Heraldry societies

For the purposes of this article, heraldry societies are defined as private associations of people who are interested in heraldry. Heraldic authorities, which have been established by reigning monarchs or governments, are dealt with in a separate article.

International

• Academie Internationale d'Heraldique (1949- )
• International Association of Amateur Heralds (1999- ) - it exists only in cyberspace, where it hosts an active internet forum.

Europe

England

• Heraldry Society of Great Britain (1947- ) - it publishes a newsletter (Heraldry Gazette) and a journal (The Coat of Arms).
• Cambridge University Heraldic & Genealogical Society (1950- ) - it publishes a journal (The Escutcheon).
• Middlesex Heraldry Society (1976- ) - it publishes a newsletter (The Seaxe).
• White Lion Society (1986- )

Germany

• Heraldischer Verein 'Zum Kleeblatt' (1888- )

Netherlands

• Koninklijk Nederlandsch Gennotschap voor Geslacht- en Wapenkunde (1883- ) - it publishes a journal (De Nederlandsche Leeuw).

Scotland

• Heraldry Society of Scotland (1977- ) - it publishes a newsletter (Tak Tent) and a journal (The Double Tressure), and hosts an active internet forum.

Switzerland

• Schweizerisches Heraldische Gesellschaft (1891- )

Africa

South Africa

• Heraldry Society of Southern Africa (1953- ) - it publishes a journal (Arma).

Zimbabwe

• Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Zimbabwe (1970- )

North America

Canada

• Royal Heraldry Society of Canada (1966- ) - it publishes a newsletter (Gonfanon) and two journals (Heraldry in Canada and Alta Studia Heraldica) and hosts an internet forum.

United States of America

• American College of Heraldry (1972- )
• College of Arms Foundation (1984- )
• American Heraldry Society (2003- ) - it publishes a newsletter (The Courant) and a journal (The American Herald), and hosts an active internet forum.
• Society of Scottish Armigers

Oceania

Australia

• Australian Heraldry Society (1961- ) - it publishes a journal (Heraldry News).
• Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra - it publishes a journal (The Ancestral Searcher).

New Zealand

• Heraldry Society of New Zealand (1962- )