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January 30th, 2012
Tschipey Achtu Lodge: Update
Back in 2010 I announced the formation of Tschipey Achtu lodge as a result of the merger of Ty-Ohni 95 and Ganeodiyo 417. At the time I was told they would use the number 397, which is also their council number. This created a bit of controversy as that number is currently in use by Chilantakoba lodge in Louisiana. I also announced their first flap. Other than a 2010 Jamboree issue no further news from this lodge made it to me.
I was talking with a Roger Ward last night who was at the recent Winter South Carolina Trade-O-Ree. He tells me it has not been quiet in that lodge. The use of 397 was problematic. Many wanted to choose a different number. Some wanted to claim the number zero, but that was not well received given the special place Unami 1 holds in the Order of the Arrow. The Scout Executive, I am told, stepped in and told the lodge they will use the lower number from the two merged lodges.
The lodge is now known as Tschipey Achtu 95. I have updated the site to reflect this current information. Several new issues have also been added.
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January 6th, 2012
A Guide to Identifying Chinese Fakes on eBay
My friend Jason Spangler, also known as the Santee Swapper and host of the Scouting Hot Finds newsletters and podcast has assembled a free guide to spotting the fake Chinese made OA patches currently appearing on eBay.
A Guide to Identifying Recent Chinese Fakes on eBay
This is an extensive 24 page treatise on these patches, with many illustrations. It documents the fakes produced by various sellers over the past several years. It also discusses the marketing strategies of those who produced these fakes including the stealing of images from this website.
This is a must read for almost any collector who wants to avoid being taken by these fakes.
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December 23rd, 2011
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery (III)
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I have written several posts on this blog about patch designs that appear to have been copied or "inspired" by other designs, quite often from different lodges. For example see the first and second posts using this same title. Another example is this post on more "inspired" patches.
The patch pictured at the top of this post was a recent chapter event issue from Piankatank chapter of Wahunsenakah lodge. (Editor's note: Please see correction in comments). The lodge is chartered to the Colonial Virginia Council which could easily explain the American Revolution theme of the design. However, the lodge totem is a duck so the hawk's head might appear to be an unusual choice.
A friend gave this to me. He acquired it a Trade-O-Ree and thought of me once he saw the design. It's obviously taken from Tsoiotsi Tsogalii's 2010 SR-7B conclave flaps, listed on this site as S34? and S35?.
Perhaps someone in Wahunsenakah can fill us in on the story behind Piankatank chapter's choice of patch design. The artist of the lodge 70 flaps should be flattered that someone in another lodge was so impressed by his design that he chose to adapt it for his chapter's event patch.
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December 22nd, 2011
One of These Things Is Not Like the Other...
"One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others. By the time I finish my song?"
How many of you remember this song from "Sesame Street"? I saw a friend of mine at the Winston-Salem Trade-O-Ree last weekend. He usually has a great assortment of patches, many classic material and items from our area. However he wants it to be known that he isn't just interested in old patches, so he puts the frame pictured here on his table. I'll let him remain anonymous unless he chooses to step forward here.
One of those patches seems oddly out of place (really two but one sticks out more!). Do you see it? It's not quite as obvious as recognizing letters and numbers, but still very easy to see! Every time I see this frame I chuckle a bit. It's a good way to start a conversation. Now you all can join me in a good natured chuckle.
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December 7th, 2011
Of Thee We Sing... About Our Lodge
Last weekend I rode with Greg Grimes and Roger Ward and paid a visit to our mutual friend, Larry Banks. On the way there I was shown a book, published in 1938, given to members of Chappegat Lodge.
The book included the lodge by laws and rules. It included instructions on how to wear the "bands", as the OA Sash was called then, and lodge pin. Specifically, Brotherhood members were instructed that the bands and arrow on the lodge pin were to be worn pointed toward the left shoulder. It was also stated that the lodge pin could not be given to a non-member of either sex. This refers to the custom, still practiced today, of fraternity brothers giving their pins to their girl friends as a token of affection. The centerfold was the brother's membership certificate.
The music and lyrics of the OA song and the lodge song were also printed in the book.
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Archive for Area 6-B
1972 Dixie Fellowship Patch
Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188 hosted the twentieth Dixie Fellowship, the 1972 Area 6-B Fellowship, at Camp John J. Barnhardt. This was also the final Area 6-B fellowship. In 1973 the six region structure would be in place.
There has been some disagreement through the years over what the totem of Itibapishe Iti Hollo is. Blue Book names the beaver as the lodge totem, which is not correct at this time according to the lodge’s by laws. An American Indian chief was commonly shown on the lodge’s patches. A fancy dancer is the central design element on this patch.
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1971 Dixie Fellowship Patch
Eswau Huppeday 560 hosted the nineteenth Dixie Fellowship, the 1971 Area 6-B Fellowship.
