Mar. 21 – Shire Meeting (virtual only)

MONTHLY BUSINESS MEETING for the Shire of Caer Adamant. EVERYONE is welcome to attend and encouraged to participate!

WHEN
Sunday, March 21, 2021, 1:00 PM

ALL ARE WELCOME
Let’s catch up! Join the meeting by video with this link: https://meet.google.com/ics-vkjz-ttt?fbclid=IwAR2jHiAPETztrzCqCRvEBNEN-jQcknfqgDFUi0RfvwEwYPplk7EQT9OdK7I or by phone by dialing +1 513-818-1575 pass code: 205 678 762#

GOOGLE MEET HELP
Get training and help, visit: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720?hl=en

MEETING NOTES
Located on the Caer Adamant website under The Shire, Shire Business.

QUESTIONS
Contact Seneschal Lady Aoife inghean Donnchaidh by email to seneschal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org.

Fighter Practice – Folks, it’s time!!

Please use the linked signup sheet for sign up for fighter practices starting 03/28. Please only sign for yourself (do not list other individuals)! Select the Yes/No option under the listed dates. Yes, really, all of them.

Caer Adamant Fighter Practice Cohort Sheet

IF YOU DO NOT SIGN UP, YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO FIGHT.

Per Society guidelines, practices may have a MAXIMUM of 25 attendees. We are permitted a STABLE cohort of 15 fighters. This “might” leave room for a very small group of folks to spectate, but that is not the purpose of practices and fighters will be given preference.

Everyone attending will be expected to:
-Wear a mask
-Maintain social distancing
-Sign the Contact Tracing sheet

Keep an eye peeled for your Friendly Fighter Forecasts and other helpful reminders for future practices!

Questions?
Contact the Shire Knight Marshal, Baron Magnus Wolfhunte
kngt-marshal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org.

Feb. 21 – Shire Meeting (virtual only)

EVERYONE is welcome to attend and encouraged to participate!

WHEN
Sunday, February 21, 2021, 1:00 PM

MEETING

1) Vote BEFORE the meeting to ELECT OFFICERS
Pursuant to our Bylaws, a vote will be taken to fill the offices of Exchequer, Harold, Knight Marshal and Webminister for the 2021-2022 term. Additionally, we will be electing a Chatelaine due to a mid-term vacancy.

Please follow this link to vote for candidates for Shire offices up for election. 
The poll will remain open until the start of this Shire during which the results will be announced. One vote per person please; sign into Google to cast your vote.

2) ATTEND THE GATHERING (meeting)
Let’s catch up with one another! Join the virtual meeting by following this link: https://meet.google.com/gtq-byqm-zbh or by dialing +1262-727-4077 PIN: 258 949 299#.

For Google Meet training and help, visit: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720?hl=en

MEETING NOTES
Located on the Caer Adamant website under The Shire, Shire Business.

QUESTIONS
Contact Seneschal (Lady Aoife inghean Donnchaidh) by email to seneschal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org.

Poll is open for 2021-22 Officer Election

Please follow this link to vote for candidates for Shire offices up for election. The poll will remain open until the start of the Shire business meeting on Sunday, February 21st at 1 PM, when results will be announced. One vote per person please; sign into Google to cast your vote.

Questions
Contact Seneschal (Lady Aoife inghean Donnchaidh) by email to seneschal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org

2021-22 Officer Candidates

Pursuant to the Bylaws of Caer Adamant, Letters of Intent for the offices of Exchequer, Harold, Knight Marshal and Webminister for the 2021-2022 terms were accepted up to the January business meeting and are now closed.

Additionally, nominations for the office of Chatelaine (which is being vacated mid-term as Lady Laurena Mouchot steps away from the office after many, many years of wonderful service in the role for the Shire) were also accepted.

Candidates for office include:

  • Exchequer: Lady Motte Nachfalter
  • Harold: Lord Hallbjorn Tryggvason
  • Knight Marshal:  Baron Magnus Wolfhunte
  • Webminister:  Lady Nancy Alyn
  • Chatelaine:  Honorable Lady Isabel of Rosley

Officer elections generally occur during the February business meeting via closed ballot; however, due to the current health situation, the Seneschal has indicated that an electronic voting mechanism will be shared a week or so before the meeting.

The winner will be that candidate who receives a simple majority of the votes cast. Should the Populace vote to reject all of the candidates for a position, and that position is required by East Kingdom Law or Corpora, the process of holding a new election will begin immediately. In the interim, the Seneschal will make provisions for the performance of any duties of the office required.

