March Minutes

[Donato Favro]

We are having an issue with wordpress functionality on ther website, so the minutes have not been posted on schedule.  Webminister is working on it (and I have to admit I didn't inform them until yesterday.  Please find the minutes below, they will be properly formatted and posted to the web as soon as possible:

Great Council Minutes Mar AS LX (2026) 7:30 PM

Coronets Nobildonna Fiore Leonetta Bardi and Lord Frithuric Ulman:

Looking forward to seeing a lot of you on Sat at our event. March is a fairly busy month, we’ll be at a lot of events.

Officers:

Seneschal Lady Sugawara no Naeme

We have a Baronial polling that we need to work on. I will be sending out a google poll which will collect email, legal, and SCA names. This is required because all polling is now required to be digital. Remember, if you would like to have a voice in the upcoming polling, you need a membership.

If you an officer of the Barony, you should be giving me a report. If you are sending one to Kingdom, please make sure to copy me as well.

Seneschal of the Canton of the Towers: Lord Eirikr Lambson

No Report

Secretary Lord Donato Favro

Nothing to Report

Chancellor of the Exchequer Meisterin Cathain Ritter

Nothing to report. I’m trying to figure out the new quarterly reporting system.
Seneschal and Exchequer could use deputies at some point. we both technically have just under 2 years left on our terms.

Chancellor Minor Master Cristoff Gockerhan von Loch

We need a new chancelor minor.

Chatelaine Lord Thorfinn

No news for this month, but stay tuned for next month.

Golden Gryphon Pursuivant Lady Orsina Della Luna:

No Report

Gold Key Lord Orlando dei Medici

We have garb to lend. If you or someone you know needs garb, contact me! If an event needs Lots of Garb, say it is new-people-oriented, contact me about that!

Knight Marshal Lord Albrecht Ostergaard

We’ve had a great turnout in Salem. We’ve also had fencing every other week. Framingham has also been well attended
The miniscule has incorrect information on practice locations.

Sugawara: I will follow up on this.
I will be submitting the donation money for the last couple months to exchequer shortly.
Arylana: Kindom now requires that cash be deposited within a short time frame (clarification needed). Please be careful with it.

Minister of Arts & Sciences Mistress Isabel del Okes

A&S is coming up in Enderwearde.

Web Minister Lady Elspeth of Ruthven

A barony backlog spreadsheet has been added to the volunteering page. It is read only.

An order recommendation form has been created. Submissions are set to be emailed to the Baronage and the head of the Order.

A request was sent out to guild heads with a request for activity descriptions.
Frithuric: I have still not received the polling test e-mails.

Chronicler Lady Ysabel da Costa:

No Report

Dance Master Justin du Couer.

Justin is recovering from intercon.
Cathain: Dance practice was canceled last month due to snow. There is a Dance practice for March.
?Dance practice is the fourth Tuesday of each month.

Historian Mistress Eowyn Eilownwy of Alewife Brook

The webministry has asked me for a brief history of Carolingia. I hope to have that ready in the next month or so.

Marshal of Fence: Dona Magdalena von Kirschberg

We’ve been getting a decent number of new people on Thursdays. We’ve been getting some turnout on Tuesdays and some new people and transplants on Wednesday.
Kingdom Rapier champs as a week and a half ago, Carolingia had 2 in the round of 16, with others with good showings. Edvard received his silver Rapier this past weekend.

Marshal Archery Master Peter the Red
Archery is happening, the driveway is clear.

Marshal Thrown Weapons Lord Pandaulf of Fenmere

No Report

Minister of the Lists Lord Trentus Nubianus

No Report

Steward Lady Gudrun Thorvaldsdottir

If you need access to the inventory, please let me know and e-mail me at my baronial address.

Social Media Officer Lord Edvard Mikaelsson

In Feburary the FB site gained one follower. Website followers are up, Discord followers fell slightly,

Principals of Baronial Orders 

Order of the Daystar Lady Ysabel da Costa

The Order of the Daystar is the Baronial Service Award.

If you know someone you would like to nominate for the Daystar please let Their Excellencies or me know! (day...@carolingia.eastkingdom.org)The current list of Daystars is on the Baronial website

Order of the Moon Lady Eleanor Catling:

The Order of the Moon is the Baronial Arts and Science Award. If you know someone you would like to nominate for the Moon please let Their Excellencies or me know! (mo...@carolingia.eastkingdom.org) The current list of Moons is on the Baronial website.

Order of Perseus Master Symon Barnsdale:

The Order of the Perseus is the Baronial Award for martial activities.

If you know someone you would like to nominate for the Perseus please let Their Excellencies or me know! (per...@carolingia.eastkingdom.org) The current list of Perseids is on the Baronial website.

Order of the Comet Cristoff Gockerhan von Loch

The Order of the Comet is the Baronial Award for youth

If you know someone you would like to nominate for the Perseus please let Their Excellencies or me know! (co...@carolingia.eastkingdom.org)

Guilds:

Needleworkers Lord Donato Favro
Meeting Wednesday the 11^th at fighter practice.

Foresters: Darerca
At our last meeting we made baskets. Our next meeting will be March 22^nd after Archery practice in Carlisle.

Events:

Dinner and Dancing with the Duchess: Deirdre Greenwood: We have about 90 people pre-reged, and some others who missed the prereg. We have a 175 cap, so are expecting about 125. We may come in short of break-even. We’re pretty well set. We’ve got classes, there will be dancing and food, and a Baronial court during the first couple of courses.
Do feel free to come down. We still have space, and parking is relatively plentiful.
Butler: Which course(s) are we planning to have court in.
Frithuric: Reach out offline, but court business should happen around the food schedule rather than the other way around.

Gudrun (relayed): We don’t know where the knife box is, so if you know where it is, please reach out.

Eadgyth: Do we need to be making phone calls to falling leaves people.
Multiple: Only Morwena isn’t here, we’ve reached out.

Bring your own knife, especially if you are taking the knife skills class (and mark it as yours).

Otters Welcome: June 6th

No updates at this point. We’re trying to get the writeup up this week. The German Club has confirmed our reservation.

Falling Leaves: Sept 5th

Their Highnesses will be in Northshield that weekend, so it will not be a royal progress. We will have equestrian activities, including hopefully Jousting and Horseback fencing. Likely no dayboard this year again, so it will be a bring your own picnic event.

Sug: We do have an upcoming investiture to plan for.

SCA Announcements:

New society thrown weapons are going out for a 2 month public comment period. Thrown weapons will be resuming when there is not snow on the ground.

General announcements:

Sugawara: I am coordinating with 12sided studios to staff a (tavern) booth at Pax East. It includes free passes to Pax for a minimum of 4 hours work in garb and character. Please contact me if you are interested.

[Rhonwen glyn Conwy]

Hail, Carolingia!

I have a scroll that needs to get to Mudthaw this weekend.  It's
finished, so I can deliver anytime this week.  If you're going and
wouldn't mind delivering it to the Royal Room upon arrival, please email
me (not the list) and we can arrange the details.  Thank you!

--Rhonwen