Eswau Huppeday has been known for unusual and flashy patches. While this one is certainly unusually shaped, especially for the early 1970s, the color scheme is atypically subdued. The patch appears to represent a cotton boll. The lodge’s totem, the crossed musket and tomahawk appear in the center of the patch.
A mug and neckerchief were also produced for this event. I do not presently have images of these pieces.
Thanks to Jason Spangler (www.santeeswapper.com) for supplying the images for the Area Z and Dixie Fellowship patches used on this blog.
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1970 Dixie Fellowship Patch
Catawba lodge hosted the eighteenth Dixie Fellowship, the 1970 Area 6-B Fellowship. This was the first official meeting of these lodges in two years. There were no area fellowships in 1969 in Region 6.
A traditional representation of Catawba’s hornet’s nest totem is the central design element of this patch. This is similar to the 1963 Dixie Fellowship patch and would later be used on the 1976
A mug and neckerchief were also produced for this event. I do not presently have images of these pieces.
Thanks to Jason Spangler (www.santeeswapper.com) for supplying the images for the Area Z and Dixie Fellowship patches used on this blog.
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1968 Dixie Fellowship Patch
The seventeenth Dixie Fellowship, the 1968 Area 6-B Fellowship, returned to South Carolina with Atta Kulla Kulla 185 serving as host lodge.
If nothing else, the patch for this Dixie Fellowship was certainly brightly colored! The basic color scheme — red border, yellow background, brown whippoorwill — is similar to that of the lodge’s first few flaps. However in this case the whippoorwill is greatly simplified, and the symbol of Camp Old Indian is the central element.
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1967 Dixie Fellowship Patch
The sixteenth Dixie Fellowship, the 1967 Area 6-B Fellowship, remained in North Carolina with Itibapishe Iti Hollo 188 serving as host lodge.
This was the first Dixie Fellowship held at the brand new Camp John J. Barnhardt. It was also the first time since the lodge hosted a Dixie Fellowship since the 1954 meeting at Camp Dick Henning.
Riddle and McLean report in their A Golden Legacy: A 50th Anniversary of the Dixie Fellowship that the meals had to be served from the OA building due to the lack of a dining hall. They also note this camp was built on the site of the former “black” camp for Central North Carolina Council. Riddle and McLean do not mention it but I pressume Scouting in this council was intergrated with the construction of the new camp.
The tradition of the fellowship patch showing the totem of the host lodge was essentially maintained. Blue Book, and therefore my site, has oddly listed the totem of this lodge as a beaver* however an American Indian in full bonnet often appears on this lodge’s patches. An adaptation of that appears as a central element in this patch.
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1966 Dixie Fellowship Patch
The fifteenth Dixie Fellowship, the 1966 Area 6-B Fellowship, returns to North Carolina. The newest lodge in this section, Eswau Huppeday 560, served as host lodge.
Eswau Huppeday was only founded in 1964, so the brothers of this lodge were ambitious to accept the responsibility of hosting an area fellowship so quickly. That is a credit to their dedication and hard work. This lodge has a reputation for being ambitious, innovative and trendsetting, apparently something they earned early in their history.
The patch design is not as elegant as other fellowships from this time period but it does hold to tradition, something that has been greatly valued by the brothers in this area. The lodge’s totem, the cross rifle and tomahawk is featured in the center of this patch. Of course I like the light blue background, pretty close to Carolina blue.
Thanks to Jason Spangler (www.santeeswapper.com) for supplying the images for the Area Z and Dixie Fellowship patches used on this blog.
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1965 Dixie Fellowship Patch
Remember when I was regularly blogging about conclave patches from here in the Southeast? Well maybe it’s time I start again.
The fourteenth Dixie Fellowship, the 1965 Area 6-B Fellowship, was held at Camp Coker and Santee 116 was the host lodge.
The design continues to use the basic formula used on other fellowship patches in recent past years with the totem or a symbol of the host lodge being prominently shown. In this case the Carolina Parakeet. Like most representations of this lodge’s totem, the portrayal is based upon a well-known engraving by John James Audubon.
Eswau Huppeday 560 was founded in 1964. This was probably (I have not confirmed it) their first area fellowship. This area would see no new lodges chartered or mergers within its area up to the present day.
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1964 Dixie Fellowship Patch
The thirteenth Dixie Fellowship, the 1964 Area 6-B Fellowship, was held at Camp Daniel Boone, Tsali 134 was the host lodge.
Tsali lodge is not explicitly named on this patch, however its totem camp name are prominent on the patch. The design returns to the basic formula used on other fellowship patches in recent past years with the totem or a symbol of the host lodge being prominently shown. However the lodge totem is slightly less prominent on this patch, superimposed upon hills, reminiscent of the design of Tsali’s early flaps.
Thanks to Jason Spangler (www.santeeswapper.com) for supplying the images for the Area Z and Dixie Fellowship patches used on this blog.
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1963 Dixie Fellowship Patch
Since yesterday I posted on this blog some new issues from Catawba lodge it seemed like an appropriate time for the next post on Area 6-B conclave patches. The twelfth Dixie Fellowship, the 1963 Area 6-B Fellowship, was held at Camp Steere. Catawba 459 was the host lodge.
