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 <title>Marche of Alderford - Society for Creative Anachronism -- Stark, Carroll, and Tuscarawas Counties, Ohio</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org</link>
 <description>
Welcome to the Marche of Alderford!

The Marche of Alderford is a local branch of the
Society for Creative Anachronism, located in Stark, Carroll, and Tuscarawas Counties, Ohio. We are part of the
Barony of Brendoken, which in turn is part of the Middle Kingdom.

The SCA is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the study and re-creation of the culture of the Middle Ages. Our meetings are free and open to the public. To learn more about Alderford and the SCA, visit one of our meetings or contact any of our officers. We hope you'll come and join us in creating the Current Middle Ages!

Note to newcomers: As you move about this site, you will sometimes see an icon like a tiny question mark next to a word. If you hold your mouse over the icon, a definition of the adjacent word will pop up if your browser supports this feature &amp;mdash; or click on the icon to go to that term in the Glossary.</description>
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 <title>Fourth of July Demo</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/2372</link>
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 Fri, 2008-07-04 17:00
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 Silver Park, Alliance OH
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The Marche of Alderford will provide a demo&lt;a href="glossary#term304" title="demo: A demonstration held for the benefit of a school, library, civic group, or other community organization. Demos help the SCA fulfill its educational mission and recruit new members, and they are also a great deal of fun."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for the public at Silver Park in Alliance, OH, on July 4. The demo is from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., but setup begins at 4:00 p.m. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:22:37 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Melee at Roswell IX</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/events/melee2009</link>
 <description>&lt;div class="event"&gt;&lt;div class="details"&gt;&lt;div class="form-item"&gt;
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 Fri, 2008-08-22 14:00
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 B&amp;A Primitive Weapons Club, Roswell OH
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="content"&gt; The ninth annual Melee at Roswell will be held August 22-24, 2008, at the B&amp;A Primitive Weapons Club near Roswell, Ohio. TRH Ullr and AnneLyse are scheduled to attend our event&lt;a href="glossary#term307" title="event: A gathering at which SCA folk hold classes, combat tournaments, arts and sciences competitions and exhibitions, feasts, and (if royalty or landed nobility are present) possibly Royal Court or Baronial Court."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; this year. For more information, visit the event web site at &lt;a href="http://home.neo.rr.com/squireeinar/OMS9/OakenMeleeSchool9.htm"&gt;http://home.neo.rr.com/squireeinar/OMS9/OakenMeleeSchool9.htm&lt;/a&gt; . &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed,  2 Jul 2008 21:04:39 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Alderford fighter practice and fundraiser for Debforgail</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/2354</link>
 <description>&lt;div class="event"&gt;&lt;div class="details"&gt;&lt;div class="form-item"&gt;
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 Sun, 2008-01-20 12:00
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 St John The Baptist Catholic Church
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="content"&gt; Alderford will be holding a fighter practice on Jan 20 from noon until 5:00 p.m. at St John's Church in Canton. This will be open to all the populace of the barony to come and socialize or work on crafts as well. In order to help with medical expenses for Debforgail, we are asking for a $5 donation, but please give what you are able. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:32:26 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Louisville Schools Demo</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/2353</link>
 <description>&lt;div class="event"&gt;&lt;div class="details"&gt;&lt;div class="form-item"&gt;
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 Wed, 2007-12-19 00:00
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 Main St. Education Center, Louisville OH
