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| Title: |
OA Tapawingo lodge flap |
| Year: |
1960's |
| Description: |
This is the original lodge flap. It did not have a border on it both because patches did not use one pack at that time and it also was a deliberate part of the legend of the patch that it would not have one. |
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| 2 |
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| Title: |
OA Tapawingo lodge flap |
| Year: |
1960-70's |
| Description: |
This is a second run of the same flap. The only way to tell it was not the original was that the original had a blue thread running across the top on the edge. This second run did not. |
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| 3 |
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| Title: |
Polar Bear Camporee |
| Year: |
1964 |
| Description: |
The Western Reserve Council used to be comprised of three geographic districts - East, West, and South. Each district held it's own camporees and events such as this. |
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| 4 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Summer Camp Patch |
| Year: |
1950's -1960's |
| Description: |
This was used for many years as the standard camp patch. You would get one your first year and then each year thereafter you would get a service pin to put over the 1. In the late 60's and early 70's almost every Scout in the Council wore this as their optional patch on their uniform. Older patches from the 50's and 60's had little or no border on them. |
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| 5 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Summer Camp Remake Patch |
| Year: |
???? |
| Description: |
An attempt was made by the Council Camping committee to revive the tradion of the old Chickagami Summer Camp Patch tradition. Everyone got this their first year but the second year instead of giving out the pins - the council just gave out the patch again. |
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| 6 |
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| Title: |
Original Camp Chickagami Patch |
| Year: |
1968 |
| Description: |
This is a later run of the patch when it was still being used in the late 60's. Patch technology had changed and this newer run had a more pronounced border. |
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| 7 |
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| Title: |
East CampersEast District Camporee Patch |
| Year: |
1970 |
| Description: |
This was the fall camporee held by the East District. The West and South Districts would also have held events that fall. All three were likely held at Camp Chickagami. |
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| 8 |
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| Title: |
East District Fall Camporee Patch |
| Year: |
1971 |
| Description: |
Districts and Scouting were going strong in the early 70's. Even this relatively small council had 3 districts, thus 3 camporees and Camp Chickagami was filled with scouts on 3 separate weekends. |
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| 9 |
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| Title: |
Tecumseh District Fall Activity Patch |
| Year: |
1973 |
| Description: |
The East, South, and West Districts were renamed Tecumseh, Sequoyah, and Pioneer Districts, respectively. They continued to hold individual district camporees like this First Aid / Safety themed event. |
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| 10 |
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| Title: |
Tecumseh Spring Camporee Patch |
| Year: |
1974 |
| Description: |
District camporees varied between Spring and Fall. Most were held at Chickagami, but for variety some were held in local community parks around Trumbull County. |
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| 11 |
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| Title: |
OA Tapawingo lodge flap |
| Year: |
Late 70's |
| Description: |
The infamous green raccoon version. When the second run was finally depleted, the reorder was messed up and the raccoon came back green. There was also a border on the patch that was not requested, but all patches now came with them. |
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| 12 |
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| Title: |
1997 OA Conclave Patch |
| Year: |
1977 |
| Description: |
The Order of the Arrow held an annual conclave for all lodges in the section. This was Tapawingo's turn to host and it was held at Camp Chickagami. Scouts from all over Northeast Ohio converged for this first weekend in May event. |
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| 13 |
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| Title: |
Winterspiel Camporee |
| Year: |
1978 |
| Description: |
Toward the end of the 1970's District attendance was falling off and giving way to larger Council-wide events. This first weekend winter event held in February of 1978 featured a free week of summer camp at Chickagami for an entire patrol as a first prize, a fully stocked patrol box for second place, and a complete ax yard for a third place prize. |
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| 14 |
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| Title: |
Fall Camporee |
| Year: |
1978 |
| Description: |
The tendency was now toward Council events instead of district ones. The decline in numbers was beginning to show. |
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| 15 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Early Bird Patch |
| Year: |
1978 |
| Description: |
Mr. Howard Hurlbert of Kinsman silk screened this map of the camp as an incentive to sign up for summer camp early. The concept was only used for one year, although it was relatively successful. Much of his work would be seen in the late 70's and early 80's in the form of silk screened t-shirts, neckerchiefs, and iron-on transfers as promotional materials and Chickgami Staff insignia. Their family business became the major marketing arm for camp and for Scouting with most of it being donated. |
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| 16 |
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| Title: |
Klondike Derby |
| Year: |
1979 |
| Description: |
The term 'Klondike Derby' returned to the now annual Winter Events. The concept of a Klondike Derby was that Patrols would lash together sleds and use then to transport their gear from event to event. The day would climax in a massive sled race. |
