East Kingdom Gazette

A&S Research Paper #30: Warding Off Plague and Other Miasma with Pomanders

March 21, 2021 by East Kingdom Gazette

Our 30th A&S Research Paper comes to us from Tiffan Fairamay, who resides in the Province of Malagentia.

In this paper she takes us through the history of Pomanders, discussing the symbolism associated with them, as well as details about the time, location, and purpose of their use in period.

Tiffan also keeps an A&S blog where information about how to make a pomander can be found, along with detail and images of her own pomander creations.

Pomanders: Of What and How They are Made

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SCA, Inc. Announces Corporate Staff Retirements

March 7, 2021 by EK Gazette

The following message was shared today on sca.org: https://www.sca.org/news/people-on-the-move-corporate-office-upcoming-retirements/ It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that we announce the upcoming retirements of Renee Signorotti, Vice President for Corporate Operations & Member Services and Theresa Anderson, Administrative Assistant & Stock Clerk. These two women have been the backbone and heart of the Corporate …

Laurels’ Challenge & Exhibition Challenges Have Been Announced

March 3, 2021 by Leonete

Challenges are live and registration is open for Laurels’ Challenge & Exhibition! We have 27 challenges sponsored or co-sponsored by laurels & other peers. Many challenges are open to any art form and focus on process/research/trying something new, and we also have challenges for specific art forms from cooking, illumination, metal work, performance, embroidery, and …

EK Court Report: February 21, 2021

February 26, 2021 by Lissa Underhill

Being the Court of Their Majesties Consul Tindal and Consul Alberic held on February 21, 2021 AS LV in the East Kingdom at The Sixth Ethereal Court of the Eastern Consules. Court Heralds: Audrye Beneyt, Ryan MacWhyte, Marja de Leon, Roibeard MacNeill, Violet Hughes Video Editors: Simon Talbot, Simon Barnesdale, Marieta Charay Reporting Herald: Audrye …

Update Regarding Martial Authorization Expiration Dates

February 23, 2021 by EK Gazette

For the background about this message from the Earl Marshal, please see this prior announcement from the Minister of Lists. Hi folks, This is going to go into the rulings section of the Earl Marshal’s page with all convenient speed, but I thought I’d post it here as well: After further consideration, martial authorizations will …

January 2021 President’s Report Now Available

February 18, 2021 by EK Gazette

John Fulton, President for the SCA, has announced that a report from his office is now available on the SCA website. This report contains the publishable summaries and commendation sections from each Society Officer’s reports, as well as publishable summaries submitted by various Board committees. The report can be located here: https://www.sca.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-15-President-Letter-final-.pdf Questions or comments regarding …

Recognition Recording Sessions for March

February 23, 2021 by East Kingdom Gazette

Here are the planned Recognition Recording Sessions for the month of March. We have adjusted down to two meetings for next month. Please note: These are not Order meetings. They are recording sessions to welcome new Companions to the orders for a future court date. All are welcome to attend. 3/4 – ALL SERVICE …

Seeking Judges for Ethereal Seamstress

February 23, 2021 by EK Gazette

We’re pleased to announce that we currently have 35 teams registered for the Ethereal Seamstress event! We’re amazed at the enthusiasm, but it leaves us with a problem, and we hope that you can help. WE NEED JUDGES!! We’re looking for at least 3 judges for each of our temporal categories: • Early Period (600 …

East Kingdom Polls To Be Re-sent

February 12, 2021 by East Kingdom Gazette

With apologies to all, new polls are coming. While many of you may have already filled out your polls immediately upon receipt, I must ask you to duplicate your efforts. In building the polls, roughly 25 candidates were omitted based on oversight. To capture every Order companion’s response to each candidate, we’re resending polls with …

Announcement Regarding Martial Authorization Expiration Dates

February 8, 2021 by East Kingdom Gazette

Over the past month or so, The Ministry of Lists has been looking into regulations and requirements with regard to fighting authorizations. After speaking with the VP for Corporate Operations, Society Marshal, and the Kingdom Seneschal, we have come to an agreement for handling this, as follows: All authorizations expiring between March 1, 2020 and June 6, …