Society for Creative Anachronism
College of Arms
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Austin, TX 78705
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laurel@heraldry.sca.org
For the December 2014 meetings, printed February 14, 2015
To all the College of Arms and all others who may read this missive, from Andrewe Laurel, Lillia Pelican, and Brunissende Wreath, greetings.
Items listed below in square brackets have not been scheduled yet. For information about future scheduling, please review the status table located on the Web at http://oscar.sca.org/index.php?action=137.
The December Laurel decisions were made at the Pelican meeting held on Sunday, December 7, 2014 and the Wreath meeting held on Saturday, December 6, 2014. These meetings considered the following letters of intent: Lochac (31 Aug, 2014) (pushed due to lack of upload) , Middle (03 Sep, 2014), East (08 Sep, 2014), Northshield (11 Sep, 2014), Laurel LoPaD (12 Sep, 2014), Gleann Abhann (15 Sep, 2014), Atenveldt (20 Sep, 2014), Ealdormere (24 Sep, 2014), Atlantia (25 Sep, 2014), Outlands (25 Sep, 2014), Calontir (26 Sep, 2014), Caid (27 Sep, 2014), An Tir (30 Sep, 2014), Ansteorra (30 Sep, 2014), Artemisia (30 Sep, 2014), Atenveldt (30 Sep, 2014), Meridies (30 Sep, 2014), Middle (30 Sep, 2014), West (30 Sep, 2014).  All commentary, responses, and rebuttals should have been entered into OSCAR by Sunday, November 30, 2014.
The January Laurel decisions were made at the Pelican meeting held on Sunday, January 18, 2015 and the Wreath meeting held on Saturday, January 24, 2015. These meetings considered the following letters of intent: East (06 Oct, 2014), Northshield Other Letter (12 Oct, 2014), Laurel LoPaD (13 Oct, 2014), Northshield (13 Oct, 2014), Atlantia (16 Oct, 2014), Gleann Abhann (22 Oct, 2014), Middle (24 Oct, 2014), Ealdormere (26 Oct, 2014), Outlands (28 Oct, 2014), Æthelmearc (30 Oct, 2014), Trimaris (30 Oct, 2014), An Tir (31 Oct, 2014), Ansteorra (31 Oct, 2014), Caid (31 Oct, 2014), Calontir (31 Oct, 2014), Drachenwald (31 Oct, 2014), Lochac (31 Oct, 2014), Meridies (31 Oct, 2014).  All commentary, responses, and rebuttals should have been entered into OSCAR by Wednesday, December 31, 2014.
The February Laurel decisions will be made at the Pelican meeting held on Sunday, February 15, 2015 and the Wreath meeting held on Saturday, February 21, 2015. These meetings will consider the following letters of intent: Atenveldt (20 Oct, 2014) (pushed due to lack of upload) , Gleann Abhann (03 Nov, 2014), Laurel LoPaD (05 Nov, 2014), East (13 Nov, 2014), Northshield (13 Nov, 2014), Ansteorra Other Letter (23 Nov, 2014), Drachenwald (26 Nov, 2014), Ealdormere (26 Nov, 2014), Middle (26 Nov, 2014), West (26 Nov, 2014), Atlantia (28 Nov, 2014), Caid (28 Nov, 2014), Æthelmearc (30 Nov, 2014), An Tir (30 Nov, 2014), Ansteorra (30 Nov, 2014), Artemisia (30 Nov, 2014), Atenveldt (30 Nov, 2014), Lochac (30 Nov, 2014), Meridies (30 Nov, 2014), Outlands (30 Nov, 2014), Trimaris (30 Nov, 2014).  All commentary, responses, and rebuttals should have been entered into OSCAR by Saturday, January 31, 2015.
The March Laurel decisions will be made at the Pelican meeting held on Sunday, March 15, 2015 and the Wreath meeting held on Saturday, March 21, 2015. These meetings will consider the following letters of intent: Gleann Abhann (10 Dec, 2014), [Laurel LoPaD (14 Dec, 2014)], [Northshield (14 Dec, 2014)], [East (16 Dec, 2014)], [Middle (20 Dec, 2014)], [Calontir (21 Dec, 2014)], [Outlands (26 Dec, 2014)], [Atlantia (27 Dec, 2014)], [Ealdormere (29 Dec, 2014)], [Atenveldt (30 Dec, 2014)], [Æthelmearc (31 Dec, 2014)], [An Tir (31 Dec, 2014)], Ansteorra (31 Dec, 2014), [Artemisia (31 Dec, 2014)], [Caid (31 Dec, 2014)], [Drachenwald (31 Dec, 2014)], Meridies (31 Dec, 2014).  All commentary, responses, and rebuttals should be entered into OSCAR by Saturday, February 28, 2015.
