How To Track Down Your Family Silver

If you’re fascinated by genealogy, you’ve probably considered tracking down your own family crest. The question is, what is the best way to go about it? And once you’ve traced down your crest, how can you display it and even use it in a meaningful way for yourself and your family members?

Collecting crested family silver is one of the best ways to show your pride in your family and its origins. Acquiring crested silver pieces is also a satisfying way to indulge in and display your own taste in history and exquisite objects from the past. By tracking down your own family crest, you can take your interest a step further by searching for antique silver pieces that bear this crest; by doing so, you not only acquire elegant, usable objects of art and value, but you also have the gratification of knowing that these pieces might well have belonged to some distant ancestor. In addition, acquiring crested silver from your own lineage may help or inspire you to find out even more about the origins of your family tree.

Tracking down family history can be a complex process, particularly if your family originated from different countries and cultures. Many people begin their quest by using genealogy services, which can not only be expensive, but also take a great deal of time and a long-term research commitment as well.

A simple way to find your crest is to go online at www.myfamilysilver.com, the UK’s biggest family crested silver database. My Family Silver offers an ingenious way to begin your genealogical search by offering a comprehensive index of family crests from around the world. Presented alphabetically, the index is comprised of a list of names from My Family Silver’s extensive historic record database. Once you select a name, you’re taken to a page which displays the image of a family crest which is associated with that name. In a number of cases, more than one crest is presented, with specific information about the different branches of the family claiming each crest.

While it helps if you have some previous genealogical knowledge about the names in your family tree, it’s not absolutely necessary. If you know that your family name, for instance, is “Abelyn,” you can find “Abelyn” in My Family Silver’s index of family names and click on it. You’ll be taken to a page that shows the image of a peacock, along with the explanation that this is the Abelyn family crest.

My Family Silver makes it incredibly easy to find your own family crest, all at no charge and with one click on your computer. While other genealogy sites charge for their services, My Family Silver not only helps you find your crest, but also provides a primer describing the difference between heraldic devices and coat of arms crests.

If you decide that you’d like to have that special piece of silver that links back to your family origins, all you have to do is use the search engine to describe what you want, and which family crest you’re looking for. My Family Silver does the rest, providing you with a comprehensive online marketplace of crested silver. There, you’ll be able to view photos and prices of the silver pieces with your family crest that are currently available in the market, and you’ll be able to contact the dealers directly about purchasing these pieces. My Family Silver takes no commission; it merely acts as a tool to help you find the top dealers around the world, dealers who just might have the special pieces of silver you’re looking for.

At My Family Silver, we help you find some of the most splendid pieces of your family’s past — and bring them back into your own everyday life.