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| 17 |
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| Title: |
OA Tapawingo lodge flap |
| Year: |
Early 80's |
| Description: |
Frustrated with the previous green raccoon, the order went in saying raccoons are not green. So this one came back brown. |
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| 18 |
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| Title: |
Spring Camporee |
| Year: |
1981 |
| Description: |
Council Camporees were held almost every year in either the spring or the fall. |
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| 19 |
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| Title: |
1982 Winter Event Patch |
| Year: |
1982 |
| Description: |
Winter Events had become the only event held annually. Other camporees rotated spring or fall. So each year a different theme was developed such as this handicapped awareness theme. Events were done blindfolded, etc. to give Scouts an appreciation for what it was like to have a handicap. |
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| 20 |
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| Title: |
Original Tapawingo Patch Reproduction |
| Year: |
1983 |
| Description: |
Before there were lodge flaps, Tapawingo Lodge had a patch like this that hung from the pocket except it did not have a fleur-de-lis. This reproduction was made as a fundraiser for the new lodge building. |
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| 21 |
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| Title: |
1983 Winter Event Patch |
| Year: |
1983 |
| Description: |
Note that the sled has become a standard part of each patch. Even when not reflected in the patch, it was now a standard part of every January program. |
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| 22 |
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| Title: |
Winter Event Staff |
| Year: |
1983 |
| Description: |
In addition to patches for participation, leather pocket patches designated those volunteers who worked the staff at these events. |
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| 23 |
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| Title: |
1984 Winter Event Patch |
| Year: |
1984 |
| Description: |
Patrol competions this year took on theme of survival. There were typically 6-10 events each year which were a mixture of demonstrating Scouting skills or just fun and teamwork. |
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| 24 |
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| Title: |
1984 Winter Event Staff Patch |
| Year: |
1984 |
| Description: |
The leather pocket hanger proved a good way to recruit help to staff the events. With only a few dozen of these produced as opposed to several hundred of the event patches, volunteers were easy to find. |
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| 25 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Summer Camp Patch |
| Year: |
1984 |
| Description: |
In a departure from the standard camp patches, this year was designated by a camp gateway that looked somewhat like the original. (See the bottom of this sites homepage.) |
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| 26 |
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| Title: |
OA Tapawingo lodge flap |
| Year: |
Mid 80's |
| Description: |
Much more care was given to this request on the raccoon and the color was finally right. But these were the first ones made overseas and there were many irregulars. Note the mis-shapen fleur-de-lis. |
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| 27 |
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| Title: |
OA Tapawingo lodge flap |
| Year: |
1985 |
| Description: |
OA Tapawingo lodge flap, Lodge Builders Edition created to raise money for the new Lodge Building |
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| 28 |
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| Title: |
1985 OA Conclave |
| Year: |
1985 |
| Description: |
Tapawingo Lodge again used Chickagami to host the OA Conclave. It was at this event that the new OA Building, Espan Lodge, was dedicated. |
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| 29 |
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| Title: |
Frontier Festival |
| Year: |
1985 |
| Description: |
This Fall Camporee was featured on the cover of Scouting Magazine. Scouts camped in a horseshoe around the parade field while the center held two rows of re-enactors both pioneer and native american. There were hayrides, a war canoe, two special campfires, and an ox roast that served over 600 in less than 45 minutes. Tickets were sold to the public and local radio personality, Boots Bell broadcast his show from the camp. |
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| 30 |
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| Title: |
Diamond Jubilee Logo |
| Year: |
1985 |
| Description: |
The 75th anniversary of Scouting was celebrated throughout the country with this diamond 75 logo. It was incorporated into camporee patches, summer camps, etc. |
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| 31 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Summer Camp |
| Year: |
1985 |
| Description: |
This Summer Camp Patch was used in 1985 during the 75th anniversary of Scouting. |
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| 32 |
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| Title: |
1986 Winter Event Patch |
| Year: |
1986 |
| Description: |
Despite all other changes in summer camp or camporees, the Winter Event remained a perernnial favorite. The camp was always full and staff had to be assigned to figure out how to park all the cars. |
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| 33 |
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| Title: |
Summer Camp Patch |
| Year: |
1986 |
| Description: |
Having changed the Summer camp patch a few years back, the trend continued to come out with a different patch this year. |
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| 34 |
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| Title: |
OA Tapawingo lodge flap |
| Year: |
Late 80's |
| Description: |
By now the lodge was considering itself cursed that it could never get the raccoon right again. Somebody felt that raccoons are typically more gray placed this order and it was nicknamed the white raccoon version. The redeeming factor was that the feathers on this patch more closely resembled the feathers spoken of in the legend of the flap. There are actually two different kinds. |
