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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
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!
Occoneechee Tall Tales: The “Micro” Story
Seeing the Occoneechee Lodge S9 recently sold on eBay reminded me of a story told to me by Johnny Pleasants some years back now. The Occoneechee Lodge S9 flap was the first over-seas embroidery flap of the Lodge. Apparently, there was confusion when the measurements were converted from inches to millimeters thus the smaller size …Read More
Tali Taktaki Lodge 70: Big events filled 1938!
1938 was an eventful year for Tali Taktaki Lodge! In April Joseph H. Brinton, National Chief of the Order of the Arrow visited the lodge’s annual meeting at Camp Graystone. There were representatives from East Carolina Council and Winston-Salem in attendance. Executives in both councils were considering forming OA lodges and took this opportunity to …Read More
The “Unicorn Flaps” of Tomo Chi-Chi Lodge
When I joined Patch-L in 2007, I had a lot of requests to help people fill their needs in their collections. One popular request was the S28, S29, and the S30. The more I looked into it, the more I realized I had never seen these flaps. This is why I am calling them the …Read More
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
Croatan Lodge 117 History – the 1960’s
The 1960’s saw increased Lodge activity. Woody Harrison, from Wilson, was elected Lodge Chief in 1960. Dick Auger served as the Lodge Staff Adviser from 1960 until 1963. The first Lodge flap was issued in this year with the restriction of one per life. as well. The first Lodge Newsletter, “Smoke Trails”, was started. This …Read More
Mystery of the Camp Durant Bossman Frames
Many camps have patch frames displayed in buildings at camp and for many boys they have fond memories of staring up at those for years and years. It just so happens that Camp Durant of the Occoneechee Council has some rather famous frames that are currently missing. This discussion captured on Facebook shares images of …Read More
Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge 70 Recognizes Retiring ONSC Professionals
On December 31, 2013 Old North State Council saw the retirement of three long-term professionals. At the suggestion of the Supreme Chief of the Fire the lodge issued patches to recognize the contribution of these three Arrowmen. A patch was designed for each man and it includes their name, their image, final BSA position, and …Read More
Nayawin Rar 296 1st Jacket Patch
The Nayawin Rar 296 1st Jacket Patch was issued back in the early 1980’s. Over all this time, I was not aware of a variety or variation of this patch. Well that was until a couple days ago, when I was informed by a fellow lodge collector of this. The patch was designed at the …Read More