Meredith of the White Cliffs

Mistress Meredith of the White Cliffs Order of the Pelican

  Former protege to Master James Llewellyn ap Gruffydd, OP
  Protege-sister to:
  HL Finna Kettilsdottir and
  HL Doireann Dechti

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

Order of the Pelican (An Tir) Nov 23 AS 43 / 2008

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

Events

In Eisenmarche:

83 Sept, Dover to Kiev Picnic – Autocrat

84 Jan, Eisenmarch Banquet, Co-Autocrat with Mistress Roweena

84 April, Birthday revel, Autocrat

84 Aug, Peasants Revolt, Co-Autocrat

On going Calligraphy workshops at our home

85 Feb, Games night and potluck, Autocrat

85 May, Mega Demo, organized the Pied Piper area and activities

85 July, Civil War, Co-Autocrat

85 Sept, Peasants Revolt, Autocrat

86 Jan, Party for SIR Geoffrey, Autocrat

86 July, Merchants War, Co-Autocrat

86 Nov, Samhain, Autocrat

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

In summer of ’89 we moved to Insula Magna.

In Hartwood

89 Aug, Founding meeting, Autocrat

89 Sept First Feast and Revel – Autocrat

Ongoing new members workshops

90 March, 4H War and feast, Autocrat and Feastocrat

90 April, Easter picnic with Jarping and Beer bunny, Autocrat

90 Aug. Caeras Revel, Autocrat (with Caera as Co-Autocrat)

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

(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

2000 Jan. (evening) Ballistas, Catapults and Trebs, Oh My!, autocrat

2000 Feb (day event) Pas d’Arms, autocrat

2000 July (weekend) Tourney and Herbal event, autocrat

2000 Aug. (weekend) Parade, Demo and revel, autocat

2000 Oct. (evening) Samhain, autocrat

2000 Nov (evening) Hartwood games night, autocrat

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 Fredricson, My son. Lord Aelfgar, and especially my daughter Lady Mogg, who should claim co autocrat to almost all my events.

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!

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

Sponsored 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 careful observer will find her influence in the beginning of many a worthy project.