Here were the candidates for the positions of Baron and
Baroness of North Woods, AS 47 (2013). Thank you all for considering
taking on this awesome responsibility.
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The Heirs:
WARDER MAXIMILIAN der ZAUBERER
and
LADY GWENLLYEN THE MINSTREL
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Unto the populace of the Barony of
North Woods do Warder Maximilian der Zauberer and Lady Gwenllyen the
Minstrel send greetings. We are writing this missive to convey to you
why we feel we would make a good Baron and Baroness of North Woods.
Since our
children are (mostly) out of the house we have no qualms about
dedicating ourselves to serve as the Crown's representative to the
Barony and as the Barony's representative to the Crown. We feel the
Barony is healthy and we will endeavor to do our best to maintain the
long-term health of the Barony.
We have been
members of the SCA since 1990. Between the two of us we have held every
office at the canton / shire level so we know first-hand the work
required and sometimes the frustration involved in being a local
officer. Max has also been a deputy Baronial Seneschal, was the Kingdom
Rapier Marshal from 2001-2004 and was the first Rapier General for the
first ever rapier melee war point at Pennsic in 2004.
We have been an
information hub for many, many years and know a lot about all aspects of
SCA activities and events. We regularly travel throughout the Middle
Kingdom and occasionally to some of the neighboring kingdoms. We have
attended every Pennsic since settling here in the MidRealm in 1997. As
longtime members, if we are not already acquainted with most of the
members of the Peerages we are very comfortable approaching them and
asking them for assistance and advice. Additionally, many of the Royal
Peers already know who we are on-sight. We feel that based on our
breadth of experience and the sheer enjoyment we get from being
long-time active members of the SCA we are fully prepared for the
five-year commitment of being Baron and Baroness of North Woods.
And for those
of you that may be curious, we made a conscious decision many years ago
to not join any major SCA household. If we become Baron and Baroness
this will ensure a minimal chance for conflicts of interest.
Our mutual SCA
interests are dancing, archery and thrown weapons, and we are both
authorized in rapier combat. Gwenllyen is also a musician and a lace
maker. She has taught bobbin lace and needle lace and typically has 2 or
3 knitting or crocheting projects in-work. Max is a wood carver and an
avid horologist. He is a marshal in archery, thrown weapons, rapier, cut
& thrust, youth armored and youth rapier combat. Max is also an
authorized armored combatant.
Mundanely
Gwenllyen is an educator working at a charter school in Hamtramck. Last
year she taught a sixth grade self-contained classroom. This year she is
teaching mathematics to 8th, 9th and 10th
graders. She is also co-owner of a Sylvan Learning Center franchise and
manages its financial aspects. Max is an engineer and is currently
working for the US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) in
Warren. Additionally, Max is a 13-year veteran of the US Air Force (O-3
Captain) which allowed us the opportunity to live in several kingdoms
across the Known World. Just prior to taking up homestead here in the
Middle Kingdom we spent 4 years in Drachenwald (Germany). We have 3
adult children, two of whom are active SCA members (Warder Martyn Baxter
and Lady Noelle de la Plume).
Max has
received the Order of the Grove, the Dragon’s Tooth, the Royal
Vanguard, the Purple Fret, the Willow, the Cavendish knot, the Bronze
Ring and the Dragon’s Heart. Gwenllyen has received the Purple Fret
and the Willow.
If you wish to
know more about us please don’t hesitate to talk to us at any event,
email us anytime, Facebook friend us or visit our website and click
around.
Yours in Service,
Max & Gwenllyen
Max: scheltem at yahoo dot com
Gwenllyen: hollyharpist at yahoo dot com
Website: http://www.michiganleftturn.org/ |
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LORD THIBAUT POMEROY de MACHAUT
and
LADY ELOISE MOUSEBANE
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Greetings Friends, Met and Unmet, of the Barony of North Woods,
We are Lord
Thibaut Pomeroy de Machaut C.W. and Lady Eloise Mousebane C.W. of the
Canton of Ealdnorwuda. We
ask that you join us first in a salute to their retiring excellencies,
Baron Odo and Baroness Dulcinea, for their long years of service to
these lands Then we ask
that you weigh the words that follow and consider our bid for the honor
of guiding this noble Barony for the next five years.
