Officers in attendance:
- Baron – Dunstan Stonehill
- Baroness – Cynthia Anne of Silver Lakes
- Seneschal – Thorgrimr Kraka
- Deputy Seneschal – Jenefer de Winter
- Exchequer -Ceridywn ferch Rhys ap Michael
- Chronicler – Genefe Wölfelin
- Knights Marshal – James of Carinthia
- Minister of Arts & Science – Arielle de Pontoise
- Deputy MoAS – Rita Die Perle Von Der Wetterau
- Webminister – Richard Wymarc
- Deputy Webminister – Gaius Marius Valerius
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 Pm
From their Excellencies:
Hello from Their Excellencies! We hope everyone is enjoying the snowy weather and that you are all staying safe. Defending the Gate is coming up. It is going to be a lot of fun and we hope to see you there!
Please keep sharing when you are going out and doing cool things. Lady Arielle was a part of an Equestrian track at Atlantia University and did a wonderful job.
Stay connected in these times! Many of us are under extra stress right now.
Populace Questions and Notes
Porfina dropped by from the Shire of Isenfir. Isenfir is hosting a demo June 20/21 and she wanted to loop us in. This is a free event from people to attend. There are two 10×10 spaces reserved. There will also be space outside for martial activities. This could be a great way to add some new faces to the group. There is a demo Facebook group if you are interested in being a part of this! Master Richard will try to get some more information on our Baronial webpage.
Officer Reports:
Seneschal: This is my last meeting as your Seneschal. Thank you everyone for your support.
QuarterMaster: Everything from Holiday Faire is now returned to the storage locker. We could use some new covers for the five gallon water coolers. It was suggested that this could be an A&S project. We tentatively planned an inventory for April.
Exchequer: Mistress Ceridwen is now our acting Exchequer. She has been working with Kingdom to get our accounts and expenses in order. There are still some expenses to pay out for Holiday Faire. The profit total will be revised once these are paid.
We also need to pay for the site for Armored Practice this past Sunday. A detailed report is coming from Mistress Ceridwen..
Expect to approve the budget from this coming year at our March business meeting.
The following expenses were re-approved for the 2025 budget year:
- Trailer insurance for the next year
- Reimbursement for the cost of lunch at Holiday Faire (Included in the event budget previously approved)
- City of Fredericksburg Vendor Business Fee (Included in the event budget previously approved)
- One refund that was requested in a timely matter from Holiday Faire
- Reimbursing Lady Rita for the cost of A&S space (this was previously approved but the check had not yet been delivered)
Chatelaine: Vacant position.
Knights Marshall: No report.
Minister of the list: No report.
MOAS:
The A&S schedule has been planned and posted. Last Thursday was an on-line class to learn how to play the recorder. It was great and many thanks to those who attended! There is a documentation class coming up in person at the Church and our new Seneschal will be teaching a class later this month on how to autocrat.
If you are heading to KASF – have fun!
Just a reminder the in person classes are generally held at Bethel Lutheran Church (room B7) 8712 Plantation Ln, Manassas, VA 20110.
New Herald: The Known World Herald and Scribal Symposium was a great time! Lady Katherine will be running a consult table at the Celebration Babur in Caer Mear this weekend.
Chronicler: Genefe will reconnect with Kingdom to make sure the backlog of Baronial Newsletters is taken care of. Please send Genefe content for the blog (mpruitt085@gmail.com).
WebMinister: We are caught up on newsletters. The website is moving along very nicely. Everything is patched and up to date! If anything interesting is going on – please make sure to let it be known.
Closing Remarks from their Excellencies
Defending the Gate is coming! The Canton is hosting an event in March. We will be at the same site that we used just about 10 years ago at the Izaak Walton League. We are looking for some event staff – please consider helping out with parking, acting as Field Steward, or extra hands at Troll. Many hands make light work! Please come help out.
There will be an A&S challenge from our own Baroness. The theme is Bees and/or Agincourt. There is a working apiary on-site and the possibility of a short presentation on beekeeping.
We are also looking for award recommendations for this event. Please please let us know what our wonderful people are up to.
PLEASE SUBMIT REWARD RECOMMENDATIONS! We accept emails, messages, and award recommendations through the esp. The esp is really the best way to get us info but we will take what we can get! Send us stuff and tell us all the great things that are going on! Thank you to those who are sending us messages 🙂
From our New Seneschal:
We are also looking for an event steward for Baronial Birthday. We are accepting bids at the March business meeting. We are also looking for an autocrat for Holiday Faire next November. Our new Seneschal Lady Jenefer is an excellent resource for anyone who would like to learn more about autocrating.
Lady Jenefer is looking forward to working with all of us.
Many thanks to Thorgrmir for his dedication and hard-work as our Seneschal!
Meeting adjourned at 7:53 pm.