Meredith of the White Cliffs

The Honorable Lady Meredith of the White Cliffs

Whereabouts

Currently Living in the shire of Cragmere

Current Office(s)

Seneschal of Cragmere

Awards

Award of Arms Feb 16 AS 19 / 1985

Goutte de Sang July 20 AS 26 / 1991

Stag Tag (Hartwood) June 27 AS 27 / 1992

Silver Stag (Hartwood) Dec 27 AS 32 / 1997

Silver Swan (Cragmere) Oct 6 AS 39 / 2004

Jambe de Lion June 11 AS 40 / 2005

Beacon of Insula Magna (Seagirt) June 10 AS 41 / 2006

Silver Pillar (Tir Righ) Sept 9 AS 41 / 2006

Past Offices

Founding Seneshal of Hartwood 1991

Chronicler of Tir Righ and Northern Sentinel Editor 19-Nov-2005 – Sep-2007

Seneschal Eisenmarche

Chronicler in Hartwood

Chatelaine in Hartwood

Autocrat

In Eisenmarche: ’83 Sept.(day event) Dover to Kiev Picnic – autocrat ’84 Jan. Eisenmarch Banquet, Co-autocrate with Mistress Roweena ’84 April (weekend) Birthday revel, autocrat ’84 Aug.(weekend) Peasants Revolt,co- autocrat - On going Calligraphy workshops at our home - ’85 Feb. Games night and potluck, autocrat ’85 May, (weekend) Mega Demo, organized the Pied Piper area and activities ’85 July, (weekend) Civil War, co-autocrat ’85 Sept.(weekend) Peasants Revolt, autocrat

’86 Jan.(evening event) Party for SIR Geoffrey, autocrat ’86 July (weekend) Merchants War, co-autocrat ’86 Nov. (evening) Samhain, autocrat

I must acknowledge Mistress Roweena’s tutelage! She made me Co autocrat a lot of things, and she did make me work! It is a style of teaching that I have continued to use to this day!

(calenders for ’87 to ’89 are missing events from photo album)

In summer of ’89 we moved to Vancouver Island. In Hartwood: Founding meeting August, autocrat ’89 Sept First Feast and Revel – autocrat Ongoing new members workshops

’90 March, 4H War (weekend) and feast, autocrat and feastocrat ’90 April, Easter picnic with Jarping and Beer bunny, autocrat ’90 Aug. Caeras Revel, autocrat (w’Caera as co) ’90 Aug. Tegan’s Revel, autocrat (w’Tegan as co) ’90 Sept.(weekend) Founding Day Tourney, autocrat ’90 Oct. Tavern Night, autocrat (with Mikale as co) On going new members workshops and Councils

’91 Jan. Shire Christmas Party, feast, autocrat and feastocrat ’91 Feb. Valentines, potluck, autocrat ’91 March, War and Archery Weekend, autocrat and feastocrat ’91 June (weekend) Our War , autocrat ’91 July (weekend) Cedrics War, autocrat (w’Cedric as co) ’91 Aug. (weekend) Demo at Fall Fair, autocrat ’91 Sept (weekend) Shire Birthday, autocrat ’91 Dec. (evening) Christmas Revel, autocrat On going calligraphy, heraldry, armoring and other new members workshops

’92 Feb.(evening) Winter Valhalla, Feast, feastocrat ’92 April, (weekend) Holmgang war, Autocrat (w’Mikale as co) ’92 Oct. (weekend) Demo with Lions (I think) autocrat ’92 Nov. (evening) Samhain, autocrat and feastocrat And of course, on going newcomers meetings

’93 Jan. (evening) 12th. Night. Autocrat ’93 April (evening) Hartwood at home, autocrat and feastocrat ’93 June (weekend) Hartwood war training, autocrat ’93 July,(day event) picnic, The Dragon’s Treasure Hunt, autocrat ’93 Sept (weekend) Harvest War, autocrat ’93 Dec. (evening) Christmas Tavern night, autocrat As always, on going meetings, now called Guild meetings

