ROOTES INSIGNIA.

[LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com]

     All;
     
     -Many moons ago as a History undergrad, I had a "minor" interest in 
     heraldry, which I feel is an interesting additional way to trace 
     bloodlines by the minor changes in the heralds with the passage of 
     time.
     
     -QUESTION: Have any of you Sunbeam folks out there (Norm, are you 
     there?) ever researched the ROOTES herald as to the meaning of the  
     symbols, facing direction, colors, changes, etc? Was it an "adopted" 
     herald or, was in fact, granted to the family by the Crown?
     
     -I would be curious to know. I'm sure there may be an exhastive 
     history of the "ROOTES GROUP" and their beginnings,.. a history of 
     their herald/CREST would be interesting and may turn up some unusual 
     facts(it sure did in my family!!).
     
                          Phil LeBrun..."THE BROWN", from St. Etienne.
     
     
                                '66  TIGER  B382002328.