<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Greetings all,</span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So, how many are planning on coming to the Dog Mart on Saturday, Oct 2? </span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Men in Elizabethan garb are needed to help with the opening ceremonies (a trading with the
Potomak Indians... skins for hunting dogs). If you need Elizabethan garb for the morning, let me know, and I will see what we can find for you.</span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">For the rest of the day, we will be emphasizing dogs in the Middle Ages... big dogs, small dogs, poppetts, hunting dogs from any culture we explore!.... and we will need people. There are many dog related things from the middle ages that we can do and teach. </span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times,
serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Did your persona perhaps have dogs? What did they do? I would like to have 1-2 board displays of dogs in Medieval culture. We know of Gaston Phoebus's book of the Hunt, where he discusses hunting methods, including breeds of hunting dogs, care and training of hunting dogs, and hunting with the dogs after various game. There is also an English book: "The Master of Game" by Edward of Norwich. Edward was in prison while he wrote much of his book, and it copies much of a French treatise on hunting, but he also added his own chapters on how he and the English do things. It includes hunting dogs, training them, and making and keeping a clean healthy kennels.</span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york,
times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If we have fewer people during the day, I figure we will shrink the display and activities. I will have coloring sheets for the kids (drawn based on dogs depicted in period), and a display of hunters (in Burgundian times, based on the hunt tapestries), and whatever other information I have...</span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Let me know if you are coming, and send me any information of dogs in your time era...</span></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">--Blitha</span></div><div
style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br></span><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Laurie Clarkston <garadh@verizon.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "Watchtower@sudentorre.atlantia.sca.org" <Watchtower@sudentorre.atlantia.sca.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, September 13, 2010 4:05:39 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Watchtower] Dog Mart Update<br></font><br>
<div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt;color:#ff0000;"><div><font color="#000000" size="3">The Dog Mart that is scheduled for Saturday, October 2, 2010 will take place in downtown Fredericksburg, VA. It is scheduled to start around 9:30 am and goes to 3:30 pm.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" size="3">We are going to be placed on the corner of Sophia and George Streets; right next to Shiloh Baptist Church, Old Site. If you are still not sure of the location, Shiloh Baptist Church is located at the end of the public parking lot before crossing over the bridge going into Stafford County. Sophia Street will be closed to traffic from Shiloh Baptist Church to the new parking garage several blocks away.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" size="3">We need to be there very early for parking spots as it is expected the parking will fill up before 7:30 am. </font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" size="3">There will be a "Dog Parade" starting from the Old Maury High School on George Street around 9 am. They will parade down to the waterfront where we will be and end just about a block away from where we are setting up.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" size="3">The opening cermonies will take place at Noon. <u>The men need to be in Late Period Garb</u> (women did not take part in the annual trading of furs/dogs at these gatherins) to take place in the cermony of the trading of furs for hunting dogs with the Indian Tribe.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" size="3">There is a website: </font><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.FredericksburgsGoneToTheDogs.com"><font color="#000000" size="3">www.FredericksburgsGoneToTheDogs.com</font></a><font color="#000000" size="3"> to see more information on the activities, etc.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" size="3">We are setting up the 10 x 20 carport and it is to be decorated with various information on dogs thru history. We need several people to come up with some interesting facts about various dog breeds. </font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" size="3">Everyone who would like to help out, we are asking you to do a little research on what dog(s) would have been part of your persona. Give some details and general information. We will make formboard cutouts of these dogs and we can share info with our visitors. The plan is to have you talk to people about "your" dog from "Your" timeperiod at this event.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" size="3">Plans are also to set up the photo canvas of the Prince Edward and Princess Elizabeth when they were children. Children can stick their heads thru the canvas and have their picture taken for a $1 donation. All donations will be given to the organizers of event for their fundraiser at the end of the day.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" size="3">I will be at the Canton Business Meeting tomorrow night where we can discuss this in more details.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000" size="3">Cairistiona</font></div>
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