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118 Wahissa
In 1938 the Winston-Salem Council chartered an Order of the Arrow Lodge. The name "Wahissa" was chosen which means "happy place". The council later became Old Hickory Council and the lodge chose the calumet or peace pipe as its totem. The lodge is very active in staffing and supporting the council's camp, Camp Raven Knob.
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2014 Old Hickory TOR in Winston-Salem NC Memories
This video slideshow has scenes from the Old Hickory TOR hosted organized by Matt White and the Old Hickory Council, B.S.A./Camp Raven Knob Historical Association. The show was held on December 12-13, 2014 at Hopewell Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The TOR was a big hit with Saturday being the best day. There were …Read More
Wahissa Lodge “Early Registration” 2014 SR7B Conclave Patch
Wahissa lodge once again this year offered members an incentive to sign up early for the 2014 SR-7B Conclave. Many people over the past few years think we have had a “delegate” patch for Conclave, but in truth the only thing we have produced have been early registration patches to get people to sign up …Read More
Reorder = New Wahissa Lodge 118 Flap
On July 22, Wahissa Lodge issued a new standard issue flap, tentatively identified as Issue S43. This design is similar in design to the S22 and S29 issues, but is significantly larger than either of those flaps. It is further identified by the patchscan.com QR code, which provides more information about the producer of the …Read More
Wahissa Lodge 118 Current Ceremonies Patch
In 2011 Wahissa issued the last of its R11 ceremonies patches to the youth and adults that earned one during the 2011 year. The Indian Affairs folks started working on a new patch to replace the R11 and came up with a new program to help promote the various areas of Indian Affairs that the …Read More
Wahissa Lodge 118 – 75th Anniversary OA Issues
Wahissa 118 recently issued a new flap set and jacket patch to commemorate their 75th anniversary. Pictured below with the J7 Backpatch are the following flaps: S37 – Camp Lasater Commemorative (brown bdr) S38 – Lodge Chiefs Commemorative (White bdr) S39 – Camp Raven Knob Commemorative (Yellow bdr) S40 – OA Rededication Commemorative (Red bdr) …Read More
Memorabilia History
Wahissa Lodge 118 Cook Crew History
Many people across North Carolina have seen a variety of issues from Wahissa Lodge’s Cook Crew. Not all of them are recorded in their entirety on collecting sites we all use. The first Wahissa Cook Crew Issue was from 1975. It has the year date on it and has “Charter Member” on the patch along …Read More
Mystery Solved! 1962 6A Fellowship Neckerchief Clone
Here is some background on a piece that has always gotten a lot of attention for North Carolina Conclave collectors, and a little more information that helps to shed light on why it was issued. In 1962, Wahissa Lodge Hosted the Area 6-A Fellowship at Camp Raven Knob. In addition to the patch, a light …Read More