[Cynnabar] Cynnabar Chronicles proposal

[Greg Less]

Hi All-

   Yay, Cynnabar history!

   I think that both Lady Ceara and Sir Ranthulfr have hit on some very
key, important points: we need our history, the history we are making
everyday, to be recorded and we need to do it in a way that is accessible
and convenient for all.

   I believe that the scrapbook is a fantastic idea - it can be taken
anywhere and shown to anyone, no electricity/network connection required.
This will help us with demos and recruiting, as well as give us the
opportunity to point and laugh at our current goofy haircuts in ten years
time!

   A huge thank you to Lady Ceara for volunteering to do this for us.

   I also think that digital is a boon when trying to store huge amounts of
information. It also gives us a way to keep the records forever, with
minimal upkeep. Here, what I propose might be the easiest way to handle a
digital history would be to create a cynnabar.org Wiki that members of the
barony can edit themselves to self-report what happened at events. This
allows all of the information Lady Ceara has listed below and more to be
added with minimal effort from the Historian. The Historian could simply be
the moderator for the comments and the person who reminds people to self
report when the initial enthusiasm dies off. The other benefit of a Wiki is
that those who don't want their info recorded don't have to participate.

Regards,
-Gregoire.

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Randy Asplund <randyasplund at comcast.net>wrote:

> Milady Ceara,
>
> I like your idea of a scrapbook per se. I think it is really cool when I
> get to look at pictures of "the old days" and show friends what we were
> doing back then and compare to now, or to just reminisce. There is actually
> an SCA historian office, though I don't believe we have such an office
> currently in Cynnabar (do we?). I think the closest thing is the chronicler
> theoretically keeping records.
>
> Well, I had a friend who was an avid scrapbooker. He had the 28" (about
> that anyway) kind and he had about 30 of them. They took a large amount of
> space in his home because he kept them accessible. Then he met a gal in
> England and hired me to digitize them so he could take it with him. It was
> like trying to digitize Godzilla. When it was done the stack of CDs was
> about 5" high.
>
> The thing I learned was that digital takes up WAY LESS space than a
> physical scrapbook, and if you want as as much info as you are going for,
> it is going to be hard to deal with physically. Whereas if you go digital,
> then you can make it instantly accessible to anybody.
>
> Lastly, another lesson I learned was that the SCA is positively draconian
> about getting signed permissions from everybody who goes into something
> official. This means it would be almost impossible to use your photos for
> any "official" SCA or Cynnabar publication, and a publication can be a
> one-of item. So I would suggest never letting it be an official thing owned
> by the SCA.
>
> RanthulfR
>
>
> On Sep 11, 2012, at 7:30 PM, Ceara inghean Mhuirghease uí Fhaoláin wrote:
>
>     Hello Everyone!
>
>
>     I would like to propose Cynnabar Chronicles. I’d like to make this in
> a scrapbook form. Not just as something pretty for us to look at but as
> something extremely useful to the barony. I thought that doing this yearly
> might be best starting from after Pennsic to ending with Pennsic.
>
> This is what I would like this book to serve as
>
> v We can keep records of our events
>
>   Ø Proposals allow us to see an account of when, what, where and how
> things happened for an event.
>
>   Ø Pictures would follow so that we could remember (for many years to
> come):
>
>    § Venue appearance
>
>    § Who was there
>
>    § Set up
>
>   Ø Blurbs
>
>    § What happened in court
>
>    § Significant wins for tournaments
>
>    § A schedule of what we offered
>
>    § Site tokens?
>
>    § Misc.
>
> v A record of events we attended
>
>   Ø Pictures
>
>   Ø Court: Did anyone from Cynnabar receive an award?
>
>   Ø Misc.
>
> v Practices
>
>   Ø Winners of tourneys
>
>   Ø Misc.
>
> v Meetings
>
>   Ø Significant things that happen
>
>   Ø Midair’s pie (haha)
>
> v Officers
>
>   Ø Who was/is in office
>
>   Ø Pictures
>
> v Other happenings
>
>   Ø Dance practice
>
>   Ø Garb workday
>
>   Ø Archery
>
>   Ø Craft night
>
>   Ø Fundraisers
>
>   Ø Demos
>
> Anything else I missed!
>
>     We could also do the general form of a scrapbook where it is just
> simple comments, pictures and memorabilia though I thought having it as a
> reference for events and a more organized history of our barony might serve
> as a better purpose so that it isn’t just a pretty book to look at.
>
> Also, if it is wanted, I could also do another general one of Cynnabar in
> the past before this point!
>
> To do this, I need some things for it.
>
> v Book (preferably 12x12)
>
> v Paper
>
> v Embellishments
>
> v Pictures
>
> v Permanent non-acidic glue
>
>     I have a lot of the tools needed to do the actual work on it so I’m
> not asking for those. If anyone could donate any of these items, I would be
> grateful! It could be anything from simple scrapbooking paper to ribbons,
> stickers, fairly flat unwanted old site tokens, etcetera. After I know what
> I have to work with then I can make a proposal for other materials I may
> need that I did not receive or get enough of.
>
>     Thank you for your help!
>
>
> ~-~ Lady Ceara inghean Mhuirghease uí Fhaoláin ~-~
> (Stephanie Bates)
>
>
> "
> "Here's to you and yours, And to mine and ours, And if mine and ours ever
> come across you and yours, I hope you and yours will do as much for mine
> and ours and mine and ours have done for you and yours!"
>
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