http://patchcamp.com/wordpress What's new at The Scout Patch Collector's Base Camp Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:11:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Congratulations to Philip Goolkasian, 17 year old Eagle Scout of Sequoia Council in Fresno CA who is the winner of the national logo contest for the upcoming 100th anniversary of the BSA! Philip's design was chosen from over 4,000 entries from US Scouts around the world, and he got to ... http://patchcamp.com/wordpress/2008/02/29/bsa-100th-anniversary-logo-contest-winner/ If you have eagle eyes you may have noticed a small change to the introductory text on the Scout Patch Collector's Base Camp home page. "The Scout Patch Collector's Base Camp is a directory of helpful internet resources for pursuing our hobby of collecting and trading Boy Scout memorabilia" was ... http://patchcamp.com/wordpress/2008/02/19/base-camp-adds-girl-scout-specific-sites/ Issued in 1976, on the 25th anniversary of Kecoughtan Lodge 463, these anniversary flaps were the first design departure from the original flap. The flaps were available in limited quantities and remain highly prized by collectors of this Lodge and Virginia OA emblems. [photopress:463s4.jpg,thumb,pp_image] The first version of the Kecoughtan Lodge 25th ... http://patchcamp.com/wordpress/2008/01/28/kecoughtan-lodge-25th-anniversary-flaps/ Every patch collector has probably pondered what they ultimately seek to accomplish with their collection, whether just starting out in the hobby or after decades of collecting. When I began collecting patches at the 1973 Scout Jamboree I really didn't have a goal in mind, it was just fun to ... http://patchcamp.com/wordpress/2008/01/21/my-patch-collecting-goal-for-2008/ Craig Leighty, President of the International Scouting Collectors Association, posted a message to the Patch-L mailing list on January 11 advising that new versions of their invaluable OA and CSP checklists are now available. I was thrilled to read this, since I include links to both on the Scout ... http://patchcamp.com/wordpress/2008/01/21/isca-checklists-get-an-update/ While researching information about a 1919 Boy Scout Handbook for a coworker I came across an excellent site that I immediately knew belonged on The Scout Patch Collector's Base Camp. History of the Boy Scout Handbook is actually part of the web site for Troop 97 of Fort Collins, Colorado. ... http://patchcamp.com/wordpress/2008/01/03/new-link-added-to-the-base-camp/ The National Office of the BSA is seeking assistance from every youth Scout in the country to help design a memorable logo for the 100th Anniversary of Scouting in the United States. The contest is open until November 30 and every entrant will receive a certificate of participation and ... http://patchcamp.com/wordpress/2007/08/25/100-years-of-scouting-logo-contest/ Recently within the span of just a few minutes I received emails from different friends recommending that I check out two Scout-related videos on YouTube. The first was for the great Arrow Ads produced by the Coosa Lodge shows team whose members include Ben Killen, Chris Brightwell, and Tim Hall, ... http://patchcamp.com/wordpress/2007/08/25/featured-videos-on-the-base-camp/ The 21st World Scout Jamboree begins in less than a week, and the Scout Patch Collector’s Base Camp is freshly updated to celebrate the centennial anniversary of world Scouting! http://www.patchcamp.com The Scout Patch Collector's Base Camp is a directory of helpful internet resources for pursuing our hobby of collecting and trading Boy ... http://patchcamp.com/wordpress/2007/07/20/world-jamboree-updates-to-the-base-camp/ I finally found some time to read my latest issue of the ISCA Journal, and was inspired by the cover story to add two new links to the Base Camp. One is a link to a comprehensive checklist of Philmont collectible memorabilia which is generously provided free by Chip S. ... http://patchcamp.com/wordpress/2007/07/15/2-philmont-related-links-added-to-the-base-camp/