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Cloth Talk 2.0 Episode #5: What To Collect In The Hobby
It’s been a little while since Hank Birdsong and Jason Spangler got behind the camera to publish an episode of Cloth Talk 2.0. For those of you who are not familiar with the idea – this is a short 5-7 minute show to talk about patches for the CarolinaOA.com website. Hank along with Rick Horne …Read More
Occoneechee Lodge 104 Trade-O-Ree Memories
Many collectors from North Carolina were in attendance for the Occoneechee Lodge 104 Trade-O-Ree that was held at Camp Durant near Carthage, NC over the weekend of August 22-23. This video lasts right at 90 seconds. Enjoy! Submitted by Webmaster Jason Spangler Please leave comments below!
How The 104 Thunderbirds Run An Awesome OA Trading Post
Occoneechee Lodge 104 runs a very efficient Trading Post that brings in north of $15,000 in gross sales at a typical event at Camp Durant. In this video the youth chairman Jackson Seagroves who heads up the trading post committee shares the tips and tactics they use for pulling it off. Their successful lodge trading …Read More
Cloth Talk 2.0 Episode 4: J. Rucker Newbery’s Flaps
In this episode of the videoblog for CarolinaOA.com called Cloth Talk 2.0 the hosts Hank Birdsong and Jason Spangler dive into their collections to talk about the super rare Dancer flaps from Un A Li’yi Lodge 236 in Charleston, SC. For many state collectors these are among the hardest issues to get and certainly would …Read More
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
Cloth Talk 2.0 Episode 2: The Tsali Lodge Big “4”
Order of the Arrow collectors know that every lodge has some killer issues that make or break your collection. In this video Hank Birdsong of Tsali Lodge 134 in Asheville, NC talks about the four OA flaps from his lodge that are the monsters to get. Jason Spangler is also part of the conversation in …Read More
Cloth Talk 2.0 – Episode 1 Hank Birdsong & Patch History Books
For more than three decades Hank Birdsong has been experimenting with making patch history books for Scouting memorabilia collectors. In this first installment of a new chat format for Boy Scout collectors Hank and I talk about that story using Google+ Hangout. Hank grew up in Wahissa Lodge 118 of the Old Hickory Council and …Read More