[ANSTHRLD] Herald's Handbook

[Timothy A. McDaniel]

Given the history of the Ansteorran Heralds' Handbook -- to wit, there
have been announcements of work on a new edition since Tadhg Liath's
tenure, and that's six Star Principal Heralds ago [1] -- I strongly,
strongly suggest something down towards the two-page end.

Off the top of my head, my instant reactions are
- who to talk to about situations and how to contact them
  Specifically, for locals, regional, Star, and other locals
- duties of the office, cribbed and condensed from the Anst. Heralds
  Admin Handbook (itself cribbed by Francois from the SCA CoA
  Admin Handbook)
- my little note on the final duty: know when to quit
- other sources of information: what they're useful for and how to
  find them
      - the Ansteorran heraldry Web pages
      - the SCA Inc heraldry Web pages
      - the Academy of Saint Gabriel
      - the Ansteorran Gazette
      - the Ansteorran Heralds' mailing
      - the SCA Heralds' mailing list
      - alt.heraldry.sca but NOT rec.heraldry
      - Heraldic symposia, Ansteorran and Known World
      - Heraldic consultation tables
- Emphasize, repeatedly, the importance of *asking* for the
  inexperienced herald: we love to talk, we'd love to go into details,
  just reach out ("if you DON'T call or e-mail someone, you certainly
  WON'T get an answer")

[1] to the point where I suggested that the real retirement title of
Star Principal Herald was "in charge of the Herald's Handbook", upon
which they're never heard from again.  Francois was the first one in a
while to avoid that trap, and we'll just regret it for YEARS.

Daniel de Lincolia
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