Standards and Equestrian stuff will be going up as soon as we re-do the photos for the soldier portrayals.

We're acquiring an artillery piece, so that's something else that we'll have to add. And what's cool is that we'll have two licensed canoneers.

We acquired 3 new members, 2 of which are serious re-enactors from the ACW realm.

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We didn't get any sword swingers this go around, though one is familiar with WMA, but he's gone archer. The third new member is part of our "pike draft".

We now have 5 archers in the group, one actually mounted and one considering getting a horse. So we're moving right along.

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I would like to add my compliments on the website. I'm the webmaster for two hobbist websites and I know how much work it is to do a good one; and how atrocious most hobby websites are. <clap, clap, clap> Mine are not nearly as nice as yours.

Regarding sword swinging: I think I hold my own. I attribute my interest in archery and horses to the fact that half of my genes are Polish. :-) Since there aren't a lot of opportunities to be a mounted archer around here, I just couldn't pass it up. However, historical fencing has been a passion for a long time too. I bought my first two original swords in London in 1967 and it's been all down hill from there. (Still remember that I paid 12 quid for the first one. The exchange rate back then was $2.40 US to 1 Pound Sterling.)

I was one of the three original members, along with Jeffrey Forgeng and Patri Pugliese, of the study group that later evolved into the Higgins Armory Sword Guild. The three of us put on the first historical combat demonstration at the Higgins almost nine years ago. I also was in the first I.33 demo at the Higgins and I choreographed and presented the original Meyer's halberd demo. (By coincidence, one of your other new members, Kent, was in that halberd demo with me.)

And then there is 17th-century Dutch pike drill and 19th-century French bayonet fencing. But I guess that doesn't count as sword swinging. :-)

Anyway, the stuff Wolf Argent does is something I've wanted to do for over 40 years. It's very exciting to finally be able to do it.

Best Regards,

Thanks. It's still not where I want it to be, but it's much better than it was, and after 10 years, it's about time.

We were the "daylight" practitioners of the various WMA stuff. When Jeffrey would work on I.33 up in the quest gallery. I have some early snap shots somewhere. That's when we were going to the museum sometimes 2 and 3 times a month.

We're glad to have you on board.

Jenn

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