Questions
Contact Seneschal (Lady Aoife inghean Donnchaidh) by email to seneschal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org.

Jan. 24 – Shire Meeting (virtual only)

EVERYONE is welcome to attend and encouraged to participate!

WHEN
Sunday, January 24, 2021, 1:00 PM

WHERE
Via Google Hangouts Meet.

To join the video meeting, use this link: https://meet.google.com/sew-jsfb-thq
Or call in on +1 515-505-3443 pin# 889 765 766

For Google Hangouts Meet training and help, visit: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720?hl=en

MEETING NOTES
Located on the Caer Adamant website under The Shire, Shire Business.

QUESTIONS
Contact Seneschal (Lady Aoife inghean Donnchaidh) by email to seneschal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org.

Nov. 15 Shire Mtg & Call for Candidates

EVERYONE is welcome to attend and participate!  Dress is modern (no garb please).

WHEN
Sunday, November 15, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

WHERE
Via Google Hangouts Meet. To join the meeting:

  • By phone, dial: +1 209-850-2361 pin 218 955 404 # (please mute your phone when not speaking).

For Google Hangouts Meet training and help, visit: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720?hl=en

CALL FOR OFFICER CANDIDATES
Pursuant to the Bylaws of Caer Adamant, nominations for the offices of Exchequer, Herald, Knight Marshal and Webminister for the 2021-2022 terms are open.

Additionally, we are accepting nominations for the office of Chatelaine (which will become vacant mid-term).

  • Letters of intent must be received by the Seneschal prior to the scheduled start of the January business meeting.  Letters of intent should include: member’s modern name; SCA name, if applicable; membership number and expiration date and a few lines describing the request.
  • For more information, refer to the Shire Bylaws.

MEETING NOTES
Located on the Caer Adamant website under The Shire, Shire Business.

QUESTIONS
Contact Seneschal (Lady Aoife inghean Donnchaidh) by email to seneschal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org.

Volunteer Opportunity – Timeless Trades program at GBM

Hello Caer Adamant! Our friends at Greenbank Mills and Philips Farm (GBM) are seeking volunteers to help with their TIMELESS TRADES program series.

If you’re willing to develop a class, or classes, they want to hear from you!  GBM would provide a kit for participants to start and you would conduct the class virtually (for now).  This is one way a SCAdian could stay connected with and share their hobby during these socially distanced times.

The options for topics is broad! While SCA’s time period is quite a while before GBM’s period of interpretation (1790-1830), there are trades which continue today, such as farming, food preservation, leather and metal work, shepherding, spinning/weaving/textiles, wax craft, woodworking and more (crafts immigrant communities may have brought with them).

By way of example, this fall, they will be hosting a “Cross Stitch 101” series which will begin with courses that go back to the basics (various tools and basic stitches), along with the history of the craft and exhibits from their collection.  Later courses will provide opportunities for participants to “level up”.  Neat, right?!

If interested in volunteering for the Timeless Trades program, please contact Stacie Maheurin, Executive Director of GBM, at smaheurin@greenbankmill.com. Stacie will walk you through things like how to introduce the program, how long it should be, what it should look like, format and those kinds of things. Thank you!

In Service,
Lady Nancy Alyn, Deputy MoAS North

Oct 18 – Shire Meeting – Virtual Only

EVERYONE is welcome to attend and encouraged to participate!

WHEN
Sunday, October 18, 2020, 12:00 noon

WHERE
Via Google Hangouts Meet.

To join the video meeting, use this link: https://meet.google.com/iwo-uwun-ocz or +1 515-517-0090 pin 294 945 125#

For Google Hangouts Meet training and help, visit: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720?hl=en

MEETING NOTES
Located on the Caer Adamant website under The Shire, Shire Business.

QUESTIONS
Contact Seneschal (Lady Aoife inghean Donnchaidh) by email to seneschal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org.

June 28 Shire Mtg – Virtual Only

EVERYONE is welcome to attend and encouraged to participate!

WHEN
Sunday, June 28, 2020, 1:00 PM

WHERE
Due to ongoing concerns related to COVID-19 and the directives of Her Majesty, we’ll hold this monthly meeting solely on Google Hangouts Meet.

