Bayport Scout Reservation 2009 patch added

Larry Johnson provided me with the picture you see above of the 2009 edition of the Bayport Scout Reservation patch. This version includes the text "Rappahannock Scout Camp," which according to the Bayport web site, offers the "traditional summer camp experience."

The design features the Birdsong Center and lighthouse climbing tower, as well as a sailboat, which are all prominent features of the Council's 300 acre Scout Reservation that opened for summer camping for the first time in 2007.

You'll find pictures of all of Bayport's emblems to date available on the Colonial Virginia Council Camp Emblems page.

Camp Waters 1950's items added

Several months ago Ben Vincent sent me many pictures of Old Dominion Area Council camp emblems. The Fourth of July weekend has finally given me time to add a few of them, including the patch pictured above that Ben advises was used for Camp Waters in the early 1950's. Since it doesn't have the Camp Waters name on it I have always assumed that it was an early Council patch for ODAC.

Ben also provided pictures of the neckerchiefs used at the camp during the same timeframe. It's interesting to note that the Indian profile and deer design were later adopted by the Council's OA Lodge for the totem on their patch designs.

I've added pictures of these items to the Old Dominion Area Council Camps page and will be adding more soon.

Camp Chickahominy 1991 patch set completed

Larry Johnson spotted my need for a picture of the blue bordered Cub version of the 1991 Camp Chickahominy 25th anniversary edition patch (pictured above), and kindly sent a scan along so that I could complete the set.

1991 was a special year for Peninsula Council as Camp Chickahominy celebrated it's 25th year of serving as the Council's camp, and Kecoughtan Lodge celebrated it's 40th anniversary.

Below is a picture of each version of the 1991 Camp Chickahominy patch with the different borders representing the special status of their wearer.

New Camp Okee items added

Back in March Larry Johnson kindly took time to review the items in his collection related to Camp Okee and Camp Siouan, compare them to the listings on my web site, and send me pictures of items I was missing, including items like a Camp Okee belt buckle and mug.

I was particularly excited to receive a picture of a virtually mint condition red silkscreen on white felt Camp Okee patch (see above). It replaces the example I had below:

Look for these and related items on the Peninsula Council Camp emblems page.

Camp Waters on the James felt patch

After former Chanco Lodge Chief Ben Vincent supplied me with over 70 scanned copies of the Chanco Courier newsletter spanning over 4 decades, he decided to continue his contributions by filling in the needs of Old Dominion Area Council camp patches.

I am in the process of adding the pictures to this web site, and began this evening with a picture of a white Camp Waters felt patch with a single brown feather stitched on to indicate the year it was earned: 1944.

Previously I had a photo of the white felt Camp Waters Indian profile patch with feathers for the years 1947, 1948, and 1949, so it was interesting to learn the same patch was used for at least 5 years for campers who spent part of their summers at this camp which served Old Dominion Area Council from 1928 to 1966.

The camp was physically located on a bluff overlooking the James River, almost directly across from Jamestown, and was named after Col. Francis E. Waters, president of Surry Lumber Company, which donated the 30 acres for the camp site. For more details about Camp Waters on the James including a map of the property, be sure to read The Chanco Chronicles 1952-1992.

The Chanco Chronicles 1952-1992 now online

DeWitt Holland recently sent me a copy of The Chanco Chronicles - History of Chanco Lodge 483, 1952-1992, which was issued on the occasion of the Lodge's 40th anniversary. Written by former Lodge Chief (1974-1975) Ben Vincent, this 27 page document provides a wealth of historical information not only about the Lodge but also Camp Waters and Siouan Scout Reservation.

Some internet sleuthing helped me find Ben (now in West Virginia and a member of Lodge 550), and he kindly granted permission to publish his document on my web site, which he has visited before.

The Chanco Chronicles is a fascinating read, and spans the entire history of the lodge with the exception of the last 3 years before the merger with Kecoughtan 463 to form Wahunsenakah Lodge 333.