’94 Jan. (evening) 12th Night. Autocrat ’94 Feb. (weekend) Meet the Peers, Autocrat and Feastocrat ’94 July (weekend) Hartwood’s at home War, autocrat ’94 Oct. (evening) Hartwood’s Birthday, autocrat

’95 Jan.(evening) Hartwood’s 12th. Night. Autocrat and feastocrat ’95 June (weekend) Blue Rose tourney, Autocrat ’95 July (dayevent) Demo in Parksville, Autocrat ’95 Sept. (weekend) Shire Birthday Bash, Autocrat ’95 Oct. Do intro talk at Cragmere’s founding Event ’95 Dec(evening) WhiteCourt, autocrat and feastocrat Meetings of course, are on going

(’96 calendar missing)

’97 July (weekend) Hartwood’s Ladies Tourney, autocrat ’97 Sept. (weekend) Birthday Bash, autocrat ’97 Dec.(evening) WhiteCourt, autocrat (stepped down as Sen.)

’98 June (weekend) Children’s Court, autocrat ’98 Aug (dayevent) Mid Summer Revel, autocrat ’98 Sept. (weekend) Birthday Bash, autocrat ’98 Oct. (evening) Harvest Feast, autocrat and feastocrat

’99 Feb. (day and evening) I was supposed to only autocrat not feastocrat, but at 2 in afternoon, the feastocrat phoned in sick – she had all the food and supplies at her house, several hours drive away. In the two or three hours before the feast, I planed, shopped for, prepped and cooked a feast for 75. ’99 March,(evening) TavernNight, autocrat ’99 May,(evening) Revel, autocrat ’99 June, (weekend) Children’s Court ’99 Sept. (weekend) B Bash, autocrat

’00 Jan. (evening) Ballistas, Catapults and Trebs, Oh My!, autocrat ’00 Feb (day event) Pas d’Arms, autocrat ’00 July (weekend) Tourney and Herbal event, autocrat ’00 Aug. (weekend) Parade, Demo and revel, autocat ’00 Oct. (evening) Samhain, autocrat ’00 Nov (evening) Hartwood games night, autocrat

’01 – ‘02– Moved from Coombs to Cragmere, personally a difficult time and took an SCA break from holding office and autocrating. (still attended events of course)

In Cragmere ’03 Dec. (evening event) Christmas Revel , pot luck, autocrat

’04 Jan. (evening event) Robber Baron’s Murder Mystery, autocrat

’05 April (weekend) Rod and Gun club weekend, autocrat ’05 June, (weekend) Upper Island Event, Autocrat Cragmere’s participation. ’05 Dec. (evening) Christmas Revel,(art and Science display) autocrat, feastocrat

’06 Dec. Christmas revel, again with A and S display, autocrat, feastocrat

’07 Aug. (weekend) Demo fall fair, autocrat ’07 Nov. (evening Potluck) Cragmere Social, autocrat

’08 March, (evening potluck) Evening at Birka, autocrat

It must be noted that no one who has husband and family does any event on their own – I must give HUGE thanks to my Lord, Ulric Fredericson, My son. Lord Aelfgar, and especially my daughter Lady Mog, who should claim co autocrat to almost all my events.

Articles: “A Child’s Bill of Rights” – parenting advice in the SCA “Going to a Medieval Feast or Revel” – what to bring and expect

Other: Member, Tir Righ Principality Committee – in its very early days. I started in the Committee for Cascadia. (April ’91) I mailed out the very first questioning letter about a principality to all the Groups. The replies were amazing! Most were phoned rather than ‘risk’ putting their opinions on paper. Scribal artist contributing charters to the Principality Scribal artist contributing to both of the Doomsday books Boffer marchal and organizer of Official Boffer activities

Sponsors contests - if I had a nickel for all the prizes I have donated!  I have no idea how many or when.

Comments

Her Ladyship is a person of great influence on Insula Magna and the carefull observer will find her influence in the begining of many a worthy project.