New York OA Trader

1960 Area 2-D Tenth Annual Conclave

nyoatrader — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:02:08 +0000

Here are another pair of items from Tom Wadnola. This time from the 1960 Area 2-D Conclave. As you can see, this was the 10th Annual Conclave held by Area 2-D.

The OA Section list has the composition of Area 2-D at that time as:

Sisilija #19
Half Moon #28
Wakpominee #48
Mahikan #181
Mohawk #267
Ta-Oun-Ya-Wat-Ha #268
Loon #364
Onteroraus #402 (to 2-H before 1961)
Nick Stoner #418
Nooteeming #443

Can anyone confirm if Onteroraus Lodge #402 was still part of Area 2-D for the 1960 Conclave? Or were they already in Area 2-H?

There was also a neckerchief issued for the event.

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To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of whom are absent.: Robert Copeland

Area 2-A 1964 Conclave Issues

nyoatrader — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:35:34 +0000

Tom Wadnola has provided another pair of images, these are for the 1964 Area 2-A conclave.

The first is the pocket patch:

According to the OA Section List, the following lodges were part of Area 2A in 1964:

Mide #15
Skanondo #64
Horicon #246
Shinnecock #360
Buckskin #412
Nooteeming #443
Munsi #444

There was also a neckerchief issued for the event.

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Idleness is not doing nothing. Idleness is being free to do anything.: Floyd Dell

Area 2-H 1956 Conclave Patch

nyoatrader — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:35:31 +0000

I had previously posted on the 1956 First Area 2-H Conclave and pictured the neckerchief issued for the event. Tom Wadnola sends along a scan of the patch issued for the conclave which was not pictured in the original post.

I’ll add this image to the original post as well, so there is a complete listing of all issues from that conclave in the one post.

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I’m not sure I want popular opinion on my side — I’ve noticed those with the most opinions often have the fewest facts.: Bethania McKenstry

William Hillcourt Scout Museum

nyoatrader — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:56:13 +0000

I had previously posted on the William Hillcourt Scout Museum and Carson Buck Memorial Library expansion. They have now added a web page to publicize the museum, provide information on current happenings, directions and hours of operation. If your in the Central New York Area, it’s worth checking out.

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I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.

Garrison Keillor
US humorist & radio broadcaster (1942 - )

Section NE-3B 2003 Conclave Issues

nyoatrader — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:21:29 +0000

Another pair of images from Tom Wadnola, this time for the 2003 Section NE-3B Conclave. This conclave was held at Camp Russell and hosted by Ga-Hon-Ga Lodge #34. The theme was “Feel the Fire.”

More after the jump.

There was also a neckerchief issued for the event.

I need both of these if anyone has one available for trade. Does anyone know if any other items were issued for this event?

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The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.

H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)

Buckskin Lodge #412 Neckerchief N0.5

nyoatrader — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:55:18 +0000

Brian Petrowski sends along a bit of interesting information on the Buckskin Lodge #412 N0.5 neckerchief. He advises that:

Since our lodge neckerchiefs are 1 per life these were made up for the contingent going to the 1960 Jamboree to have neckerchiefs to trade.

While unrestricted, since it was only issued for this single event and Buckskin was a large lodge, this one is probably tougher than the 1per life N1 and N2 neckerchiefs. You can see a sample of the neckerchief below.

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The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.

H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)

Section NE-5B 1998 Conclave Neckerchief

nyoatrader — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:32:05 +0000

Last week I posted on patches from the 1998 Section NE-5B Conclave and asked if anything else was issued form this event. Paul Cox sent along a picture of the neckerchief for the event.

Anyone have one of these available for trade?

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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.

Friedrich von Schiller
German dramatist & poet (1759 - 1805)

Section NE-2B 1983 Conclave Issues

nyoatrader — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:41:08 +0000

Here are some more images provided by Tom Wadnola, these ones are from the Section NE-2B 1983 Conclave. The Host Lodge was Ona Yote #34 and as indicated on the patch, it was held at Camp Kingsley.

There was also an embroidered neckerchief issued for the event

Does anyone know if there were any other issues for this conclave?

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In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

George Orwell
English essayist, novelist, & satirist (1903 - 1950)

Area 2-H 1972 Conclave Neckerchief

nyoatrader — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:09:09 +0000

Tom Wadnola has set along a disc full of scans of NYS OA Area and Section Conclaves. Here is a neckerchief from the 1972 Area 2-H Conclave hosted by Otahnagon Lodge #172.

Does anyone know if there was a pocket patch or any other issue from this conclave? Or have an extra of this neckerchief to trade?

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Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

Kurt Vonnegut, Hocus Pocus
US novelist (1922 - 2007)

Memory Limits - Why You Can Never Remember That One Need

nyoatrader — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:45:09 +0000

I just read an interesting article on working memory or what we can keep in our active mind.

I forget how I wanted to begin this story. That’s probably because my mind, just like everyone else’s, can only remember a few things at a time. Researchers have often debated the maximum amount of items we can store in our conscious mind, in what’s called our working memory, and a new study puts the limit at three or four.

Working memory is a more active version of short-term memory, which refers to the temporary storage of information. Working memory relates to the information we can pay attention to and manipulate.

Now this does not say that we can only remember 3 or 4 things, but that we can only remember a limited items not committed to long term memory. So as your walking out the door reciting the 8-10 things you need at the store, you may forget some of them when your shopping.

The good news is people can improve their performance on certain working-memory tasks with training. When children practice these tasks, over time they get better. And not only do their scores on the memory tasks improve, but their scores on tests of attention and reasoning can also rise.

“The jury is still out on how useful this will be, but it’s at least suggestive that you can train skills at these tasks, and that this improvement can affect other things,” Kane said. “We don’t know quite how they work together, but attention and working memory seem to be very close cousins.”

So how does this relate to collecting scout patches? Get organized

Write it down and keep a checklist.

How many times have you purchased or traded for an item you already had because you had not remembered you had a specific piece?

Write it down and keep a checklist.

Don’t just write it down, remember to update the list as you acquire your needs and add new items as your collecting interests expand or new items are issued.

photo credit: Gaetan Lee