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Brendan Smith

Years Taught: 11
Classes Taught: 37
Hours Taught: 40
11Japan - Beginning of the Edo Period
12Japanese History of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1543-1603)
Japanese Tea Ceremony
13Japanese Tea Ceremony
Japanese History of the Heian Era to the Edo Period
Japanese Poetry & Storytelling
14Comparing the Heian Era (794-1185) and the Sengoku Jidai (1543-1603)
Japanese Folklore and Poetry
Japanese History from 794-1467
Japanese History from 1467-1603
15Europeans in Japan
Genpei War
Mongol Invasions
Ninja and Warrior Monks
Sengoku Jidai (Age of warring states)
16Europeans in Japan
Japanese Food History (2 hours)
Japanese History from 794-1543
Japanese History from 1543-1605
Mongol Invasions
Ninja and Warrior Monks
17Who were the Samurai?
19Who were the Samurai?
Samurai Cooking (2 hours)
Warrior Monks and Ninja of Japan
Stories and Poetry of Medieval Japan
History of Japan
European Influence on Japan
20Who were the Samurai?
Japanese cooking (2 hours)
21SCA Combat Demonstration
Introduction to the Society for Creative Anachronism
22Influential battles of the Middle Ages
SCA heavy fighting demonstration
Introduction to the SCA
History of Japan from 1100 to 1573
History of Japan from 1573 to 1603
Catherine Ollerhead DeSantis

Years Taught: 14
Classes Taught: 20
Hours Taught: 20
10The Tudors go to the movies
12Bodices and Corsets
Life during the Tudor Era
Tudor Clothing
14Tudor Textiles
15Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
Presenting the Past - Approaches to Re-creating History
16Portraits and Clothing Design
Shetland Sheep
17Bodice fitting 101
Portraits and Clothing Design
18Bodice fitting 101
19Truth about the Tudors
21Run for fear, spring cleaning's here! Victorian approaches to housework.
22Polite Society
I wrote some
23Return of the King, the grave of Richard III
24The Medical History of Richard Third
26Return of the King; Richard's Re-interment
27Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
Darrell Markewitz

Years Taught: 21
Classes Taught: 43
Hours Taught: 43
6Historical Interpretation for Re-enactors
So you want to be a viking
7Norse in America
8Historical Interpretation for Re-enactors
The History of Bladed Weapons - from the dawn of time to the firearm
Shopping with Sylard - What a Norseman needs to own! (In Personna)
9Historical Interpretation for Re-enactors
Norse Construction
Viking Life (In Personna)
10Iron working in the Middle Ages
Viking Talk
11'Damn things', 'Aunt Janes', and other oddities
12Norse Ironworking
13Creating the Kitchen - Pre Conquest Domestic Technologies
The Cutting Edge - an overview from the Dawn of Time to the development of the firearm
14Material Culture of the Viking Age
Re-creating Medieval Objects
Smelting Iron - report on ongoing experiments
15'Dirt into Iron' - Smelting Experiments 2004
Presenting the Past - Approaches to Re-creating History
16Iron Smelting - a Practical Guide
17So you want to buy a Sword...
Let's talk about Vikings
18"I'll huff and I'll puff..." Constructing a Dark Ages Bellows
Building an Early Period Camp
19Exploring the Viking Age in Denmark
Towards an Icelandic Smelt
To build a Tent - Camping in the Viking Age
20Setting the Scene: Interpretive Methods for Living History
Iron Smelting in Vinland: converting archaeological evidence to a practical method
21Viking Age 101 - A fast overview of the material culture of the Norse
So - You Want to be a Blacksmith - A beginners historical guide'
DARC goes to L.A.M.; Integrating Historic Re-enactors into an Existing Parks Canada Presentation or How We Spent Our Summer Vacation.
22Experimental Vikings: Glass and Iron
Presenting the Past - developing Living History programming
23I'll Huff and I'll Puff - Observations on Air Delivery in Bloomery Iron Furnaces
The Cutting Edge : Considering Blades
24Working an Experiment - 'Turf to Tools' at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop
Persona and Living History - A Round Table
Re-enactment and Education
25Archaeology and Experiment: Moving beyond the Artifacts
Forging the Viking Age
27Blow Me Down - Further Investigations of Human Powered Air
Gary Snyder

