Wicomico Chapter issues two new arrowhead patches

Wicomico Chapter of Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 recently issued two new arrowhead-shaped patches very similar to their prior A1 design. Although the design of the two new patches is virtually identical, the sizes are not.

Both differ from the A1 in that FDL's have been added on either side of the Chapter name and three W's have been added in each corner of the lower section. The face of the Chief is now red rather than brown, probably to reduce costs by lowering the number of colors used in the design.

A2 is 7" wide and 9" tall and designed as a jacket patch. A3 is 2.5" wide and 3.5" tall and classified as a pocket patch. An identical version of this patch is scheduled for release soon with a yellow border. The yellow border version will be sold to members and the red version to non-members of the chapter. You can view all of the Wicomico Chapter patches here.

Thanks to Larry Johnson for the pictures and information.

Metal Wahunsenakah flap issued at 2010 Summer Service event

Wahunsenakah Lodge issued their first metal flap shaped emblem at their Summer Service event, held August 27-29 at Bayport Scout Reservation. The flaps were sold for $10 each, with only 250 made.

The emblem features the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America logo along with the Lodge's duck totem.

This is the first metal issue by a Virginia lodge that I am aware of (feel free to correct me if I am wrong). Two North Carolina Lodges (Catawba 459 and Occoneechee 104) have issued metal flaps, as has Tisquantum Lodge 164 of Canton, Mass.

Thanks to Larry Johnson of Wahunsenakah Lodge for the picture and information

Kecoughtan leather flap variation discovered

Last week I traveled to Virginia for a Kecoughtan High School reunion for classes that graduated in the 70's, and afterwards took my family to Washington DC to see the sights. Along the way we stopped in Fredericksburg so that I could check out the Trade-O-Ree and meet trading friends face to face that I previously only had the pleasure of knowing via email.

One of the great friends I was happy to meet in person was Michael McCaughan who helped me add a Chanco F1 to my collection along with an item I've never seen before: an uncut Kecoughtan leather flap.

Michael actually had three uncut 463 leather flap emblems in his possession, all with slight variations in the depth of the stamping and the color of the leather. He also related information about the production of the leather flaps he received from a former Kecoughtan member that corroborates what I have heard from others, namely that the leather emblems were stamped out informally at lodge events, not created and sold as an official issue.

Colonial Virginia Council shoulder patches for 2010 National Jamboree

Colonial Virginia Council will be issuing a colorful 6-piece set of patches for the upcoming 2010 National Scout Jamboree scheduled for July 26 - August 4 at Fort AP Hill near Bowling Green, Virginia.

The set includes five different shoulder patches, including one for the Council and one for each troop attending the Jamboree from Colonial Virginia Council.

The shoulder patches represent Scouts from the following cities, with a themed design appropriate to each.

• Troop 1736 - Emporia, VA - Colonial Block House
• Troop 1737 - Yorktown, VA - Battle of Yorktown
• Troop 1741 - Williamsburg, VA - Powder Magazine
• Troop 1742 - Hampton, VA - Colonial Harbor

The five patches fit around a center pentagon-shaped patch that features a colonial drummer with an American flag background and the official BSA centennial logo.

Thanks to Larry Johnson for the picture of the 2010 Colonial Virginia Jamboree patches.

Wahunsenakah 2010 National Jamboree set

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 has issued a two-piece set for the upcoming 2010 National Scout Jamboree to be held July 26 - August 4 at Fort AP Hill near Bowling Green, Virginia. The picture of the patch is above and is now also included on the Lodge 333 Emblems page, where you can view pictures of the flaps the Lodge issued for previous National Jamborees in 1997, 2001, and 2005.

Thanks to Larry Johnson for providing the image of this patch.