Hi, my name is Misty (if you haven't guessed that much already) I have finally gotten the opportunity to join the SCA and am having a great time already. I...
Hi Misty... Well lets see the first place to start would be picking a time and place and then doing a bit of research as to what the Rom were up to. A couple...
I've been trying to go no mail on all my yahoo groups, but it's not letting me. Would the moderators please change me to no mail. I'm leaving for New Orleans...
Hello, my name is Heather and I'm from Sacramento, CA. I'm new to the SCA and know almost nothing except that I am very excited to get started. I want to...
Had a wonderful trip. Long ass drive home though. I was there 4 months after Katrina, but the devastation is still evident. Please don't forget them on your...
Welcome! I'm not exactly very knowledgeable, but I do know that many times Romani took their names from the places they lived. So if they were from Hungary, it...
Hi Heather and welcome, I would advise that you spend a small amount of time in the SCA looking at folks' clothing to determine what time period/place you...
From the Wilds of the Northlands come the Travelers (known around Cambria/Urals/Brittany/Ireland as Tinkers)! Un 'iStalla All! Im new here and thought it would...
I have been associated with the SCA for about 2 years and still have yet to finish finding a last name for myself. I go by Anasztázia and was in the procass...
... In many places Gypsies were smiths of one sort or another. Perhaps you could find the Romanian word for "smith" and use that as your family name -- the one...
Hi! Anasztazia - We're in the same period and Sara Faaskin did not have a last name when in Romania... If any it would have been of the local boyar... as at...
a quick p.s. to my previous note. The book A History of The Gypsies of Eastern Europe and Russia by David M. Crowe...is an excellent book for research - Sara ...
... Greetings! Keja speaks the truth! When I first began in the SCA I chose a name that I found out later was more appropriate for a male Eastern European...
I went searching for a group to post stolen items. It's just an idea. People can post missing and/or stolen items. And if/when items are found/returned that...
This theft (from a parked car) occurred in West Kingdom this past weekend, after Twelfth Night celebration in San Jose, Cali, and has been a topic on the...
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I joined this group some time back, but have not had time until recently to start developing my persona and deciding what direction I would like to go in. So...
Welcome back, I too am a Romani from the Ottoman Empire. I currently reside in the Kingdom of the Outlands. We're 'neighbors', for if I have my SCA geography...
Hi, I'm Papin Gupa Caumlo from the Canton of Glaslyn, a barony of the Steppes (Dallas, TX). I'm am mainly trying to connect with other Gypsies in my area...
Plaster Mask Making Workshop What better way to celebrate the coming Feast of Fools than with your own custom plaster mask? On Sunday, March 19th, I will be...
Lacshi Tirat! Hello all! I am new to this group and wanted to introduce myself. I am Peperuga of Dunromi. I reside in the Kingdom of Northsheild. I am in...
Hi... I seem to remember a while back there was a mention of Rom quilting ... I don't remember if there were any links listed; what I was wondering was does...
Hi, I'm new to the SCA and I still need to have my name "OKAYED". The name I've picked is 'Papin Rupa Caumlo'. I'm having a hard time finding some kind of...
http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/ This is the best I can do to help.... also if you send in your name and let them know the reason you have no documentation is...
i found that George H. Borrow has a great book. "Romano Lavo-lil" is essentially a rom to english dictionary. Its also filled with his experiences as a gadje...