[MR] RE stuff to do

[David Chessler]

There's also a lot of armor at the Higgins in Worcester, MA, but that's
getting somewhat far.

Also check the Washington post for what's going on.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artsandliving/travel/?nav=left
check the links on the left side of the page


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Received: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:25:11 AM EDT
From: James Anderson III <james.anderson.iii at gmail.com>
To: atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [MR] RE stuff to do

> DC specifically, admittedly years ago, but there was a bit of armor on
> display at the Smithsonian Museum last time I went. A quick google looks
> like they have a "castle" of sorts:
>
>
http://www.gosmithsonian.com/museums/smithsonian-institution-building-the-castle/Smithsonian-Institution-Building-the-Castle-Exhibits.html
>
> I've not been to it before, but I would wager the armor displays would be
> rare or non-existent, since most Smithsonian seems to be more of US history
> of course.
>
> The best armor museum trip I've taken (besides England) around here would
be
> The Met in NY. There is a train that runs to NY that may leave from or near
> DC.
>
> http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/arms_and_armor
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Frank Douglas
<wiktor_kostka at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> > I am not going to be able to bring much gear, if any.
> >  But I all ways like to stop and see what is being done in other
kingdoms,
> > if I can. A fighter practice with loner gear, would be heaven sent. Any
> > thing else going on in the area would be great. Things like good Medieval
> > Museums would be most helpful.
> >
> > From: James Anderson III <james.anderson.iii at gmail.com>
> > To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> > Subject: Re: [MR] I am Visiting soon and wondered what and where thing
> >     were    going on
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> > Years ago there were fighter practices near Tysons Corner also. Not
> > terribly
> > far from DC.
> >
> > Or was the inquiry more of a "general" stuff to do, and not SCA specific?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Gyula, Wiktor Kostka
> > Squire to Sir Emyrs Shaunnon
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