SCA curriculum vitae, Jehan du Lac

First Carolingian event: The Quest for the Bridal Gown, 1988. Became a Guardsman of the Carolingian Rapier Company in 1989. Hiatus for grad school during 1991-93. Held the first Poulet Gauche in December of 1994. There were Poulet Gauche events every year through 1997, including summer appearances at Boredom War. I am particularly proud of this project because I believe that it got a lot of people involved in having fun with authenticity on many levels and started a trend for in-depth period specific events. It was also a good nurturing place for many new people. The web site at http://www.lepg.org badly needs updating, but is still a useful late period resource. Queen's Guard, reign of Bjorn and Morgan (1996). Wore Byzantine garb to please Her Majesty, went to a majority of the RPs in that reign, and ran the EK messenger service at Pennsic. = Cadet to Don Fergus MacRae, 1996. A founding member of the Eastern Cavalier Phalanx, a spear unit composed entirely of fencers that fought at Pennsic in 1997. = Squired to Master Kobiyashi Yutaka in 1997. Carolingian Marshall of Fence, 1995-1998. I stepped down from this position due to a period of protracted illness that lasted several years. The last operation seems to have worked, and I returned to teaching fencing on regular basis in the fall of 2000. I developed the syllabus that we use in our introductory fencing class. I also keep the web site, http://www.latourdulac.com/fencing. Co-Chronicler of Carolingia (with Eleanor Catlynge), 1996-1998. Together we made many improvements in the Minuscule, including a substantial A&S issue. Some other interests and activities include: - organizing and training people for period table service (see http://www.latourdulac.com/livery for the 30th anniversary table service project) - promoting period manners (see http://www.latourdulac.com/manners, a work still in progress) - military history classes - learning and teaching how to make the perfect Elizabethan peascod doublet - translating a period French cookbook, "Ouverture de Cuisine" by Lancelot de Casteau (soon to be on the web at www.latourdulac.com) - serving as assistant cook to Master Luke Knowlton at Simplefaire in Fennbrycg (Barony Beyond the Mountain) - sharing whatever I know about history through painless means like email - trying to be a 16th century Frenchman and proving that persona can be fun - Currently autocrating the Feste =E0 la Tour du Lac (http://www.latourdulac.com/Feast) Carolingian honors: Order of the Perseus, 1995 Order of the Moon, 1996 Order of the Daystar, 1998 Kingdom Honors: AoA 1995 King's Order of Excellence, 1996 Order of the Manche, 1998 Borough Honors: Order of the Gingersnap, 1998. Given to people who were particularly supportive and helpful to the borough of Fenmere. Out-barony Honors: Order of the Sun and Soil, Barony Beyond the Mountain, 2000, for non-resident service to BBM.