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{{ | ''' {{uc:About Heraldry of the World / Heraldrywiki}} ''' | ||
The site is my ''private'' site, which is maintained by one person only in my spare time. The site deals only with civic heraldry, but I intend to include also other non personal heraldry, such as from universities, registered arms of companies, institutions etc. I also have by now included a large catalogue of collector's items as well as a large literature list on civic heraldry. | |||
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My interest in (civic) heraldry started already at a young age, I have no idea anymore what triggered my interest. In the 1980s I started to draw all Dutch civic arms by myself on paper. In the early 1990s this was transferred to electronic files and I started to draw the Dutch arms on-line. | My interest in (civic) heraldry started already at a young age, I have no idea anymore what triggered my interest. In the 1980s I started to draw all Dutch civic arms by myself on paper. In the early 1990s this was transferred to electronic files and I started to draw the Dutch arms on-line. | ||
At the end of 1995 a colleague of mine started an internet provider service and he offered me some web space. The site was launced in | At the end of 1995 a colleague of mine started an internet provider service and he offered me some web space. The site was launced in 1995 with the address of www.teleoffice.nl/ngw/index.htm. The abbreviation ngw, which is still used, stands for Nederlandse GemeenteWapens (Dutch municipal arms). The domain teleoffice.nl is now being used by another company. | ||
To see how the site looked in 1996 click [http://web.archive.org/web/19961119234823/www.teleoffice.nl/ngw/index.htm here]. | To see how the site looked in 1996 click [http://web.archive.org/web/19961119234823/www.teleoffice.nl/ngw/index.htm here]. | ||
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In January 2009 the new name Heraldry of the World was introduced still with domain name www.ngw.nl. Since 2010 it has been a wiki-style site. | In January 2009 the new name Heraldry of the World was introduced still with domain name www.ngw.nl. Since 2010 it has been a wiki-style site. | ||
In | In 2001 the logo was used for the first time, but only formally introduced in 2010 when changed to a wiki. It is based on the arms of [[Aasiaat]] in Greenland and with permission of the local council (obtained during a visit in 1997). | ||
From Christmas 2018 onwards the new URL is www.heraldry-wiki.com. | From Christmas 2018 onwards the new URL is www.heraldry-wiki.com. | ||
Of course I do not do all the work completely alone, I have during the years received much information from a number of people, see contributors. I have no income from the site except from some advertisements on the left of the screen. | Of course I do not do all the work completely alone, I have during the years received much information from a number of people, see contributors. I have no income from the site except from some advertisements on the left of the screen. | ||
[[Own publications|Publications]] | |||
*[[Contact]] and e-mail | *[[Contact]] and e-mail | ||
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*If you want to donate items or images, click [[Wanted|here]], for financial donations please do so using [http://www.paypal.com PayPal] to <strong>webmaster@ngw.nl</strong> | *If you want to donate items or images, click [[Wanted|here]], for financial donations please do so using [http://www.paypal.com PayPal] to <strong>webmaster@ngw.nl</strong> | ||
Ralf Hartemink | Ralf Hartemink | ||