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January 10th, 2010
Nisha Kittan 114: First Flap Issued
Previously I had reported of the formation of Nisha Kittan lodge, in Lewis and Clark Council, from the merger of Kishkakon 32 and Taleka 81. Thanks to Rich Dillow, I now have an image of the lodge's newly issued first flap. The lodge has decided to use 114 as a lodge number. As far as I know there are no other issues from this lodge at this time.
The design of the flap a simple portrayal of the lodge's black wolf totem, depicted baying at a full moon. It's nicely done. However some observant collectors, especially those in the Southern Plains may find this patch rather familiar looking. I have to wonder if the designer of this flap was inspired by another patch.
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October 27th, 2009
Never Assume
There is an old adage about what happens if one assumes. Randy Holden recently gave me an example of why one shouldn't assume.
A few years ago this privately made patch bearing the name and number of "Unilachtego 107". Given the history of lodge 107 and what was already published in Blue Book, and a proclivity for the recycling of some old lodge names, I assumed this was a predecessor lodge to Kon-Kon-Tu 107 that never had an authentic issue. That was where I was wrong.
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August 30th, 2009
The Unknown Lodges
The Unknown Lodges (Originally printed in Blue Book reprinted with permission of the American Scouting Historical Society)
by Jeff Morley and Bill Topkis
It is hard to imagine the Order of the Arrow of the early 1920s. The scouting program itself was less than 15 years old and the Boy Scouts of America was only one of several scouting organizations competing for national dominance. In those days, the program was not even called Order of the Arrow. What we now know as the OA began in 1915 as Wimactendienk W. W. and was one of several honor camper societies to form during the first decade of Scouting.
Based upon the few first-hand accounts by members who were active in the 1920s, minutes of early meetings of the Grand Lodge and the official History of the Order of the Arrow by Kenneth Davis, an amazing picture of the orders early years begins to emerge.
Scout councils began procuring their own camps in the early to mid 1920s. Before then, it was commonplace for councils to share large camp areas. Three such areas were Treasure Island on the Deleware River near Philadelphia, Lake Kawonanke, and Crystal Lake in New York. Scout encampments from many councils co-existed along the shores of the latter two locations and in the case of Kawonanke Lake, we know that well over thirty different scout councils had campgrounds there at the same time. In circumstances such as these, it is easy to see that if one council utilized a popular honor camper society, it would not be long before the idea would spread to neighboring council camps and such was the case in the early days.
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August 25th, 2009
Guest Editorial: On Patch Restrictions
Rick Obermeyer taught a training session on "Ethical Patch Distribution" at NOAC earlier this month. The topic of patch restrictions often arises in conversation both at NOAC and elsewhere. It is raised often enough that he included an answer to this question in his handouts. I share this here with his permission.
Q4: How do you feel about restrictions?
A4: That really isnt in the context of this session, but since we have time, Ill give you my personal opinions, if you like. I cant speak on restrictions for everybody. That would be too presumptuous. I can only talk about what works for my own lodge back home. Shall I go ahead?
How my lodge feels about restrictions is based on some premises. The first premise is that we are all brothers in the Order of the Arrow. That is, equal brothers. We all got into the OA the same way, with election by others. If we have Brotherhood membership, thats because we all individually made a personal promise to accept the challenge to cheerful service that was shown to us during the Ordeal. If we are Vigil, that is a sign given to indicate that others feel that we have done a decent job of keeping that personal promise we made to ourselves at Brotherhood.
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August 22nd, 2009
Patch Trading at NOAC
Now this is patch trading!
Jason Spangler, aka The Santee Swapper, took out his video camera during the evening patch trading at NOAC. Rather than showing every single patch that was out there -- an almost impossible task if I say so myself -- he wanted to capture the atmosphere of patch trading in Read Hall. The video clip is after the jump.
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August 18th, 2009
2009 NOAC: Who Had the Most Patches?
Now that NOAC is over we can start to get a better grasp on what the lodges issued for this event. I would not be surprised if there's ultimately close to 1500 issues from the approximately 300 lodges. Keep those images coming.
Today's question: Which lodge issued the most patches for NOAC. Skyuka 270 had 14 pieces and they are not a lodge known for its large quantity of issues. Has anyone issued more?
I think there's at least 11 issues from Amangamek Wipit (not yet online) so they could be a contender with a few more patches. Wipala Wiki has been known for a large number of NOAC patches in past years, but I've not seen much from them yet.
On the other extreme: Were there any lodges in attendance that issue no patches for NOAC?