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="content"&gt; Alderford will provide a demo&lt;a href="glossary#term304" title="demo: A demonstration held for the benefit of a school, library, civic group, or other community organization. Demos help the SCA fulfill its educational mission and recruit new members, and they are also a great deal of fun."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for Louisville students on Wednesday, Dec 19th, 9 am to 11:30 am at the Main Street Education Center, 407 East Main St, Louisville OH 44641. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:12:09 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Masque of Courtly Love XII: Play On!</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/events/masque2008</link>
 <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;As the winter lingers on, when the alder boughs are bare, we light our torches and garnish the hall. Players, poets, fighters, fencers, and fools!  Practice and teach your arts at the twelfth Masque of Courtly Love.&lt;/i&gt; The &lt;a href="/"&gt;Marche of Alderford&lt;/a&gt; proudly presents Masque of Courtly Love XII: Play On! Full information on our &lt;a href="/events/masque2008"&gt;event flyer page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="background: #eee; border: dotted #000;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Weather Update:&lt;/b&gt; As of 11:30 a.m. Friday, NOAA is predicting snow likely tonight, 1-3 inches accumulation possible, but ending at 1:00 a.m. Saturday. Only light flurries are predicted for Saturday, ending early in the day. The site is accessible via major (4 lane until the last few blocks) roads that will be plowed quickly. Come on over and enjoy the event&lt;a href="glossary#term307" title="event: A gathering at which SCA folk hold classes, combat tournaments, arts and sciences competitions and exhibitions, feasts, and (if royalty or landed nobility are present) possibly Royal Court or Baronial Court."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt; </description>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:40:17 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Legends Senior Care Demo -- CANCELLED</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/2331</link>
 <description>&lt;div class="event"&gt;&lt;div class="details"&gt;&lt;div class="form-item"&gt;
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 Sat, 2007-10-06 09:00
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 2311 Nave Rd SW; Massillon, OH 44646
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="content"&gt; &lt;b&gt;Cancelled due to logistical issues.&lt;/b&gt; This is a community-fair demo&lt;a href="glossary#term304" title="demo: A demonstration held for the benefit of a school, library, civic group, or other community organization. Demos help the SCA fulfill its educational mission and recruit new members, and they are also a great deal of fun."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and open to the public, not just the residents of the senior center. Time is approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but exact times and other details will follow soon. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Tue,  2 Oct 2007 17:56:29 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Newcomer Meeting</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/2325</link>
 <description>&lt;div class="event"&gt;&lt;div class="details"&gt;&lt;div class="form-item"&gt;
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 Tue, 2007-07-10 19:30
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 Daily Grind coffee shop, New Philadelphia OH
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="content"&gt; &lt;p&gt;Tuscarawas County, Alderford Wants YOU!
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For anyone interested in joining the SCA&lt;a href="glossary#term293" title="SCA: Society for Creative Anachronism"&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or attending an SCA event&lt;a href="glossary#term307" title="event: A gathering at which SCA folk hold classes, combat tournaments, arts and sciences competitions and exhibitions, feasts, and (if royalty or landed nobility are present) possibly Royal Court or Baronial Court."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the Marche of Alderford will hold a special introductory meeting in New Philadelphia. Join us at 7:30 on the evening of Tuesday, July 10. We will meet at the Daily Grind coffee shop on West High Avenue opposite the Quaker Cinema.
