East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Greetings all! Now that it’s close enough that you maybe have an idea of your Pennsic schedule, please consider assisting with setup and/or teardown of East Kingdom Royal Encampment at Pennsic. It’s a great way to meet people and it’s fun to see it all come together. Companions of the Order of the Tygers Cub …
Good Morning East Kingdom!
My name is Mistress Elizabeth Eleanore Lovell and I have the honor of volunteering as the East Kingdom Royal encampments Majordomo this year. As Majordomo I am in charge of scheduling for the public areas including Hospitality, Gate Guards, use of the Battlefield Pavilion, the Vigil Chapel & Queens Garden, Royal Hall, and State Kitchen.
I have put together a schedule for Pennsic that encompasses both Hospitality and Gate Guard duty and it is hosted on the website Teamup.com It is also accessible via the Teamup app if you choose to download. You *DO NOT* need to download anything or signup for any new accounts to sign up for a volunteer shift. Simply follow this link: (more…)
It is with Great pleasure that We, Luis de’ Castilla and Margarita de’ Siena, Principe and Princessa, invite the Peers of the East Kingdom to come to the East Kingdom Royal encampment on Sunday morning as We host a continental breakfast meet and greet from 8am to 9:30am. This will be a time to come …
Unto the subjects of East, greetings from the EK Pennsic Steward and staff! The Court of King Ozurr and Queen Fortune will be held in East Kingdom Royal (E06) at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, August 6th. The gates to EK Royal will be closed from 3 pm until 4:30 pm so that we can prepare. …
-by Sir Bartholomew Hightower, Director, SCA, Inc.
Sir Bartholomew Hightower is a member of the Board of Directors for the SCA, Inc. and is the ombudsperson responsible for the he East, Atlantia, Middle, Heraldry, Peerage, and Census. He lives in the Kingdom of Artemisia. He can be reached at dwatson@director.sca.org.
We’ve all had that feeling. What are they *doing* in Milpitas? Something needs to be done, and done quickly. Are they nuts?
So you screw up your courage, limber up your typing fingers, and get ready to give the Board a piece of your medieval mind.
One of the things I was pleased to learn when I became a Board member was that all of the letters that get sent to the Board via directors@sca.org and comments@sca.org are actually read by the directors, and they often influence what the directors do. After a recent letter writing avalanche, I noted which letters were more likely to affect my thinking on a subject. As a result, I have a few pointers that might help you deliver your message more effectively to me and the other Board members: (more…)
The SCA Board of Directors has approved the language below to be used in the Society Seneschal’s Handbook. While we believe this to be a functional policy we wish to consult subject matter experts in the area of youth activities and further changes may be made in the future. We greatly appreciate thoughtful suggestions to …
The SCA Board of Directors has approved the language below to be used in the Society Seneschal’s Handbook. While we believe this to be a functional policy we wish to consult subject matter experts in the area of youth activities and further changes may be made in the future. We greatly appreciate thoughtful suggestions to …
The agenda for the July 20, 2019 Board of Directors meeting is now available at the following link: https://sca.org/BOD/agendas/July-20-2019-Audience-Agenda.pdf The start time for this meeting is 9:00 am. If you wish to send in comments, please use “July 20, 2019, BoD Agenda Comment” as the subject line. Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent …
East Kingdom College of Heralds Court Report Form Being the Court of Their Majesties King Ozurr and Queen Fortune held on July 13, A.S. LIV (2019) in Province of Malagentia at Great Northeastern War XXXII Court Heralds: Zhigmun’ Czypsser, Malcolm Bowman, Keziah Planchet, Conall an Doire, Snarfi of Lyndhaven Reporting Herald: Malcolm Bowman …
Greetings to the Kingdom Seneschal of the East, Pennsic staff, and all who may read this missive! From, Mike Watkins, Society Seneschal; In January 2018 the Board approved a change to the Seneschal’s Handbook regarding parental responsibility for minor children at events. A few weeks ago, I was requested to issue a variance for Pennsic …