To join the video meeting, use this link: https://meet.google.com/jmx-youh-ium
Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 971-248-6912 and user PIN: 682 596 951#
To view more phone numbers, click this link: https://tel.meet/jmx-youh-ium?hs=5

For Google Hangouts Meet training and help, visit: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720?hl=en

MEETING NOTES
Located on the Caer Adamant website under The Shire, Shire Business.

QUESTIONS
Contact Seneschal (Lady Aoife inghean Donnchaidh) by email to seneschal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org.

Vol Opp – Folklore Friday Storyteller at GBM

Hello Caer Adamant!  Our friends at Greenbank Mills are seeking volunteers to help with their Folklore Friday program.  If you’re willing to develop and tell local stories, or tangentially related ones, for digital presentation as part of the program, they want to hear from you!

While SCA’s time period is quite a while before GBM’s period of interpretation (1790-1830), there could be some stretch with tales or songs about weaving/spinning, about sheep, traditional drinking songs that would have extended into the period, tales immigrant communities may have brought with them (thinking of Irish lore, German fairy tales and so on).  By way of example, one volunteer recently presented a session focused on folk tunes of the American Colonial Period.

View two Folklore Friday programs on Greenbank Mill’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLotxnmyGts (it will be a playlist).

If interested in volunteering, please contact Alli Schell at a.schell@greenbankmill.com.  Alli will walk you through things like how to introduce the program, how long it should be, what it should look like, format and all that.  Thank you!

Deputy MoAS North

Question from our Seneschal on Financial Support for Shire Wars

Hi All,

We have been asked to consider financially supporting Shire Wars, an event to be hosted by the Shire of Blak Rose on October 18-20, 2020 in Jonestown, PA.

The deadline for our decision is May 15. As that falls between Shire meetings and is a financial commitment, I plan to put it to an officer vote. If you have any questions / concerns / comments, please contact me or any officer by Sunday afternoon or as soon as possible.

–Review the Shire Wars IX Event Prospectus, which explains the event and financial responsibility.

–View discussion on the subject on the Shire Facebook page.

Lady Aoife inghean Donnchaidh, Seneschal
seneschal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org

Apr 26 Shire Meeting – Virtual

EVERYONE is welcome to attend and encouraged to participate!

WHEN
Sunday, April 26, 2020, 1:00 PM

WHERE
Due to concerns related to COVID-19 and the directives of Her Majesty, we’ll hold the monthly meeting on Google Hangouts Meet.

To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/jmx-youh-ium
Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 971-248-6912 and enter this PIN: 682 596 951#
To view more phone numbers, click this link: https://tel.meet/jmx-youh-ium?hs=5

For Hangouts Meet training and help, visit: https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282720?hl=en

MEETING NOTES
Located on the Caer Adamant website under The Shire, Shire Business.

QUESTIONS
Contact Seneschal, Lady Aoife inghean Donnchaidh, by email to seneschal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org.

Mar. 15 Shire Meeting

EVERYONE is welcome to attend and participate!  Dress is modern (no garb please).

WHEN
Sunday, March 15, 2020, 1:00 – 2:00 PM

WHERE
UPDATE: This meeting will be virtual. Our Shire Facebook page is the best resource for up-to-the-minute information.
Dover Public Library, 35 Loockerman Plaza, Dover DE 19901

SOCIAL (food before)
We may gather to socialize over food before the meeting.  Our Shire Facebook page is the best resource for up-to-the-minute information.

MEETING NOTES
Located on the Caer Adamant website under The Shire, Shire Business.

QUESTIONS
Contact Seneschal (Lady Aoife inghean Donnchaidh) by email to seneschal@caer-adamant.eastkingdom.org.

Mar. 3 A&S Cordials & Concentrates

Greetings!  Join us for this monthly, informal gathering where we work on A & S projects together.  Come with your own project or learn something new!  Dress is modern.

WHEN
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.

WHERE
The home of Baroness Hedewigis, 1604 Old Wilmington Road, Hockessin, DE 19707.

CORDIALS & CONCENTRATES
We will be discussing (if a teacher is found) cordials and concentrates. Otherwise please bring a project to work on.  If you are looking for ideas for embroidery projects, Lady Kateline Hicch would be glad to bring a few resources.

JOIN US!
Hope to see you there starting the new year learning something new!

EVERY MONTH
Baroness Hedewigis hosts an A&S Night on the first Tuesday of every month starting at 7:00 pm.  Contact Baroness Hedewigis 302-239-9787 if you have trouble getting to her home, which is a modified red barn.  Carpooling to the site is highly encouraged.