Years Taught: 20
Classes Taught: 31
Hours Taught: 47
1Chainmail
2Chainmail [Offered twice]
3Chainmail Apprentices (In Persona)
Chainmail Practicum (2 hours)
4Chainmail
5Chainmail [Offered twice]
6Chainmail [Offered twice]
7Beginners Chainmail (2 hours)
Advanced Chainmail (2 hours)
8Advanced Chainmail
Beginner's Chainmail
9Advanced Chainmail
Beginner's Chainmail
10Advanced Chainmail
Beginner's Chainmail
11Advanced Chainmail (2 hours)
Beginner's Chainmail (2 hours)
12Chainmail - Advanced Techniques (2 hours)
Chainmail for Beginners (2 hours)
Ship Models
13Chainmail - Advanced Techniques (2 hours)
Chainmail for Beginners (2 hours)
14Beginner's Chainmail (2 hours)
Chainmail - Second Steps (2 hours)
15Chainmail for Beginners (2 hours)
Chainmail - Second Steps (2 hours)
16Building a Viking Ship Model
17Building a Viking Ship Model
18Building a Viking Ship Model - A Boat for the Burning
19Building a Viking Ship Model - A Boat for the Burning
20Building a Viking Ship Model - A Boat for the Burning
Gary Van Lingen

Years Taught: 11
Classes Taught: 23
Hours Taught: 25
1Crusades
2Plague
Scholorship
3Black Death
4Black Death
Smelting
5Black Death [Offered twice]
Politically Incorrect Woodcuts
6Black Death [Offered twice]
Politically Incorrect Woodcuts
8Archaeological Reconstruction of a Medieval Village
Black Death
10Black Death
Medieval Medicine
14The Archaeology of a Viking Iron Smelter Village in the UK
Black Death
Medieval Medicine
16Black Death
Medieval Experience of Leprosy
Political Uses of Medieval History
17Black Death: A Tale of Two Interpretations
Between a Swamp and a Wet Place: The Frisians 700 BC to 900 AD
When Humans Met the Sea: The Historical Geography of Land Reclamation in the Netherlands, 300 BC to 1700 AD
Heather Dale

Years Taught: 14
Classes Taught: 27
Hours Taught: 29
5Arthurian Legends
6Arthurian legends
Real Braveheart
7The Real Braveheart
Introduction To Heraldry
Arthurian Legends [Offered twice]
8Arthurian Legends
The Real Braveheart
Stories & Songs From Camelot
9Arthurian Legends
The Real Braveheart
10Arthurian Legends
The Real Braveheart
11Arthurian Legends
The Real Braveheart
12Arthurian Legends
The Real Braveheart
Vocal Projection
13Arthurian Legends
14Arthurian Legends
15Arthurian Legends
21Vocal Projection
Arthurian Legends
22Development of the King Arthur Legends
Vocal Technique for Speakers/Singers
Silk-Painting a Medieval Banner (2 hours)
25Development of the King Arthur Legends
J Caz Bentley

Years Taught: 16
Classes Taught: 38
Hours Taught: 48
1Paper Making
Stained Glass
Wood Decoration
2Stained Glass [Offered twice]
Woodwork
Paper Making
3Silverpoint Drawing (In Persona)
Stained Glass
Wood Carving (Prcticum) (2 hours)
5Egg Tempra Painting
Intermediate Wood Carving (2 hours)
Silverpoint Drawing (2 hours)
6Stained Glass
7Stained Glass
Wood Carving
8SilverPoint Drawing (In Personna)
Wood Carving (Practicum)
9Silver Point Drawing (In Personna)
Wood Carving (Practicum)
10Silver Point Drawing (In Personna)
Stained Glass
Wood Carving (2 hours)
12Printmaking (2 hours)
Silver Point Drawing
13Silver Point Drawing
Wood Carving (Practicum)
143D carving
Silverpoint Drawing
15Carving (2 hours)
Dissecting and Emulating a Design Style
Sharpening Tools Workshop
Silverpoint Drawing
16Carving (2 hours)
Egg Tempera Painting (2 hours)
17Stained Glass (2 hours)
SilverPoint Drawing
19Apprenticeship in the Artistic Professions
Silver Point Drawing
Jean Ross

