Ceit

Public ("Antispam") Email Address:
rickarpa AT muc DOT edu

Modern Biographical Info:
Naturalist/Program Coordinator, Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center; Regional Director, Environmental Education Council of Ohio. 1 son, Benjamin Thompson; 6 cats; 1 garden, badly in need of tending.

SCA Name:
Catriona Fionnaghal nic Elphinstone known as Ceit

SCA Nickname:
Ceit

SCA Title:
Lady

Home Group:
Alderford

Heraldic Device Blazon:
Argent, two thistles slipped and leaved vert, flowered gules, and a hedgehog passant sable between a chief and a point gules [Erinaceus europaeus]

Awards and Honors:
Award of Arms, Purple Fret, Golden Shield

Household and Guild Affiliation:
Erevnite Asteron

SCA Persona:
15th century Scot

Persona Biography:
Scottish herbalist widow, b. 1447 to Eilidh Ealasaid (highlander) and George Elphinstone (lowlander, uncle of Bishop Elphinstone). After father died, mother & I joined Grandfather Elphinstone's household in Glasgow. Married Jamie Anderson, 1 son - Colin Anderson, born 1487. After Jamie's death, mother, Colin and I traveled with Bishop Elphinstone's household. Colin journeyed to Japan in 1505 and has not yet returned. Device: Argent, two thistles slipped and leaved vert, flowered gules, and a hedgehog passant sable between a chief and a point gules (Erinaceus europaeus)

Member for:
4 years 10 weeks