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For additional information, email ursula (DOT) widow (AT) yahoo (DOT) com. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:57:56 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Melee in Roswell: A Very Civil War</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/2324</link>
 <description>&lt;div class="event"&gt;&lt;div class="details"&gt;&lt;div class="form-item"&gt;
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 Fri, 2007-07-13 12:00
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 Alderford (Roswell, OH)
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="content"&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join the Marche of Alderford at &lt;a href="http://home.neo.rr.com/squireeinar/OMS8/OakenMeleeSchool8.htm"&gt;Melee at Roswell&lt;/a&gt; (formerly Oaken Melee School) as we host "discussions" between Their Excellencies of Brendoken&lt;a href="glossary#term292" title="Brendoken: The Barony in northeastern Ohio containing Alderford, Gwyntarian, Thistle, and Three Towers as cantons."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and the Middle Marches. After last year's collaboration to fend off the Duchy of Lozengy, there's the matter of whether or not taxes are owed. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:08:33 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Photos from Masque of Courtly Love 2007</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/1915</link>
 <description> &lt;p&gt;Milica and Justin have posted their &lt;a href="http://sca.4th.com/node/9169"&gt;photo albums&lt;/a&gt; from the recent Masque of Courtly Love event&lt;a href="glossary#term307" title="event: A gathering at which SCA folk hold classes, combat tournaments, arts and sciences competitions and exhibitions, feasts, and (if royalty or landed nobility are present) possibly Royal Court or Baronial Court."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, held in Alderford on March 3, 2007. </description>
 <pubDate>Fri,  9 Mar 2007 23:36:59 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Alderford meeting site changed</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/1914</link>
 <description> &lt;p&gt;Effective with the March 6 meeting, Alderford will now be meeting at Diamond Community Center in Plain Township. The &lt;a href="/info/meetings"&gt;Meetings&lt;/a&gt; page has been updated with a Google Map link and directions. </description>
 <pubDate>Tue,  6 Mar 2007 18:39:48 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Photos from "Medieval Christmas at the Louisville Public Library"</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/1913</link>
 <description> I've posted the album of photos I took at the LPL Christmas demo&lt;a href="glossary#term304" title="demo: A demonstration held for the benefit of a school, library, civic group, or other community organization. Demos help the SCA fulfill its educational mission and recruit new members, and they are also a great deal of fun."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on December 7. Enjoy!
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&lt;a href="http://sca.4th.com/node/8754"&gt;http://sca.4th.com/node/8754&lt;/a&gt;  </description>
 <pubDate>Fri,  8 Dec 2006 23:09:15 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Masque of Courtly Love 11</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/1902</link>
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 Sat, 2007-03-03 09:00
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 Zion Lutheran Church, North Canton OH
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="content"&gt; Join Alderford as we gather for a day of fun, friends and a fair. We will provide a full day of activities from rapier to heavy, visiting with friends, taking a class or taking part in the  Science Fair.
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More details are on the event&lt;a href="glossary#term307" title="event: A gathering at which SCA folk hold classes, combat tournaments, arts and sciences competitions and exhibitions, feasts, and (if royalty or landed nobility are present) possibly Royal Court or Baronial Court."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; web site at &lt;a href="http://home.neo.rr.com/squireeinar/Masque.htm"&gt;http://home.neo.rr.com/squireeinar/Masque.htm&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Sun,  4 Mar 2007 14:22:28 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Photos from Fox Creek Demo</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/1901</link>
 <description> THL Milica of Varna has posted her &lt;a href="http://sca.4th.com/node/7983"&gt;photo album&lt;/a&gt; from the Fox Creek Outdoor Experience demo&lt;a href="glossary#term304" title="demo: A demonstration held for the benefit of a school, library, civic group, or other community organization. Demos help the SCA fulfill its educational mission and recruit new members, and they are also a great deal of fun."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, held at Clay's Park in Canal Fulton OH on October 15, 2006. Enjoy! </description>
 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:46:18 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Fox Creek Demo</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/1899</link>
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 Sun, 2006-10-15 08:30
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 Clay's Park -- Canal Fulton, OH
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="content"&gt; The Marche of Alderford (and friends) will demo&lt;a href="glossary#term304" title="demo: A demonstration held for the benefit of a school, library, civic group, or other community organization. Demos help the SCA fulfill its educational mission and recruit new members, and they are also a great deal of fun."&gt;&lt;img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for the Fox Creek Outdoor Experience, a modern-world exhibition of camping, sports, and other outdoor activities. We did this demo last year, and it generated a lot of interest. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:02:34 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Photos from Louisville Constitution Day Parade 2006</title>
 <link>http://alderford.org/node/1900</link>
 <description> THL Milica of Varna's photos from the 2006 Louisville Constitution Day Parade, in which the Marche of Alderford once again marched, are &lt;a href="http://sca.4th.com/node/7682"&gt;available for viewing online.&lt;/a&gt; Alderford took second place in the Novelty category this year. </description>
 <pubDate>Tue,  3 Oct 2006 18:59:01 -0400</pubDate>
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