Kecoughtan Emblems and History Site News

Wahunsenakah issues Fellowship and Summer Service weekend patches

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 06:10:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 held their final event at Bayport Scout Reservation on August 14-16, called the "Bayport Bash." The event served as their fellowship weekend, and a triangle-shaped patch was issued featuring E. Urner Goodman as the first recipient of the Vigil Honor.

Camp Pipsico was the site of Wahunsenakah's Summer Service weekend, held September 18-20. A turtle shaped patch picturing Arrowmen from different eras of Scouting was issued. Both emblems were designed by Barry Green, and include the Centennial totem recognizing 2015 as the 100th anniversary of the Order of the Arrow.

Spring Service patch issued by Wahunsenakah Lodge

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 04:47:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 of Newport News VA held their annual Spring Service Weekend on May 15-17, 2015. The event patch for this activity was not yet available, so it was distributed later beginning with the Lodge's 100th Anniversary of the OA celebration on July 11.

The patch, designed by Barry Green, pictures Order of the Arrow co-founder Carroll A. Edson and Chief Scout Earnest Thompson Seton at camp discussing Native American ways of nature, leading to the beginnings of the OA.

Wahunsenakah releases first activity patch for 2015

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:52:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 of Newport News, VA held their annual Winter Service Weekend March 27-29. The event was originally scheduled for February 20-22, but was postponed due to sub-zero temperatures.

The patch issued for the event celebrates the centennial anniversary of the Order of the Arrow, depicting E. Urner Goodman (co-founder of the OA) being recruited by a young boy named Gil Talmadge to become a scoutmaster. At 20 years of age Goodman became Scoutmaster of Troop 1, the first Boy Scout troop in Philadelphia.

The patch was designed by Barry Green and is the first in a series recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Order of the Arrow. The OA Centennial totem is featured at the lower center of the emblem.

Holiday Banquet patch completes 2014 Wahunsenakah activity patch set

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 02:52:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 of Newport News, VA held their annual Holiday Banquet December 6 at the Yorkminster Presbyterian Church.

The theme of the banquet was "Saluting Our Military," and featured keynote speaker Lieutenant General Keith Walker, who as a youth was an Eagle Scout in Troop 31 of Fort Monroe and an Arrowman in Kecoughtan Lodge 463. After graduating from West Point, LTG Walker served for over 38 years in command and staff positions at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels, with assignments in Iraq, Kuwait, Kosovo, Bosnia, Germany, and Belgium.

The oval patch for the event completes the series of Wahunsenakah activity patches saluting the military in Hampton Roads. It features a Scout color guard on a white ghosted background. You can view all of the 2014 and prior activity patches here.

Wahunsenakah Fall Fellowship patch salutes Coast Guard

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 20:23:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 of Newport News, VA held their Fall Fellowship weekend October 24-26 at Bayport Scout Reservation. Continuing their 2014 activity patch theme of saluting the military, the emblem issued for the event pictures a Coast Guard response boat. The Lodge will conduct it's final activity of the year on December 6 when Wahunsenakah Arrowmen will gather for their annual Holiday Banquet.

You can view all of the Wahunsenakah Lodge activity issues from 1996 through the most recent at http://kecoughtan.com/333activity.htmlhttp://kecoughtan.com/333activity.html

Wahunsenakah Summer Service patch salutes Naval Weapons Station

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 23:54:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 of Newport News, VA held their annual Summer Service weekend on Sept. 12-14 at Bayport Scout Reservation. The patch issued for the event continues the 2014 theme of saluting the military installations in the council area. The solid embroidered oval emblem recognizes the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown.

Wahunsenakah 'Bayport Builder' flaps issued

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 06:11:00 +0000

The Wahunsenakah Lodge special edition flaps to raise funds for an OA Shelter at Bayport Scout Reservation are out. The flaps were sold via preorder and are now shipping. The fundraiser flap patch is solid blue with ghosted design pictured above. There are three versions: blue border/lettering sold for $5 each, silver mylar border/lettering for $20, and a gold mylar border/lettering only available in a set of all three for $75.

Wahunsenakah Spring Service patch continues military theme

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 06:08:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 continued their "Saluting the Military theme" for their Spring Service weekend patch. The Spring Service weekend was held May 16-18 at Bayport Scout Reservation and the oval patch issued for the event features a jeep and truck in salute to Fort Eustis Military Transportation.

You can see all of the activity patches issued by Wahunsenakah Lodge since 1996 here.

Wahunsenakah Winter Service Weekend patch issued

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 00:07:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge issued their first activity patch of 2014 for their Winter Service Weekend, held Feb. 21-23 at Bayport Scout Reservation.

