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New Maryland, New Brunswick
Grant of Arms and Flag
February 15, 1995
Vol. III, p. 7
Arms of the Village of New MarylandBlazonPaly of five Or and Sable per saltire counterchanged over all a saltire bottony per saltire Argent and Gules between three gunstones and a torteau at the honour point; SymbolismThe design alludes to the coat of arms of George Calvert, Lord Baltimore (1580-1632), which quartered the family arms of Calvert, a pattern of yellow and black vertical stripes, with the family arms of Crossland, which featured a red and white cross. Lord Baltimore had received a grant of land on the Potomac River in 1632 from King Charles I and named it Maryland after the King's wife, Queen Henrietta Maria. Descendants of the Maryland Loyalists, a battalion raised in 1777, settled in the area of the present-day village in 1817, and were joined by Scottish settlers in 1818. The position of the cross refers to the St. Andrews’s cross and thus to New Maryland’s Scottish heritage. The coloured discs refer to a formative story that had a significant impact on both New Maryland’s and New Brunswick’s social history, the duel fought in Maryland Hill on the morning of 2 October 1821 between George Frederick Street and George Ludlow Wetmore. The three black discs signify the shots that were exchanged during this historical event and the red roundel denotes the fatal ball that struck Wetmore. |
CrestBlazonA mural crown Or masoned Sable charged with a saltire Argent edged Azure; SymbolismThe coronet of cut stones is a traditional emblem for municipal government. The cross of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, alludes to New Maryland’s Scottish heritage. |
MottoBlazonPROGRESSIO ET CONCORDIA. SymbolismThis Latin phrase means "Progress and concord" and reflects the community’s desire for peaceful growth. |
Flag of the Village of New MarylandBlazonA banner of the Arms; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on October 14, 1995 in Volume 129, page 3592 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of John Williamson and Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority PainterLinda Nicholson CalligrapherNancy Ellis Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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