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by Jarig Bakker, 10 Aug 2003
adopted 3 Jul 1962.
The coat of arms was granted 22 Oct 1817. It was told that the Schermerhorners
were quarreling with the Oosthuizenaars. Lord Menting, the lord of the
castle, which later was called the Heer Menteniswerf, admonished them to
insist on their side of the story, and to burrow gradually in order to
achieve good conditions. Since then they were named the "wroeters",
burrowers, and of course they put a burrowing mole on their arms. At present
their nickname is "mollen".
Source: Sierksma's Gemeentewapens van Nederland, 1964 [sie64]
Jarig Bakker, 10 Aug 2003
An interesting flag. Perhaps it can be taken up by Brooklyn, New York,
home of Schermerhorn Street.
Nathan Lamm, 10 Aug 2003
Granted 22 Oct 1817.