# WTB family sheild.........WHERE? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 26, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046 "2008-02-26T10:13:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boarderx192](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/1 "2008-02-26T10:13:30Z")
Ive been throwing around the idea of getting a tattoo similar to this one: ![http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/193029172_78707e70bf.jpg](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/193029172_78707e70bf.jpg) But obvioulsy with my own crest. Ive searched and searched but couldnt find anything about my familys last name on the net so I talked to my grandparents and they told me that we _basically_ dont have a family crest or trackable backround. When their parents came over to the US, they were assigned a last name. My grandparents couldn’t tell/remember what our last name was prior to moving over here so once again I got stuck and cant trace it back. Since I sorta hit a wall I threw around the idea of designing my own shield based upon my mothers maiden name and just incorporating some other design elements that I thought fit. But after thinking about it, it kinda seems like a quick fix to the problem. Here is my question: How can I get a REAL family crest drawn up that I can pass down to my kids and have it have some kind of records? Is there government group or what have you that takes care of something like this? Can someone point me in the right direction? Opinion? ---
**Author:** ![98SS10](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98ss10/32/7288_2.png) [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/2 "2008-02-26T14:14:02Z")
interesting question, I also wondered about this as well. ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/3 "2008-02-26T14:50:47Z")
Are you going to fly this from the banners at your castle? and put in on you shIEld, so when you go fight dragons he knows who he is fucking with? ---
**Author:** ![Boarderx192](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/4 "2008-02-26T15:11:38Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > Are you going to fly this from the banners at your castle? > and put in on you shIEld, so when you go fight dragons he knows who he is fucking with? ROFL. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/5 "2008-02-26T15:33:13Z")
starting a crest now is lame ---
**Author:** ![1sik\_bmw](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1sik_bmw/32/7341_2.png) [@1sik\_bmw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1sik_bmw)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/6 "2008-02-27T12:36:10Z")
Maybe start somewhere like here > **[Bauer Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms](https://www.houseofnames.com/bauer-family-crest)** > > Read the Bauer surname history and see the family crest, coat of arms for the German Origin. Discover the Bauer surname history. Where did the name Bauer come from? thats mine (fathers) or here [http://4crests.stores.yahoo.net/schober-coat-of-arms.html](http://4crests.stores.yahoo.net/schober-coat-of-arms.html) (mothers maiden) although they look like both might be the same based sites, i have thought of getting the same tat, but i think both are kinda ugly ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/7 "2008-02-27T12:45:47Z")
> [@98SS10](#): > > interesting question, I also wondered about this as well. > [@Minglor](#): > > Are you going to fly this from the banners at your castle? > and put in on you shIEld, so when you go fight dragons he knows who he is fucking with? WHILE FIGHTING THE DRAGON TATOO ON HIS BACK! ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/98ss10/0908070104.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/1/3/13b942783d4d122d436676589a74a9791474ff98.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/8 "2008-02-27T12:59:46Z")
LOL Flaming dragon… what a gay tattoo… Nice love handles 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/9 "2008-02-27T13:11:44Z")
[http://www.ellisisland.org/](http://www.ellisisland.org/) you may be able to find something through here I’ve been wanting the same actually, but at the base of a celtic cross (yeah, I’m a mic) ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/10 "2008-02-27T13:34:15Z")
What’s your last name? MEH. Be glad you don’t have one. Here’s mine, how gay: [http://www.heraldry.ws/html/mcelhenny--mcelhinney--mceleney.html](http://www.heraldry.ws/html/mcelhenny--mcelhinney--mceleney.html) ![http://www.heraldry.ws/gif/mac-giolla-chainnigh.gif](http://www.heraldry.ws/gif/mac-giolla-chainnigh.gif) ---
**Author:** ![slowtalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowtalon/32/7205_2.png) [@slowtalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowtalon)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/11 "2008-02-27T14:41:54Z")
i was just looking for my coat of arms and found out my great great great grandfather is a hero in poland lol ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/12 "2008-02-27T15:40:51Z")
> [@ryanmcell](#): > > What’s your last name? > > MEH. Be glad you don’t have one. > Here’s mine, how gay: > [http://www.heraldry.ws/html/mcelhenny--mcelhinney--mceleney.html](http://www.heraldry.ws/html/mcelhenny--mcelhinney--mceleney.html) > ![http://www.heraldry.ws/gif/mac-giolla-chainnigh.gif](http://www.heraldry.ws/gif/mac-giolla-chainnigh.gif) ouch :lol: that sucks man > i was just looking for my coat of arms and found out my great great great grandfather is a hero in poland lol no shit, thats pretty wild. I wonder how tough it is to trace your family tree. Most everyone who can even go back 3 generations is dead already ---
**Author:** ![slowtalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowtalon/32/7205_2.png) [@slowtalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowtalon)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/13 "2008-02-27T16:19:30Z")
well my mom did her side of the family awhile back cuz we found a picture of a great uncle that won the congressional medal of honor in my great grandfathers attic, she traced way back and found that i am john adams great great great great great grandson it was allways something our great grandfather told us but we just thought he was crazy old man but its actually true i think she used [ancestry.com](http://ancestry.com) and [geneology.com](http://geneology.com) and traced birth and death certificates ---
**Author:** ![98SS10](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98ss10/32/7288_2.png) [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-family-sheild-where/44046/14 "2008-02-27T18:08:10Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > LOL Flaming dragon… what a gay tattoo… Nice love handles 😛 Thanks, they are almost gone btw. Ya, maybe ill show you and Newms around a gym someday, you tools arent aware of it but ive lost 125#s and counting in the past 15 months. And ya my ex is a whore, Im laughing about it as ive been poundin her best friend. get some new material! Also thats a good idea im gonna incorporate my Draggin Fenix into my cool sheild, its gonna be better than Newmee’s! Your fun Newman!