The intent of the blog is to discuss Kansas City area scouting memorabilia from collections that I feel are interesting and to also discover some of the history behind the events and artifacts associated with scouting in the greater Kansas City region.
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My Boy Scout career began with Troop 86 in Olathe, Kansas. Although I don’t attend any meetings these days, my scouting registration is still through the troop. We celebrated our 75th anniversary in 2005 and as part of the celebration a book was put...
Through the years Camp Naish anniversaries have been celebrated with special events and patches. I was on the 75th Camp Naish Anniversary committee in 2001, helping organize the memorabilia display in the South Camp dining hall. Here’s a look at some...
First off, congratulations to all of the new Vigil Honor members of Tamegonit Lodge.
Beginning in 1995, all new Vigil Honor members of Tamegonit Lodge have been given a Vigil vest. As shown below, the vest comes with a triangle Vigil patch and a...
Up first is an interesting piece of ephemera from Camp Naish: official stationery. As shown below, there is a piece of paper with Camp Naish letterhead and coordinating envelope. The letterhead notes B.B. Dawson (Kaw Council executive from January...
There was a time when I collected a lot of Jamboree items, specifically 1969 National Jamboree items. I was initially drawn to it by the colorful pocket patch and jacket patch, but it blossomed from there. I had the trivet, the salt and pepper shakers,...