Who We Are
Eloise, in mundane life,
is a school teacher while Pomeroy has been self-employed for the last
twelve years. We live in
Lansing with our loyal councilors, Conwy (the dog) and Tober (the cat. We came to the SCA some nine years ago, attending Friday night
dance practices at the Saltatoris Guild Hall. Through the years we have participated as dancers in demos at
local schools and libraries, in performances at event feasts, and in the
balls which often accompany events. As the pressures of mundane life have eased, we have been able to
become more involved in the Society. Eloise is active researching and making garb for the two of us. Pomeroy is an active scribe in both calligraphy and illumination,
is currently Exchequer for Ealdnorwuda, and is involved with the
canton's heavy fighting community.
The Future of the Dream
that is North Woods
We all come to the SCA
with different interests and those interests generally fall either in
the A&S or martial communities. As Baron and Baroness, we would seek to encourage the growth and
interaction of both communities within our borders. We believe that the more diverse our offerings, the more
opportunities there are for newcomers to find an interest satisfied and
thus bolster our overall membership. Further, as a large barony with four distinct cantons, each with
its own challenges and concerns, we would seek to work with canton
officers to identify priorities in addressing those challenges and
concerns with the aid of a baronial presence. By setting broad priorities for the Barony, and strengthening the
various parts which are North Woods, we would then have a stronger
overall community allowing us all a richer and more rewarding
"medieval experience.
We thank you for your time and attention.Should there be questions which we have not addressed here, please feel free to
contact us either by email at farshooter@ameritech.net, or via our facebook page, Pomeroy and Eloise. The
facebook page is open to the public and all are invited to comment.
Merci Beaucoup,
Thibaut
Pomeroy de Machaut & Eloise Mousebane |
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CAPTAIN JAMES THOMAS SEABRIG
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Why would I, Captain James
Seabrig, want to be Baron of North Woods?
Planning on writing some long didactic thing on why I want to be Baron,
but I think I'll simply go with the honest approach: I want to encourage
people to have fun. Fun, Fun, Fun. I want to encourage people to be
great reenactors, to excel at something they love. I want to encourage
people to get out there and learn new things and to teach things they've
learned. I want to give a voice to our Barony by telling of our great
accomplishments to the peers and crowns of our Kingdom. Yes, that sums
up why I put my name on the ballot.
So now a little about me: I joined
the SCA in 1983 during my junior year of high school with the group
Silver Swords in Battle Creek. What a ride that was. One of the first
people I meet was Sir Karl Aerdigwidder von Zauberberg or better known
as Sir Fum. He was quite a character. Funny, full of stories, full of
encouragement, and he wanted to meet everyone. I learned a few things
from him, one of them being: try everything. Find something you are good
at and excel but don't stop there, do more. I moved to North Woods back
in 1992 and, except for the two years living overseas, I've been here
ever since.
When I look back at what I've achieved in the SCA I don't
count my awards or titles; I look at the friends I've made, the stories
I have to tell, the feasts I've eaten, and all the garb and other
projects in my garage. I honestly believe I'm a better man for having so
many examples of kindness and chivalry because I was in the SCA. In
short I've had a great life in the SCA. I would like to think I've
always contributed to the greater good and now is my chance to step up
and server in an even greater capacity.
I mentioned the word fun, but
it's about more than fun because in order for others to have fun some
must serve. I want the chance to serve this great Barony so others have
the chances I had. I can only hope I can contribute to others experience
as so many have contributed to mine. There is great history here in
North Woods, and there is great history yet to be made. Let's make
history together.
Yours in service,
Capt. James Thomas
Seabrig AOA, ORC, AKC, OW, OGM, OE
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