Catawba lodge is not explicitly named on this patch, however its totem and council headquarters location are prominent on the patch. The design returns to the basic formula used on the 1958-1960 patches with the totem or a symbol of the host lodge being prominently shown “front and center”.
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1962 Dixie Fellowship Patch
The eleventh Dixie Fellowship, the 1962 Area 6-B Fellowship, was held at Camp Old Indian. Atta Kulla Kulla 185 was the host lodge, having just hosted in 1960.
Like in 1961 the design features crossed US and CSA flags, apparently depicting the American flag in use during the US Civil War. I wonder if the area intended to commemorate the centennial of the US Civil War with the 1961 and 1962 designs. Starting in 1963, the area would return to featuring the host lodge totem as a prominent design element on the patches.
Thanks to Jason Spangler (www.santeeswapper.com) for supplying the images for the Area Z and Dixie Fellowship patches used on this blog.
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January 30th, 2012
Tschipey Achtu Lodge: Update
Back in 2010 I announced the formation of Tschipey Achtu lodge as a result of the merger of Ty-Ohni 95 and Ganeodiyo 417. At the time I was told they would use the number 397, which is also their council number. This created a bit of controversy as that number is currently in use by Chilantakoba lodge in Louisiana. I also announced their first flap. Other than a 2010 Jamboree issue no further news from this lodge made it to me.
I was talking with a Roger Ward last night who was at the recent Winter South Carolina Trade-O-Ree. He tells me it has not been quiet in that lodge. The use of 397 was problematic. Many wanted to choose a different number. Some wanted to claim the number zero, but that was not well received given the special place Unami 1 holds in the Order of the Arrow. The Scout Executive, I am told, stepped in and told the lodge they will use the lower number from the two merged lodges.
The lodge is now known as Tschipey Achtu 95. I have updated the site to reflect this current information. Several new issues have also been added.
Read the Full Post
January 14th, 2012
An OAImages iPad App?
Some of those who know me personally, know that I have gone over to the "Dark Side" and have started using Apple products. I bought an iMac a couple of months ago and just recently got an iPad. My brother is trying to tell me that my Droid's days are numbered.
I really like my iPad and started day dreaming about an OAImages app for it. I have no idea how to go about writing this and it would take me into an entirely new area from what I know. It's not something that would happen easily or soon. Here's your chance to give feedback. What do you think about an OAImages app? What would you put in it? Do you have any thoughts on how it would be distributed or how much it would cost?
Please feel free to comment. Comments are moderated for those who have not successfully had a comment published on this blog before in order to control spam. I will do my best to approve comments as quickly as possible in order to facilitate a discussion.
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October 4th, 2011
Indian Summer and Summit Corps Patches
I have added special pages on this site for the 2011 Indian Summer and 2011 Summit Corps. I still have a few images to add but most of what I have images for is now on the site. Thanks for Rick Horne for most of these images.
To view these items, go to OA Images: National and Special Events Patches page and select either of these events from the "Other Specialties" drop down box.
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August 27th, 2011
Coming out of Hiding About April 1st
It's kind of odd to come out of hiding to post about a topic like this.
I'm hearing from some brothers that there have been gullible readers to this blog over the years. I would have thought it was obvious from the context of the posts, but the various posts made on this blog throughout the years that have appeared on APRIL FIRST are all satire. None of them are true. Read them and chuckle but please do not complain to your friendly OA National Committee members, Scout Executives, lodge advisers, or official website administrators about the "changes" that are "announced" in them.
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March 31st, 2011
Comment Spam
This is strictly an "FYI" post for those familiar with the issues facing those who maintain blogs and message boards where readers can post comments.
Recently I had been having issues here with comment spam getting past this blog's filters. I deleted the inappropriate posts as quickly as I could but this was still unacceptable to me, as well as additional work. I since have required that readers register before they're allowed to post comments here. That seems to have stopped the spammers.
I still see a number of probable spammers, mainly from Russian domains, registering on this blog but so far none have had their comments posted successfully.
I may test my luck for a short period of time in the near future. At some unannounced time, I will turn off the registration requirement for posting comments for a day or two. I want to see if the spammers have been chased away, or if they're just awaiting an easy opportunity to push their garbage
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February 11th, 2011
Change in Comments Policy
This blog is being hit with a large number spam comments lately. There have been over 12,000 attempts to spam the blog with comments just within the past 60 days. Recently a few dozen comments, hawking service and goods I deem inappropriate for this blog, made it past the filters. Since I don't desire to spend more time deleting the spam as I find it and don't want inappropriate information to sit on my blog, I am tightening up the policy on commenting here.
Those who wish to comment must now register and be logged in before being to post comments. Registration is free and is not the same as membership to this site. This is a common practice on many blogs especially among sites run by more "traditional media" type companies.
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