About the Graphic

Word to the wise: If you create a group on Facebook, Facebook will not take it seriously (that is, make said group searchable) unless it has a picture. So when I created the reunion group on Facebook I used, at my sister's suggestion, a picture of the du Laux coat-of-arms that hangs in my parents' house. (My father inherited it from his father, who, in turn, received it as a gift in June of 1948 -- according to the inscription on the back -- from his uncle, Myles Loucks and wife Esther.)

This was all well and good except that using it involved presupposing that those viewing it had seen it before and knew what it meant. Moreover, it seemed appropriate to have something that stressed the inclusiveness of the upcoming reunion and all the variation in surnames.

Enter my friend Kate, who is not only totally awesome, but is totally awesome AND studying graphic design. I gave her aforementioned picture and some additional information, and the end result is what you see at top right. (If you scroll down to the bottom of the right column, there's a poll where you can express your views on it.)

To see the full coat-of-arms as printed in the McBrier (1940) book, you can check it out here.