Acknowledgments

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Advertisements

  • 1973 – Promo Poster – Dana McDill
  • 1975 – Promo Posters Design 1 & 2
  • 1980 – Promo Poster – found on ebay
  • 1987 – Postcard
  • 1996 – Flier
  • 2013 – 2014 – Coupons & Advertisements – Meghan Brunner
  • 2016 – 2019 – Coupons & Advertisements – Meghan Brunner

Broadsheets

  • 1985 – Weekend 1 – John Neitz
  • 1986 – Weekend 1 – Natasha Krentz
  • 1986 – Weekend 4 – ? (if this was you, please contact me so I can give you credit!)
  • 1987 – Weekend 1 – Katie Beery; Weekends 2 & 5 – John Neitz
  • 1988 – Weekend 6 – ? (if this was you, please contact me so I can give you credit!)
  • 1989 – All Weekends – John Neitz
  • 1990 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 7 – John Neitz
  • 1992 – Weekends 2, 3, 5, & 7 – John Neitz
  • 1993 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, & 4 – John Neitz
  • 1994 – Weekends 1 & 3 – John Neitz
  • 1995 – Weekends 1, 4, 5, 6, & 7 – John Neitz
  • 1996 – Weekends 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 – John Neitz
  • 1997 – Weekends 1 & 4 – Meghan Brunner
  • 1998 – Weekends 1, 4, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 1999 – Weekend 1 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2000 – Weekend 3 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2001 – Weekend 5 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2002 – Weekend 6 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2003 – Weekend 4 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2005 – Weekends 3 & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2006 – Weekends 3 & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2007 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4, & Fest Friday – Meghan Brunner
  • 2008 – All Weekends – Meghan Brunner
  • 2009 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2010 – All Weekends – Meghan Brunner
  • 2011 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2012 – All Weekends – Meghan Brunner
  • 2013 – Weekends 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2014 – Weekends 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, Fest Friday, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2015 – Weekends 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Fest Friday, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2016 – All Weekends – Meghan Brunner
  • 2017 – All Weekends – Meghan Brunner
  • 2019 – All Weekends – Patrick Fisher

Brochures

  • 1972 – ? (if this was you, please contact me so I can give you credit!)
  • 1979 – Greg Twaites
  • 1984 – Katie Beery
  • 1986 – Katie Beery
  • 1987 – Katie Beery
  • 1988 – Kathy Merchant
  • 1990 – Katie Beery
  • 1992 – Katie Beery
  • 1993 – Katie Beery
  • 1994 – Meghan Brunner
  • 1995 – Meghan Brunner
  • 1997 – Meghan Brunner
  • 1998 – Katie Beery
  • 1999 – John Neitz
  • 2000 – John Neitz
  • 2001 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2002 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2003 – John Neitz
  • 2004 – 2011 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2013 – 2014 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2016 – 2017 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2019 – Meghan Brunner

Cast – Misc.

  • Grania – Meghan Brunner
  • Public Assassins Contract for Assassination – John Neitz
  • Entertaining Company brochure – John Neitz
  • Pirates promo flier – John Neitz
  • Gathering of the Faithful – Meghan Brunner
  • Dialect Card 2014 – Meghan Brunner
  • William de Lacey – Peasant Tag-and-Release – John Neitz
  • After Hours – Tourneyment of the Sword materials – John Neitz
  • After Hours – Swank Night materials – John Neitz

Feast of Fantasy

  • 1987 – menu with reservation confirmation – Eric Knight
  • 2003 – confirmation card – Meghan Brunner
  • 2007 – schedule – ? (if this was you, please contact me so I can give you credit!)
  • 2008 – 2009 – postcard – Meghan Brunner
  • Unknown year – menu – ? (if this was you, please contact me so I can give you credit!)

Food Book Covers

  • 2002 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2006 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2007 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2012 – 2019 – Meghan Brunner

Food Book Coupons

  • 1991 – John Neitz
  • 1992 – John Neitz
  • 1999 – John Neitz
  • 2002 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2004 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2007 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2012 – 2019 – Meghan Brunner

Grids

  • 1987 – Weekend 1 – John Neitz
  • 1989 – Weekend 2 – John Neitz
  • 1990 – Weekend 3 – John Neitz
  • 1995 – Weekends 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 1996 – Weekend 1 – Meghan Brunner
  • 1998 – Weekend 6 – Meghan Brunner
  • 1999 – Weekends 4, 5, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2000 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, & 4 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2002 – Weekend 3 – Mark Christopherson
  • 2003 – Weekends 1, 2, 6, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2004 – Weekends 2, 4, 5, 6, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2005 – Weekend 1 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2008 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2009 – Weekends 1 & 3 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2010 – Weekends 1, 2, 4, 5, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2011 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2012 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2013 – Weekends 6 & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2014 – Weekends 1 – 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2015 – Weekends 1, 2, 5, 6, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2016 – Weekends 1, 2, & 3 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2017 – Weekends 1 & 2 – Meghan Brunner

