~ Understanding Your Family History ~

As you’ll notice here on my website, I use a coat of arms (above). I am not the first born in the line of males since the conquest of Normandy in 1,066; therefore, I have no heraldry inheritance bequeathed to me for a paternally granted coat of arms. This original design is a coat of arms I created, which has been registered with the Armorial Register International Register of Arms. In all of the things I’ve been through in my life, I have found solace knowing that I have Mansfield blood flowing through my veins. This helps to direct me and give me purpose. As so many things have been stripped from me in life, I have to look toward greater...