Years Taught: 14
Classes Taught: 23
Hours Taught: 30
3Feasts
5Feast Budgeting
How to do a Medieval Feast
14Introduction to Glass Bead Making
15Introduction to Glass Bead Making (2 hours)
16Early Period Beaded Necklaces
17Introduction to Glass Bead Making (2 hours)
18Introduction to Glass Bead Making (2 hours)
19Treasure Necklaces [Offered twice]
20Large Menu Planning
Treasure Necklaces
Intermediate Glass Beads "The fancy stuff"
21Large Menu Planning
Introduction to Glass Bead Making (2 hours)
Glass Bead Making - Beyond the basics
22Introduction to Glass Bead Making (2 hours)
Beads - Open Torch Time (2 hours)
Large Menu Planning
23Beads: Open Torch Time I
Beads: Open Torch Time II
24Food through Time and Location: particularly the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
25Viking Wire Weaving (session I)
Viking Wire Weaving (session II)
Jerry Penner

Years Taught: 16
Classes Taught: 29
Hours Taught: 44
10Siege Attack Weapons - Theory and Practice [Offered twice]
11Siege Attack Weapons - Theory and Practice [Offered twice]
12Siege Attack Weapons - Theory and Practice [Offered twice]
15Practical Trebuchet
16Chainmail for Beginners
Chainmail - Second Steps (2 hours)
Practical Trebuchet
17Chainmail for Beginners
Chainmail - Second Steps (2 hours)
18Chainmail for Beginners
Chainmail - Second Steps (2 hours)
19Chainmail for Beginners
Chainmail - Second Steps (2 hours)
20Chainmail - Beyond the Basics (2 hours)
Chainmail for Beginners
21Chainmail - Beyond the Basics (2 hours)
Chainmail for Beginners
22Chainmail - Beyond the Basics (2 hours)
Chainmail for Beginners
23Chainmail - Beyond the Basics (2 hours)
Chainmail for Beginners
24Chainmail - Beyond the Basics (2 hours)
Chainmail for Beginners
25Chainmail - Beyond the Basics (2 hours)
Chainmail for Beginners
26Chainmail - Beyond the Basics (2 hours)
Chainmail for Beginners
27Chainmail - Beyond the Basics (2 hours)
Chainmail for Beginners
Jo Duke

Years Taught: 18
Classes Taught: 25
Hours Taught: 29
7Medieval Weddings
8Medieval Menus
9Vegetarian Food
10Hats and Headgear
Vegetarian Food
12Medieval hats for modern heads (2 hours)
13Warp Weighted Loom (Practicum)
15Dyers' Round Table
Weaving on a Warp Weighted Loom - hands-on introduction
16Natural Dyes in Medieval History, a Workshop (2 hours)
Textiles 101: Colour and Pattern in Dark Age and Medieval Fabrics
17Greenland and London Hose
18What's on your loom? - A weavers round table
Simple Medieval Dice and Table Games
19Simple Medieval Dice and Table Games
21Simple Medieval Dice and Table Games
Warps for Weighting
22Sprang: A Basic Introduction (2 hours)
23Textiles 101: Colour and Pattern in Historical Fabrics
Textiles 201: Historical Dress Design From the Ground Up
24Textiles 202: Historical Dress Design From the Ground Up
25Weaving with a Rigid Heddle - hands-on introduction (2 hours)
26Cut, Conservation and Consumption
27Braiding and Cords
Diagonal Braiding
Karen Peterson