Newsletter – Official

  • 1985 – Weekends 3 & 6 – John Neitz
  • 1986 – Weekends 1, 3, & 7 – John Neitz
  • 1987 – All Weekends  – John Neitz
  • 1988 – Weekends 1, 4, 6, 7, & Spring – John Neitz
  • 1989 – Weekends 2, 3, 5, 6, & 7 – John Neitz
  • 1990 – All Weekends & Spring  – John Neitz
  • 1991 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & Spring – John Neitz
  • 1992 – Spring, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 – John Neitz
  • 1993 – All Weekends – John Neitz & June – Katie Beery
  • 1994 – All Weekends – John Neitz & June – Meghan Brunner
  • 1995 – Weekends 1 & 5 – John Neitz & Weekends 3, 4, 6, 7, June, & Post-Fest – Meghan Brunner
  • 1996 – All Weekends & Spring – Meghan Brunner
  • 1997 – All Weekends, Spring, & Winter – Meghan Brunner
  • 1998 – Weekends 2, 5, 6, Spring, & Winter – Meghan Brunner
  • 1999 – All Weekends, Winter, & Spring – Meghan Brunner
  • 2000 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, & Spring – Meghan Brunner
  • 2001 – Weekends 4 & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2002 – Weekends 1, 3, 4, 6, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2003 – Weekends 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2004 – Weekends 1, 3, 5, 6, & 7, & August – Meghan Brunner
  • 2005 – Weekends 1 & 2 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2006 – Weekends 1 & 4 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2007 – Weekends 1 & 3 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2008 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 5, 6,  & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2009 – Weekends 1 & 2 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2010 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2011 – Weekends 1, 2, 3, 4, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2012 – Weekends 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2014 – Weekends 1, 3, 5, & 6 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2015 – Weekends 5, 6, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2016 – All Weekends – Meghan Brunner
  • 2017 – Weekends 1-6 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2018 – Weekends 3-7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2019 – Weekends 1-6 – Meghan Brunner

Newsletter – Cast-Crated

  • 1984 – Copious Times: Weekend 1
  • 1985 – Copious Times: Weekend 1
  • 1986 – Blue Unicorn: editions 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 14, 15 – John Neitz
  • 1990 – Neptune’s Page: Weekends 3-7 – John Neitz
  • 1991 – Uproots: Volume 1 & Volume 4 – John Neitz
  • 1992 – Copious Times: Weekends 4 & 6
  • 1996 – Feather & Ink Exchange: August & September – John Neitz
  • 1996 – Knight After: Weekends 2, 3, 5 #1, & 5 #2 (6 but mislabeled?) – Meghan Brunner
  • 1997 – Knight After: Weekends 2, 4, 5, & 6 – Meghan Brunner
  • 1998 – Knight After: Weekends 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 1999 – Knight After: All Weekends – Meghan Brunner
  • 2000 – Knight After: All Weekends – Meghan Brunner
  • 2000 – Roving Gypsy: Weekends 1, 2, 3, 5, & 6 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2001 – Knight After: Weekends 1 & 7 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2009 – Festival Enquirer -0905 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2009 – Festival Enquirer – 0822, 0829, 0912, 0926, 0929 – Melissa Cutler Iverson
  • 2010 – Festival Enquirer – 0918 – Meghan Brunner
  • Copious Times: Loose Pages
  • Copious Times: Unknown Dates

Newspaper Articles

  • 1971 – Star Tribune – Ye Olde Renaissance Festival (reprinted September 12, 2011)
  • 1989 – Post Weekend – August 6
  • 1994 – Star Tribune – August
  • 1995 – Star Tribune – Bad Manor
  • 1995 – Star Tribune – Real Men Wear Kilts
  • 1995 – Star Tribune – September 16
  • 1998 – City Pages – September 2
  • 1998 – Star Tribune – September 11
  • 1999 – City Pages – September 1
  • 2008 – Star Tribune – August 12
  • 2011 – Star Tribune – Advertisement
  • 2011 – Star Tribune – September 1
  • 2011 – Star Tribune – September 12
  • 2016 – Star Tribune – July 1
  • Undated – Unknown Paper – A Renaissance Dog Has Its Day
  • Undated – Unknown Paper – Personal Ad

Pass – Parking

  • 1986  – John Neitz
  • 1989  – John Neitz
  • 1996  – John Neitz
  • 1999  – John Neitz
  • 2000 – 2002 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2004 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2006 – 2011 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2013 – 2015 – Meghan Brunner

Pass – Temp (day)

  • 1988  – John Neitz
  • 1990  – John Neitz
  • 1992  – John Neitz
  • 1993  – John Neitz
  • 2001 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2004 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2017 – Meghan Brunner

Program

  • 1975 – ? (if this was you, please contact me so I can give you credit!)
  • 1979 – Greg Twaites
  • 1980 – Jim Stone
  • 1982 – Angela Wortham
  • 1983 – Jim Stone
  • 1984 – 1991 – Katie Beery
  • 1992 – Howard French
  • 1993 – 2017 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2018 – 2019 – Patrick Fisher
  • 2023 – MN RenFest official page

Tickets

  • 1980 – Chad Danaki
  • 1982 – ? (if this was you, please contact me so I can give you credit!)
  • 1984 & 1985 – ebay images
  • 1986 – ? (if this was you, please contact me so I can give you credit!)
  • 1991 – John Neitz
  • 1992 – John Neitz
  • 1993 – ? (if this was you, please contact me so I can give you credit!)
  • 1994 – John Neitz
  • 1999 – ? (if this was you, please contact me so I can give you credit!)
  • 2001 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2003 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2006 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2007 – Meghan Brunner
  • 2010 – Howard French
  • 2012-2018 – Meghan Brunner

Other Materials

  • Fairy Tale Scavenger Hunt 2013 & 2014 – Meghan Brunner
  • History Tour flier 2015 – Meghan Brunner
  • Merlin’s Mystical Quest 2017 – Meghan Brunner
  • Marketing Letter 2004 – Meghan Brunner
  • Parking Regulations 2009 – Meghan Brunner
  • King’s Armor Collection 1994 – Meghan Brunner