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Archive for Croatan 117
Croatan 117 S71?
I recently wrote about a two part set Croatan lodge issued for NOAC. Greg Grimes now tells me the lodge also issued a restricted flap for its NOAC delegates. This flap continues the Three Musketeers and “The Power of One” themes. D’Artagnan is apparently featured here. This issue also continues a recent tradition and incorporates the initials of the current lodge chief into its design.
A few words are needed about the colors used on this patch.
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Croatan 117 S70?+X9?
All for one, and one for all! Croatan lodge latched onto the conference theme of “The Power of One” in their own way and paid tribute to the Three Musketeers on their 2009 NOAC set. Anthropomorphized deer replace Athos, Porthos and Aramis. A carriage, also drawn by a deer appears on the road to Indiana University, the location of this conference.
I do not know if the lodge issued any additional pieces. I heard rumors of a delegate set but cannot confirm that.
The listing data for these patches are as follows:
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Croatan 117 S46b? and S47b?
I was first made aware of these at last April’s SR-7B conclave. These got lost in the shuffle with the rush of posts on new issues. Thanks to Larry Banks for sending the scans used here.
Last year Croatan needed an additional supply of their Brotherhood and Vigil service flaps, S46 and S47. Instead of using the previous manufacturer, they had the flaps produced through the BSA supply division. The new flaps came back with the BSA Scout Stuff logo as part of the plastic backing. See the image at the top of this post. Previous copies of these issues had a plain plastic backs.
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Croatan 117 ZA5?
I was recently reminded of an unauthorized arrowhead shaped patch from Croatan. This piece looks familiar to me and I had thought I covered it here months ago. Apparently I did not.
This is a rather poor copy of Croatan’s early arrowhead patches. Most obviously the colors are wrong. None of the arrowheads issued by the lodge were on white twill or had a brown border. The embroidery of the deer is also also a poor copy of the deers used on authentic patches
The listing data for this issue should be as follow:
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Croatan 117 J6?
At the SR-7B Conclave a couple of weeks ago two new cook crew patches from Croatan lodge were spotted. Thanks to Greg Grimes and Larry Banks for sending along these images.
One of these patches, pictured was issued for cook crew’s 30th anniversary. I have tentatively listed this as J6? The design features the lodge’s deer totem superimposed upon the central portion of North Carolina’s state flag.
The second patch features a more humorous theme. This patch, labeled as J7?, features a deer in an apron tending to a cauldron. A human head can be seen peeking out of the cauldron.
The listing data for these two issues are as follows:
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Croatan 117 S69?
Croatan lodge adopted a Christmas theme for this year’s SR-7B conclave. Two patches — a flap and a rectangular “dangle” — were issued with this theme. I don’t remember the exact quantities made, but I was told there were significantly fewer of the odd-shape than the flap.
The flap pictures a Christmas Eve scene. Across the top of the flap, “ghosted” into the background is written “Christmas at Croatan”. The dangle features Santa Claus bearing a bag of gifts. The phrase “Croatan 2010″ acknowledges this lodge as the host for the 2010 SR-7B conclave. Following recent practice, the initials of the lodge chief are hidden in the designs of both patches.
The listing data for these two issues are as follows:
| Issue |
Bdr Color/Type |
Bkgd |
Name |
fdl/BSA |
Comments |
| S69? |
BLU |
R |
M/C |
M/C |
BLK |
fdl; Conclave 2009 |
| X8? |
WHT |
R |
M/C |
RED |
TAN |
fdl; Conclave ‘09 |
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Croatan 117 N4?
Larry Banks just recently sent an image of yet another North Carolina section conclave delegate piece that had not been previously listed in Blue Book or this site.
This piece is a silk screened neckerchief issued by Croatan 117 for its delegates to the 1985 SE-7 Conclave. The neckerchief has a rather simple design including the lodge’s deer totem and the conclave theme. It appears to be rendered in black, silk screened on a white neckerchief.
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Croatan 117 eR2008?
Croatan lodge recently issued a patch for this year’s Fall Fellowship. This has the a similar design to the anniversary flap I previously mentioned on this blog. As far as I know this is the only event patch the lodge has issued this year.
Thanks to Greg Grimes for supplying the images of both these recent issues.
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Croatan 117 S68?
Croatan recently celebrated its 70th anniversary with the issuance of a new lodge flap. There was also a activity patch for their recent Fall Fellowship with a similar design that I will highlight in a later post. Thanks to Greg Grimes for the images of both pieces.