Years Taught: 13
Classes Taught: 18
Hours Taught: 20
12Roles of Women in Norse Society
13Women in Norse Society
14Fabric Dyeing in the Viking Age
Sheep to Shoulders
15Dyers' Round Table
Weaving on a Warp Weighted Loom - hands-on introduction
16Natural Dyes in Medieval History, a Workshop (2 hours)
17Warp-Weighted Loom - Discussion
19Viking North Atlantic Sites & Museums
20Iceland - Geography & Museums
Warp Weighted loom - a Hands-On Introduction (2 hours)
21DARC goes to L.A.M.; Integrating Historic Re-enactors into an Existing Parks Canada Presentation or How We Spent Our Summer Vacation.
22Digging in the dirt - attending an archaeological fieldschool
Introduction to Drop Spinning
23Naalbinding: An Introduction
24Introduction to Drop Spinning
Introduction to Drop Spinning (repeat)
26Textile Processes in the Viking Age
Karina Bates

Years Taught: 12
Classes Taught: 21
Hours Taught: 27
12The History of the Rom (Gypsies)
14The History of the Rom (Gypsies)
Re-Creating the Rom
15The History of the Rom (Gypsies)
16Finger Braiding (2 hours)
17Brief History of Pottery
18Gypsies in Portraiture: Truth or Fiction
Knitting in the Medieval Period (2 hours)
19Pottery in Europe
History of Andalusia
20Pottery: An experimental early-period Pit Fire
Gypsies in Portraiture: Truth or Fiction?
21The History of the Rom (Gypsies)
Brief History of Pottery
DARC goes to L.A.M.; Integrating Historic Re-enactors into an Existing Parks Canada Presentation or How We Spent Our Summer Vacation.
22Fingerloop Braiding - beginner (2 hours)
Fingerloop Braiding - Intermediate (2 hours)
23Fingerloop Braiding - beginner (2 hours)
Fingerloop Braiding - Intermediate (2 hours)
24Brief History of Pottery
Persona and Living History - A Round Table
Ken Cook

Years Taught: 10
Classes Taught: 12
Hours Taught: 25
7Saxon Life
8On Rope (Practicum)
Saxon Heritage (In Personna)
10Timber Framing in Anglo Saxon England
12Timber Framing (7 hours)
14Mastermyr box
15Anglo-Saxon Forging Demonstration (8 hours)
19Making Medieval Helms
21Energy sources in the Victorian Age
A Working Day on a Victorian Farm and Estate
22A Working Day on a Victorian Farm and Estate
23Living in 1865: Lessons learned with Livestock
Marcus Burnham

Years Taught: 10
Classes Taught: 10
Hours Taught: 13
10Maps & Mapmakers
11Fletching
12The Art of the Fletcher II
13Medieval Maps and Mapmakers
15Hardened Hides: Making Leather Cups, Bottles, and Armour Bits
20Feet firmly in the past - Shoes from the Viking Age 800 - 1050
21Feet firmly in the past - Shoes from the Viking Age 800 - 1050 (2 hours)
22Oh happy dagger! This is thy sheath (2 hours)
25Some bits are old, some bits are very old and some are not so old
27Feet firmly in the past - Shoes from the Viking Age 800 - 1050 (2 hours)
Mark Patchett

Years Taught: 19
Classes Taught: 32
Hours Taught: 35
8Armour through the Ages
Basic Armouring Techniques
9Armour through the Ages
10Leather Armour
11Basic Armouring Techniques (3 hours)
12Leather Armour
13Siege Engines
Siege Engines for Children
Wax Tablets
14Arms and Armour for 11th Century England
Flint and Steel fire starting
15Rebated Steel Combat Demonstration
16Flint and Steel Fire Striking
17Flint and Steel Fire Striking
18Flint and Steel Fire Striking
19Flint and Steel Fire Striking
Introduction to Naalbinding
20SCA Armoured Combat Demonstration
Viking Combat Demonstration
Flint and Steel Fire Striking
21SCA Combat Demonstration
Flint and Steel Fire Striking
Introduction to Naalbinding
23Pole Lathe (2 hours)
24Naalbinding 101
Naalbinding 102
25Naalbinding 101
Naalbinding 102
26Naalbinding 101
Flint and Steel Fire Striking
27Naalbinding 101
Flint and Steel Fire Striking
Neil Peterson