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| 35 |
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| Title: |
1987 Winter Event Patch |
| Year: |
1987 |
| Description: |
This annual Boy Scout event had been going on for a decade now and was firmly established every January. It was followed by several weekends in February of Cub events where the numbers were much greater. |
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| 36 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Summer Camp |
| Year: |
1987 - 1990 |
| Description: |
By removing the year, the council could order bunches of these and use them year after year. |
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| 37 |
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| Title: |
OA Beaver Day |
| Year: |
1989 |
| Description: |
The Order of the Arrow held Beaver Days from 1987-1995 each April. One year they even included a patch. |
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| 38 |
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| Title: |
OA Tapawingo lodge flap |
| Year: |
1990's |
| Description: |
This version got the raccon back to a respectable color. The feathers were looking good, but the heavy border pretty much locked in the coup stick that was supposed to make up the top border of the origninal patch and over the years it had become more of a decorative bar. |
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| 39 |
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| Title: |
Winter Event 1990 |
| Year: |
1990 |
| Description: |
Note the 'bold' move this year away from the traditional round patch. |
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| 40 |
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| Title: |
1990 Summer Camp Patch |
| Year: |
1990 |
| Description: |
Two Scout Councils attempted to pool their resources this year to acquire more and better camp staff. 4 weeks of camp were done at Chickagami, then a week was spent moving the entire program down to Lisbon for two weeks at Camp McKinley. |
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| 41 |
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| Title: |
The Camp on the Lake |
| Year: |
1991 |
| Description: |
Camp Chickagami Council Strip for the 50 year anniversary |
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| 42 |
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| Title: |
1991 Winter Event Patch |
| Year: |
1991 |
| Description: |
Done to commemorate Camp Chickagami's 50th birthday. |
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| 43 |
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| Title: |
Summer Camp Patch |
| Year: |
1991 |
| Description: |
All patches like this summer camp patch were done to commemorate the Camp's 50 years in operation. |
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| 44 |
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| Title: |
1992 Winter Event Patch |
| Year: |
1992 |
| Description: |
Again the term Klondike Derby returns. Scouts have been using sleds at these events the whole time since they started on a council level in 1978. Some years with races and some years without. |
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| 45 |
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| Title: |
Summer Camp Patch |
| Year: |
1992 |
| Description: |
Probably with a little nostalgia left over from the 50th, this patch was designed to depict the Council Fire Ring at Camp. |
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| 46 |
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| Title: |
1998 Winter Event Patch |
| Year: |
1998 |
| Description: |
This year with an Olympic theme. The real Winter Olympics were held in Japan that Winter. |
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| 47 |
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| Title: |
Winter Event |
| Year: |
???? |
| Description: |
The year was omitted on some of these. We will update this as we are able to do more research. |
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| 48 |
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| Title: |
Winter Event |
| Year: |
???? |
| Description: |
Another missing year on the patch. |
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| 49 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Summer Camp Patch |
| Year: |
???? |
| Description: |
The Indian head logo was synonimous with camp, especially in the 1960's. This simple patch was designed as a standard summer camp patch. |
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| 50 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Summer Camp Patch |
| Year: |
???? |
| Description: |
For about 5 years this exact same design was used but they chose a different color to designate the year. |
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| 51 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Summer Camp Patch |
| Year: |
???? |
| Description: |
By not making any changes to the patch to alter a date, they were able to obain these at a lower cost. |
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| 52 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Summer Camp Patch |
| Year: |
???? |
| Description: |
Scouts who went to summer camp the 5 years these were being used considered this the ugliest of the set. |
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| 53 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Summer Camp Patch |
| Year: |
???? |
| Description: |
Each patch was only used for one year. The color changed each year to designate the difference. |
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| 54 |
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| Title: |
Chickagami Summer Camp |
| Year: |
1988 |
| Description: |
Summer Camp Patch Issued in 1988. Thanks goes to Todd Rogers for letting us know this information. Thanks Todd. |
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| 55 |
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| Title: |
Winter Event |
| Year: |
???? |
| Description: |
You could buy standard patches from the National BSA and add your own lettering to personalize them. That is what was done for this Winter Event patch. |
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| 56 |
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| Title: |
Winter Event |
| Year: |
???? |
| Description: |
The button hole patch was a popular design because you didn't have to sew it and it could be changed with others. |
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