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I know a few times in my Council, there were opportunities to design a patch for an event. In one case mine was chosen for Pow-Wow and my son did one for District.
Two small corrections to Jon's presentation: 1920 was the first world jamboree, held in England. 1924 was the second held in Denmark. 1935 was confirmed cancelled due to Polio
Had some really great times at camp Uwharrie,it was very sad to hear that camp was being sold very sad for future boys who will never get to experience the feel of camp Uwharrie I'm Eagle Scout David Hunt from Troop 273 of Lexington N.C ,center hill Church, From 1973 thur1978,79 I'm still participate in things I learned in scouting for I still hike and camp on Appalachian trail,iI was member of OA as well.
The camp was closed prior to 1980. Eagle Island was open from 79 back. I was there on 80 putting new roofs on the quads and putting in new septic tanks and everything else prior to the 80 opening. Explain that to me please.
I just came across your videos and it really brought back the memories for me from several of the camps highlighted in your series. The troop I was with always went to Camp Semiconon and we were there for the last season of that camp. People were literally tearing up on the last day knowing "our" camp was closing for good. After that we had to go to Camp Anawanna and all the troops that got relocated to Anawanna that first year would sing the Semiconion camp song whenever the staff tried to get us to do the Anawanna camp song (driving the Anawanna camp staff crazy). 😂
It stated that the 1922 OSC at the state fair also was a "service camp". Maybe in 1923 they split them up - had the service camp in Sacramento and the OSC in Santa Barbara
That's always a possibility. Unfortunately there is no co-oberating evidence of that reported in any of the newspapers of the time, including the Sacramento Bee which covered the State Fair daily and extensively.
You are correct, the first OSC was in 1921. There was no patch issued for that one. The first patch was issued for the 1922 OSC! Thanks for the comment.
very well done....more people need to watch this...it is a serious lesson on cheerful service from the very depth of your soul...freely and willingly...
Oh wow, I knew this Bill Spengler when he lived in Colorado Springs, he had been an ambassador in Afghanistan, and we were in Kyrgyzstan together when he told me the BP story!
Dr. Flatt, I really enjoyed the trip down memory lane with your presentation. Well done. I met Bill a few times at different functions and he always had time to visit with you and do a little trading. It was incredible how his little book changed and grew the hobby compared to the dark ages in the 60's. As most of us move into our 70's (mature years) the hobby has slowed down a bit and the missing numbers and names have become even more scarce. I'm an ASM for a 2 year old girls troop and the Scouts from our troop who went to the Jamboree this past summer were thrilled to get to trade the bag of flaps & patches I provided for them to learn the hobby. WWW, Reed Newman Bulverde, Texas
Three Harbors Council in Wisconsin, only has one current camp : Oh-Da-Ko-Ta. RS Lyle and Lefeber Northwoods Camps were sold back in 2015. Then last year, Indian Mound Reservation was also sold. IMR was one on the oldest Scout camps in the country, opened in 1917.
I have info from a lodge booklet that explains some things about the Ajapeu 33 Flap. Some of the first ones were said to be sew on the uniform, but I have not come across anything to back it up. I will post photos of our lodge book and the pages that explains some of the info of the the flap and where to place it.
Montana Council has only one set of camp council patches that I know of. It is for the 50th Anniversary of K-M Scout Ranch (read as K Bar M). There are six council patches and one jacket patch in the set. The council patches show the three historical camp buildings, one in full color and one in all gold mylar. The jacket patch shows the fancy, new lodge building opened in 2019. May 18, 1980 is the day Mount St Helens erupted.
a knot for earning every merit badge? hopefully, that's never approved. AFAIK, nobody was ever intended to chase every merit badge in some sort of completionist frenzy. if you've Eagled early, your time would be better spent pursuing Summit or Quartermaster. Given that many merit badges provide only an initial exposure to a life skill, career field, or hobby, it would be better to focus one's energy towards mastering something(s) specific: a varsity sport, a musical instrument, etc.