The design is rather simple. It features a representation of the lodge’s traditional totem used on their early arrowhead patches. There is a large 70 to denote the anniversary.
It does not denote any connection to lodge 70! 
I’m just waiting for someone not very knowledgeable to try to list this on eBay as a lodge 70 issue.
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Brett Warner has recently acquired what he believes is a fake of the 2007 Conclave flap from Croatan 117. There are several noticeable differences between the likely fake and known authentic copies of this flap.
The backsides of both flaps are pictured at the top of this post as all the most obvious differences can be spotted from the back.
First, the known authentic flap has a plastic back with a gold sticker that reads, “Certified by Croatan 117.” The flap I will call a fake has a cloth back and no authenticity sticker.
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December 5th, 2009
A Fun Few Days
I'm sure most of you noticed the problems this site has been having over the past few days. It went offline several times. It was a frustrating experience. To add to my woes, I somehow managed to pick up some "bad stuff" on my computer at home. The last time I had this much trouble with my site, server, and home PC I was also let go from my job. Luckily that did NOT happen!
"Techie Talk" follows...
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October 4th, 2009
Blocked Emails
I have been made aware this evening of a couple of issues with email.
Hotmail is currently blocking email from some RoadRunner servers at this time. RoadRunner is my ISP and my outgoing mail, except for messages automatically generated by my server come from there. RoadRunner currently has published this notice:
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September 30th, 2009
More NOAC Images
To those who are wondering where the rest of the NOAC patches are... A large group will be uploaded to the site later today or this evening. I'm working on large groups from the 200s and 300s ranges of lodge numbers right now. Stay tuned.
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September 21st, 2009
Temporary Email Outage: Resolved
Last Friday RoadRunner started blocking email from my server because of spam without my knowledge. I had been filtering all my incoming mail at OAImages through my RoadRunner so as to filter out most of the several hundred spam messages that I get every day. RoadRunner apparently did not like that. I had no idea the server was being blocked until I saw over 800 notices that email was rejected on my server's queue last night.
This is now resolved and I am now receiving mail again, but it is coming directly (unfiltered) to me from my server, spam and all. I am currently working to block the spam.
If anyone sent me email between Friday morning (9/18) and this morning (9/21), please don't assume I received it. I probably did not see it. Please send again.
Thank you.
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August 7th, 2009
OA Blue Book Going "Web 2.0"
One of the big items of discussion at the recent pre-NOAC TOR was the fate of Blue Book. For those who don't know, the various legal issues in which this became entangled are now resolved. The new editor in chief of the Blue Book is Roy More. His desire is to maintain this resource in electronic and online forms. It has become impractical to publish this in book form as was done for the first six editions.
The goal is to create an "ever green" resource, with active input by collectors. It will be going "Web 2.0" in many respects. OAImages, will remain an integral part in this. This does not mean uncontrolled anarchy though, with lodge listings being changed at will by anyone who chooses. Roy writes:
...OA Blue Book will not become a Wikipedia. This is a standards (sic) project which means there must be structure, discipline and stability. That said, Blue Book will become much more open for all...
There are still many issues that need to be worked out. Roy More has started a blog at oabluebook.com to discuss some of the various issues that need to be resolved. There are only a few posts there now, but he plans to update this frequently. Please check this out and comment on the posts there.
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April 1st, 2009
New Policies on Patches Announced
This post covers an important change in policy that will soon become effective regarding patches issued for all Order of the Arrow lodges chartered by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Please read the whole post carefully.
At a recent meeting at the National Headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America, it was announced that a new policy will be put in place by both the Boy Scouts of America and the NationalOrder of the Arrow Committee regarding lodge patch issues. Further announcements and clarifications will be made at this Summer's National Order of the Arrow Conference and at section conclaves throughout the year. This policy will be effective September 1, 2009.
All lodge flaps, and patches issued as multiple piece sets (most commonly two-piece sets) must be ordered through BSA Supply Division, or an official BSA licensee. The national OA and the BSA has decreed that all items must be produced in a minimum quantity of 1000 (one thousand) pieces. In the case where a lodge wishes to make minor changes in design or colors, 1000 of each must be produced.
Should the lodge feel they do not need that many pieces to suit their needs, the BSA Supply Division will purchase all remainders from the manufacturer and retain them. They will be available to the lodges should more be needed. At the BSA's discretion, they will also be made available for sale in all BSA run Scout shops.
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Lodge 117: 2009 NOAC Delegate Flap
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