Memorabilia History

Cloth Talk 2.0 Episode #11: OA Mugs Unboxing

Cloth Talk 2.0 Episode #11: OA Mugs Unboxing You will see the smile on my face when one of my biggest regrets is erased with the Boy Scout collection that I unbox in this video. During a move I broke one of my most treasured OA mugs. Then through a stroke of luck the replacement mug literally landed in my lap. This video …Read More



A Patch Collectors Guide To Santee Lodge 116

A Patch Collectors Guide To Santee Lodge 116   Download the free PDF: A Patch Collectors Guide To Santee Lodge 116 (35 pages in color) In the post  Blue Book era of OA collecting the trend I see in the hobby is for dedicated lodge historians to publish their own lodge memorabilia books.  I first published this book in 2008 and followed it …Read More



Santee Lodge Almost Hosted the 1942 National OA Meeting

Santee Lodge Almost Hosted the 1942 National OA Meeting This was shared by Jason Shull and it was honestly a surprise to everyone he told about it.   As some of you may know there were plans to hold the a National OA Meeting in 1942 and apparently one of the places that was strongly considered as the host site was Cheraw State Park just …Read More



Burn Those Parakeets!

Burn Those Parakeets! The Blue Book listing for Santee Lodge 116 has a curious listing that I’m sure most folks have never heard the story on.  It is listed as ZS1 and the description reads, “Known examples burned in fireplace”.  Well it just so happens that I stumbled across the only pictures ever taken of this patch and …Read More



My Favorite Collection – Lodge T-shirts!

My Favorite Collection – Lodge T-shirts! I really can’t tell you where I got hooked on lodge T-shirts.  My brother will tell you that when he shipped out for the army after graduating high school that I raided his drawers looking for cool clothes.  Among the shirts in there was the 1983 Dixie staff t-shirt from Santee 116.  It is not …Read More



Santee 116 Dixie Fellowship Host Flap Broke the Mold

Santee 116 Dixie Fellowship Host Flap Broke the Mold If you go back and take a look at lodge host items issued for either the Cardinal Conclave or Dixie Fellowship I think 1983 marks the beginning of a new era.  Up until that point I’m not aware of any patches being issued by host lodges unless you want to count some of the early …Read More



Cloth Talk 2.0 Episode 3: Santee Lodge 116 Musical Chairs

Cloth Talk 2.0 Episode 3: Santee Lodge 116 Musical Chairs In Episode 3 of Cloth Talk 2.0 Hank Birdsong and Jason Spangler turn the attention to Santee Lodge 116.  For those that collect the lodge one of the more puzzling issues might be the S12 flap.  It was first issued in 1995 replacing the S1o which had been the lodge’s single combination honors flap for …Read More



The Desolation of Head – Santee Issues You’ve Never Seen or Heard Of

The Desolation of Head – Santee Issues You’ve Never Seen or Heard Of One of the goals of CarolinaOA.com is to share the stories that are so obscure that people in that lodge or council might not even know.  I’ve got one of those for you today but first you have to go back about 15 years to the reign of terror. During the late 1990s the Pee …Read More



The Curious Little Santee 116 Trader Flap

The Curious Little Santee 116 Trader Flap In August of 2011 at the LLDC the executive committee approved a new “Trader Flap” for the lodge. The vote came at the direction of the scout executive in order to have a Santee flap available for open sale in the Florence office. Several designs were drawn up around tables in the dining hall. However, …Read More



Santee Lodge 116 First Issue Patch – The Arrowhead

Santee Lodge 116 First Issue Patch – The Arrowhead The first lodge emblem did not come out until 1955. This patch is in the shape of an arrowhead and is commonly called the “Arrowhead”. Prior to this time members only had their white sashes and dangle pin to distinguish them as brothers in the Order of the Arrow. The “Arrowhead” was ordered to have …Read More