Not all letters of intent may be considered when they are originally scheduled on this cover letter. The date of posting of the LoI, date of receipt of the Laurel packet, or other factors may delay consideration of certain letters of intent. Additionally, some letters of intent received may not have been scheduled because the administrative requirements (receipt of the forms packet, receipt of the necessary fees, et cetera) have not yet been met.
REMINDER: Until all administrative requirements are met, the letter may not be scheduled.
From Laurel: KWHSS 2016 Bids Requested
For those considering bidding on the 2016 Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium, the deadline to have your bid entered into OSCAR is April 30, 2015. This will give the College of Arms time for consideration so that we can announce the bid's award at the 2015 KWHSS in the Canton of Eoforwic, Ealdormere, on June 26-28 at the Road Show.
Please note that, due to the timing of SCA 50th Year Celebration and Pennsic War, we request that bids avoid bidding for the time period surrounding those events, including the traditional times of year for KWHSS. Because a large amount of people will want to attend 50YC, and a large portion of senior heralds attend Pennsic, scheduling for these times could produce attendance issues for the Symposium. All other times on the calendar are certainly open for discussion.  We expect to return to the traditional time of year in 2017.
Please remember that bids posted to OSCAR are publicly readable. Because of this, any personal information, such as legal names, addresses, phone numbers, and email, should not be included in these bids without signed written permission. Such information as is necessary for the entire College of Arms to see should be posted as a comment after the bid is finalized; such information as is necessary for the Sovereigns only to see should be included as a Sovereign Note.
Please send a copy of the full unredacted bid to Laurel at laurel@heraldry.sca.org.
As a reminder, there is a KWHSS domain and web hosting space available on the SCA's servers. Please do not register a new domain. 
Please see http://heraldry.sca.org/kwhss/ or contact Laurel if you have any questions.
Society Pages
On the 3rd of January, at Calontir's Twelfth Night, Nesscia inghean Chearnaigh, Society Sign Heraldry Deputy, was admitted into the Order of the Cross of Calontir by Their Majesties Agamemnon and Gwen. The Cross of Calontir is a grant level award for service.
On the 10th of January, in Atlantia, Madog Hir of Aire Faucon, Kraken Herald, was inducted into the Order of the Golden Dolphin. The Golden Dolphin is Atlantia's grant level award for service.
Also on the 10th of January, in An Tir, Richenda du Jardin, Black Lion Principal Herald, was elevated to the Order of the Pelican, in large part for her heraldic work.
This ceremony was followed shortly thereafter by the induction of Juliana de Luna, Siren Herald and Pelican Emerita, to the Order of the Pelican.
Also on the 10th of January in An Tir, Phelan Tolusmiðr, Dexter Gauntlet Herald (Order of Precedence) was made a Baron of the Court during the last Court of the outgoing Crown, and then offered to join the Order of the Pelican during the first Court of the incoming Crown.
Please send information about happenings to major heralds and major happenings to all heralds to Laurel, so that it can be published here.
Send What to Whom
Letters of Intent, Comment, Response, Correction, et cetera are to be posted to the OSCAR online system. No paper copies need be sent. All submission forms plus documentation, including petitions, must be posted to the OSCAR online system.
Cheques or money orders for submissions, payable to "SCA Inc.-College of Arms" are to be sent to David Duggar, 1705 Holiday Place, Bossier City, LA 71112.
Send roster changes and corrections to Laurel. College of Arms members may also request a copy of the current roster from Laurel.
For a paper copy of a LoAR, please contact Laurel, at the address above. The cost for one LoAR is $3. Please make all checks or money orders payable to "SCA Inc.-College of Arms". The electronic copy of the LoAR is available free of charge. To subscribe to the mailings of the electronic copy, please see the bottom of http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/lists.html#lists for more instructions.
For all administrative matters, please contact Laurel.
Pray know that I remain,
In service,
Andrewe Bawldwyn
Laurel Principal King of Arms