[Stargate] Bran's answer to the Question of the Dates

[Michael Silverhands]

Annes,

You were right all along! Thanks for contacting Bran and finding out.  
History, as you have often noted, is fun (and often not what we would  
think). :-)

So it looks like our party hats are "on" for this coming fall, for  
the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Barony. The following  
year we could celebrate the 35th anniversary of the end of Stargate's  
days as a "Crown barony" and the elevation of Myrrdyn ap Rhys to the  
rank, estate and title of Baron of Stargate -- our first Baron.

Kind regards -- and looking forward to the parties :-),
Michael

On Jun 14, 2007, at 10:06 AM, Darlene Vandever wrote:

> Here is Bran's explaination of the beginning of our Barony. It  
> **does** look
> like we get to have **2** anniversary celebrations!! Woo-Hoo!!!
> Annes
> Picking out my party hats now!
>
>

<snip>

Bran wrote:
> The apparent discrepancy that you've noted in the OP is actually  
> exactly as
> you described (and just plain weird by today's processes).
>
> When Stargate was founded in '72, it came into existence as a  
> barony. The
> policy then was that the first branch in a state was founded as a  
> barony
> (even though no one in the group had ever attended any SCA event or  
> really
> had a very good idea of what happened there).
>
> We submitted Myrrdin's name as our baron, and were advised by  
> Atenveldt that
> our coronet was held by the Crown until they could invest a baron in
> Stargate.
>
> So, we functioned for a year with Myrrdin as Seneschal and virtual  
> baron
> until he was invested.
>