Years Taught: 27
Classes Taught: 50
Hours Taught: 65
1Jewelry Making [Offered twice]
Vintning [Offered twice]
2Jewelry [Offered twice]
Wine Making
3Jewelry [Offered twice]
Wine Making (Practicum) (2 hours)
Viking Society (In Persona)
4Jewelry Fashions [Offered twice]
Norse Society (In Persona) [Offered twice]
5Finding Books [Offered twice]
Introduction to the SCA [Offered twice]
Viking Society (Personna)
6Introduction to the SCA [Offered twice]
7Introduction to the SCA (1)
8Introduction to the SCA [Offered twice]
9Introduction to the SCA [Offered twice]
Viking Life (In Personna)
10Introduction to the SCA [Offered twice]
Viking Talk
Children: Rune stones
11Introduction to the SCA [Offered twice]
12Introduction to the SCA [Offered twice]
13Pastimes of the Vikings
14Havamaal: Words of Wisdom
Pastimes of the Vikings
15Havamaal: Words of Wisdom
Pastimes of the Vikings
16Pastimes of the Vikings
Survey of Norse Bead Making
17Viking Era Pastimes
18Pretty Colours! The production of viking era glass beads.
19Viking North Atlantic Sites & Museums
Viking Era Bead Production
20Iceland - Geography & Museums
Bead Production in Scandinavia: converting archaeological evidence to a practical method
21Viking Era Beads
Hnefatafl - A Viking Good Time!
22Experimental Vikings: Glass and Iron
Digging in the dirt - attending an archaeological fieldschool
23But I don't know how to present...
Hávamál: Viking Words of Wisdom
24Lies, Damn Lies, and Viking Pseudohistory
History TV's Vikings and History's Vikings
25Hávamál: Viking Words of Wisdom
History TV's Vikings and History's Vikings
Experiment and Experience
26Experiment and Experience
Hnefatafl - A Viking Good Time!
27Experiment and Experience
<PS> The Viking Settlement of North America according to Ragnarr Njalsson
Paddy Gillard-Bentley

Years Taught: 19
Classes Taught: 41
Hours Taught: 53
1Medicinal Herbs
2Medicinal Herbs [Offered twice]
3Celtic Society (In Persona)
Herbalist Apprentices (In Persona)
Medicinal Herbs
Hair Styles
4Advanced Medicinal Herbs
Herbs (Practicum) (2 hours)
Beginners Medicinal Herbs
5Advanced Herbs
Beginners Herbs
Herbal Practicum (In Persona) (Practicum) (2 hours)
Introduction to the SCA [Offered twice]
6Herbal Workshop (2 hours)
History of Herbs
7Herbal Workshop [Offered twice]
Introduction to the SCA (2)
8Beginner's Guide to Herbology
Herbal Workshop
9Beginner's Guide to Herbology
Herbal Workshop
10Faeries, Goblins and Trolls, Oh My!
Herbal Workshop
12Children - Herbs
Herbal Workshop
13Beginner's Guide to Herbology
Herbal Workshop
14Herbs - a workshop (2 hours)
History of Herbs
15Herbal Practicum (2 hours)
Playwrighting - a workshop (2 hours)
16Herbal Workshop (2 hours)
Plants and Stones
17Herbal Workshop (2 hours)
Plants and Stones
21Herbal Workshop (2 hours)
23Herbal Workshop
24Setup(Lunch)
Setup(Lunch)
Setup(Brass)
Setup(Brass/torch)
Richard Schweitzer

