshop description below.
Bennett Room – Pre-registration required
Refreshments provided
9:00 am – 12:00 noon & 1:30 - 4:30 pm Conference Registration Desk Open
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Heraldic Displays
Heraldry in Print; The Heraldic Art of Alexander Kurov (Germany); TBA
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
RHSC Board Meeting
Bennett Room
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Visit to Alberta Legislature and … - Hosted by members of the Prairie Branch of the
RHSC. An opportunity to stretch your legs, see local sites and be a part of Alberta 2005 –
Centennial.
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Opening Reception – Official Conference Opening “A Celebration of Our Heritage”.
Refreshments. Cash bar.
Rutherford 1 & 2
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Annual Beley Lecture – “Heraldic Critters and Monsters”
Dr. Darren George
Preview of RHSC New Heraldic Education DVD
Ven. Peter Hannen
Rutherford 1 & 2
(The Beley Lecture is open to members of the General Public at a nominal charge)
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Saturday, September 24, 2005
8:30 am – 12:00 noon Conference Registration Desk Open
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Heraldic Displays
Heraldry in Print; The Heraldic Art of Alexander Kurov (Germany); TBA
8:30 am – 11:00 am
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Bennett Room
11:15 am – 11:45 am
Heraldic Show and Tell
A Prairie Branch Tradition – Open Microphone – An opportunity to present heraldic treasures
and curiosities. Conference participants are encouraged to bring an item that might be of
interest to others. No telling what will show up.
11:15 am – 11:45 am
Faculty of Fellows Business Meeting
Location TBA
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm Luncheon and Guest Speaker
Speaker TBA - Heraldry on the Prairies
Bennett Room
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Heraldic Colloqium
A selection of invited heraldic lectures and papers selected by the Faculty of Fellows
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
What’s Wrong With this Picture?
5:45 pm
Depart for Prince of Wales Armouries
Transportation available if required.
Hotel Lobby
6:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Gala Reception and Banquet
Prince of Wales Armouries Historical Centre
Brigadier Jefferson Ballroom
Dress – Black Tie with Decorations, Mess Kit or Formal National Dress
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
President’s Reception with cash bar
7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Banquet
“The Symbols of Our Heritage”
Presentations of Special Awards
Recent Grants of Arms – Dr. Robert Watt, Chief Herald of Canada
Keynote Speaker: Henry Edgar Paston-Bedingfeld, York Herald
“Musical Instruments in Heraldry”
10:45 pm
Return to Hotel
Transportation available if required.
A humorous look at some of the absolutely worst heraldry seen. Not for the faint of heart.
Viewer Discretion is advised.
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Sunday, September 25, 2005
9:00 am – 11:00 am
RHSC Board Meeting
Bennett Room
12:00 noon – 2:30 pm Wrap-up Barbecue and Annual Meeting of the Prairie Branch
Hawrelak Park in Edmonton’s Beautiful River Valley
Transportation Available if Required.
Keynote Speaker
Henry Edgar Paston-Bedingfeld, York Herald
The College of Arms is a part of the UK Royal Household and is the body
the issues grants of armorial bearings, badges and flags on behalf of the
Crown. It is also the official repository of the coats of arms and pedigrees
of English, Welsh, Northern Irish and Commonwealth families and their
descendants. York Herald is a Herald in Ordinary and is an officer of the
College. The office of York Herald was established as early as 1385 after
Edmund of Langley, created was Duke of York. The first surviving
reference is from a patent of 1484
granting to
John Water alias Yorke, herald, as fee of
his office
and for services to Richard III, his
predecessors and ancestors, the manor of
Bayhall in
Pembury, Kent, and an income from the
lordship of
Huntingfield, Kent. Badge of office: The Yorkist white rose en soleil royally crowned.
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