What’s On at Midland Ancestors –
Birmingham: Peplow Memorial Lecture
Sat 6th September @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm BST
FreePeplow Memorial Lecture – Heraldry
Presenter – Adrian De Redman
A light-hearted invitation to become addicted to the handmaid of history.
Subject to confirmation nearer the time, this is expected to be the first of a number of talks for those who would like a working understanding of the subject. Designed with the emphasis on “if heraldry isn’t fun, chuck it!”
Adrian is Vice Chairman (Heraldry) of the Midland Ancestors, a post he has held for over 20 years. He is founder and Chairman of the Birmingham Heraldry Project, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Fellow of the Flag Institute, Honorary Fellow of the Heraldry Society. He has been a heraldry addict since the age of 14, he was granted Arms in 1989.
William Augustus Peplow
Gus as he was known was a successful business man from the Black Country and descended from a long line of clockmakers. He had a keen interest in Heraldry, which he helped develop in the society, also making authoritative surveys of the hatchments of Worcestershire. He later became President of the Worcester Archaeological Society and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. After his demise in 1983 this annual lecture was set up in his memory.
