Barony of Seleone members help raise money for charity

Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2009-06-02 11:23
Every year St. John's Episcopal Church in Ocean, Springs, MS holds a medieval festival to raise money for charity, and every year members of Biloxi's Barony of Seleone turn out to help by creating a medieval village. Harlan Kirgan of the Mississippi Press attended this year's event and reports on his visit.

The jousters and the falconers are great draws at the annual event, but so too are members of the SCA who create a medieval village. Kirgan writes: "The medieval re-enactors are members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, an organization that researches and recreates pre-17th century European history. 'They have been very gracious to us since our first year by coming and doing demonstrations,' said spokesperson Michele Hale." The church hoped to raise about US$10,000 for charity.