Years Taught: 20
Classes Taught: 48
Hours Taught: 55
7Bawdy Songs & Love Ballads
Pewter Casting Practicum (2 hours)
8Bawdy Songs & Love Ballads
Pewter Casting
10Bawdy Songs & Love Ballads
Birch Bark Horn
11Bardic Arts
Pewter Casting
12Making Musical Instruments
13Instrument Making
Norse Noises
14Norse Music
Norse Poetry
15Norse King's Sagas
Pewter Casting for Beginners (2 hours)
Pewter Casting - Advanced
16Making Norse Instruments
Playing with Kennings
17Norse Sagas for Adults
Introductory Pewter
Dances from Tudor England
Writing Period Music
18Dance Music for Two Recorders
Making Musical Instruments
19Pewter Casting for Triflers and Sadmen
Pewter Casting for Beginners (2 hours)
20Norse Music
Norse Sagas - the Bloody, Bawdy and Bizarre
Dances from Tudor England (Gresley Dances)
21Dances from Tudor England (Gresley Dances)
Making Musical Instruments (2 hours)
22Meaningful Scratches
Bawdy Songs & Love Ballads
Pewter Casting for Beginners (2 hours)
23Dances from Tudor England (Gresley Dances)
Norse Sagas - the Bloody, Bawdy and Bizarre
24Dances from Tudor England (Gresley Dances)
Making Musical Instruments (2 hours)
25Dancing with Children
Norse Ethnomusicology
Dances from Tudor England (Gresley Dances)
Norse Sagas - the Bloody, Bawdy and Bizarre
26Pewter Casting for Beginners (2 hours)
Buffons: Dancing with Swords
The Kalevala: Stories from the Northlands
27Canadian History 1001: The Bloody Norse Arrive!
Norse Practical Jokes
Sword Dances
Rob Schweitzer

Years Taught: 23
Classes Taught: 49
Hours Taught: 70
3History of Archery
4History of Archery
Leather Carving
5Cardweaving
History of Archery [Offered twice]
Leather Bottle Making (Practicum) (2 hours)
6Advanced Tablet Weaving
Beginners Tablet Weaving
Music [Offered twice]
7Begining Tablet Weaving
Brocaded Tablet Weaving
8Beginners Tablet Weaving
Brocaded Tablet Weaving
9Beginner's Tablet Weaving
Brocaded Tablet Weaving
10Beginner's Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
Brocaded Tablet Weaving
11Beginner's Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
Double Faced Tablet Weaving
13Beginner's Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
Brocaded Tablet Weaving
14Beginner's Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
Brocaded Tablet Weaving
15Tablet Weaving for Beginners (2 hours)
Tablet Weaving - Advanced
17Tablet Weaving for Beginners (2 hours)
Tablet Weaving - Advanced
18Tablet Weaving for Beginners (2 hours)
Tablet Weaving - Advanced
19Tablet Weaving for Beginners (2 hours)
Double Faced Tablet Weaving
20Introduction to Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
Tablet Woven Artefacts
21Introduction to Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
Analysis and drafting of patterns in Tablet Weaving
22Introduction to Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
Brocaded Tablet Weaving
23Brocaded Tablet Weaving
24Introduction to Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
Tablet Woven Artefacts
Introduction to Glass Bead Making (2 hours)
25Introduction to Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
Brocaded Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
26Introduction to Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
Advanced Tablet Weaving (2 hours)
Introduction to Glass Bead Making (2 hours)
27Advanced Tablet Weaving
Introduction to Glass Bead Making
Advanced Glass Bead Making
Susan Carroll-Clark, Ph.D.

Years Taught: 15
Classes Taught: 24
Hours Taught: 25
3Clothing 600 - 1200
Clothing 1450-1600
4Clothing 600 - 1200
5Crusades (Personna)
Fashion 600 - 1200
6Medieval Fashion 600-1350
Religion in Medieval Life
7Early Period Fashions (600 - 1350)
7 Deadly Sins
8988 and All That: An Introduction to Early Russian Society
Sex and the Church (Adults Only)
10Dame Susanna, Anchoress (In Personna)
A Passion for Learning: Taking the Next Steps in Research
13Everyday Theology
Palaeography: Calligraphy and Writing in the Middle Ages
14Understanding Historical Sources
15Virtues and Vices in Medieval Society
16Knightly Virtues
17Introduction to Latin (2 hours)
18Calligraphy for Beginners
19Introduction to Calligraphy
Popular Religion during the Middle Ages (c. 1100-1450)
22Norse wire weaving
Sex and the Church


Total number of speakers: 20
Total number of hours: 743
Average number of speakers: 37.15
Total number of years: 323
Average number of years: 16.15
Total number of classes: 601
Average number of classes: 30.05