Mission Statement: The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international non-profit volunteer educational organization. The SCA is devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century skills, arts, combat, culture, and employing knowledge of history to enrich the lives of participants through events, demonstrations, and other educational presentations and activities.     

You can find this statment on their website at  sca.org or click the button above.  My dad started taking us to events because he was such a history nut, but it's so much more then just history.  For me it has been a place to learn about chivalry, a place to make life long friends, and a place to play a fantastic game.