The first time I saw the crest, I was nine. I understood what was being explained to me—that the coat of arms belonged to the Rapoports, which meant it belonged to me. But I had a hard time grasping ...

Meet Tom, a seasoned voyager in the realm of RPGs and MMORPGs, where the virtual landscapes of games like Final Fantasy 14 are his domain. With an impressive track record spanning nine years as a ...

I've started in with some genealogical research again, and I've decided that I would really like to find my family's real coat of arms/crest. I say "real," because a search for "[surname] crest" or ...

Although some people refer to a “family crest” and a “coat of arms” interchangeably, there is a difference. A crest is an element or part of a coat of arms, but not the entire arms. On a coat of arms, ...

Researching your family history can reveal all sorts of fascinating and unexpected things about your ancestors - from where they lived and how they worked, to secret siblings and long lost cousins. As ...