The solid embroidered oval pocket patch with attached button loop pictures an F-22 fighter jet against a sunset over water background, with "Saluting Our Military - Langley Air Force Base" lettering in addition to the Lodge and event names.

Recognizing the military is an especially appropriate theme for the Lodge's 2014 event patches since the Hampton Roads area the council serves (along with neighboring Tidewater Council) has the largest concentration of military bases and facilities of any metropolitan area in the world. Nearly one-fourth of the nation’s active-duty military personnel are stationed in Hampton Roads (Wikipedia).

Established in 1916, Langley Air Force Base is one of the oldest continuously active air bases in the United States. Today it is headquarters of the Air Combat Command and home of the 1st Fighter Wing whose 27th Fighter Squadron and 94th Fighter Squadron fly the Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor.

Final 2013 Wahunsenakah Activity patch

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:01:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 held their final activity of 2013, the Holiday Banquet, on December 7 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Smithfield, VA. To commemorate the occasion a large oval pocket patch with attached button loop was issued that continues the theme of prior 2013 event patches featuring ceremonial team members.

The Holiday Banquet patch includes all four of the characters from the Ordeal ceremony. From left to right: Nutiket (Guardian), Kichkinet (Guide), Allowat Sakima (Mighty Chief), and Meteu (Medicine Man). These characters were featured on the Summer Service, Spring Service, Fall Fellowship, and Winter Service patches, respectively. You can view pictures of all Wahunsenakah activity patch issues here.

The OA History Timeline has a wealth of fascinating information about the history of Order of the Arrow ceremonies. Check it out.

Colonial Virginia Council issues 2014 FOS CSP

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 02:14:00 +0000

Since 2004 Colonial Virginia Council has awarded a special patch to donors who contribute $75 or more to their annual Friends of Scouting campaign. Each of the patches has represented one of the points of the Scout Law. For 2014 the theme is Clean, represented by a completely white shoulder patch with white lettering and centered fleur d'lis ghosted into the white background.

FOS contributions are a vital part of the Council's operating budget. Please consider a donation to help perpetuate Scouting programs across southeast Virginia: View/Print 2014 Friends of Scouting brochure.

2015 will mark the completion of the Scout Law theme, with Reverent.

View all of the Colonial Virginia Council Friends of Scouting CSP's issued to date here.

SR-7 Conclave Guidebooks posted to va-oa.org

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 04:23:00 +0000

Recently I acquired Delegate Guidebooks for the 1994 and 1995 SR-7 Conclaves, and have posted them to the associated conclave pages at va-oa.org.

Section SR-7 was short-lived. It was created in 1993 when the BSA consolidated the six region structure to four, in the process splitting the Virginia OA Lodges of SE-8 between the new SR-6 and SR-7. Tutelo 161, Shenandoah 258, and Shenshawptoo 276 joined 4 Lodges from Kentucky, 4 Lodges from Tennessee, and a Georgia Lodge to form SR-6, while Nawakwa 3, Blue Heron 349, Kecoughtan 463, and Chanco 483 were sent to SR-7 to join 10 North Carolina Lodges.

This arrangement proved to be too unwieldy, so four years later the Virginia Lodges were reunited in SR-7A, with the Carolina Lodges comprising SR-7A.

2014 Scout Sunday patch issued

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:33:00 +0000

At sunrise on Feb. 2 the Chesapeake Bay District of Colonial Virginia Council held their annual Scout Sunday services at the Yorktown Victory Monument, with breakfast following at the US Coast Guard Training Center.

A multicolor commemorative pocket patch was issued very similar to prior years with the same design but changes to the colors. This year's version features a purple border. You can view Scout Sunday patches from 2001 through 2014 on the Colonial Virginia Council - Other Emblems web page.

Thanks for Larry Johnson for the photo of the 2013 Scout Sunday patch.

Wahunsenakah Service flap gets new issue number

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:30:00 +0000

Unless you were watching very closely, you may have missed the latest new flap issue from Wahunsenakah Lodge 333. Released at the Fall Fellowship, the new fully embroidered S51 issue is virtually a twin of the S2 service flap which has been around since the Lodge was established in January of 1996.

The classic design is the same, but the size is noticeably bigger. While there were many loom runs of the S2 over the past 17 years, resulting in many minor variations, they were all essentially the same size. When the latest reorder of the Wahunsenakah service flap was received Lodge collectors quickly noticed that the new patches were both wider and taller than any previous order.

Dr. Barry Green, Insignia Design Advisor for Wahunsenakah, spoke with Kelly Williams of the Krelman Company, manufacturer of the Lodge 333 flaps, and learned that the patches were enlarged to comply with new National regulations that specify a 5" width. The original S2 flaps were 4 5/8" wide. To accommodate the larger size the design components of the patch were enlarged, including the lodge name and number lettering, FDL, and reeds in the water. The increased size of the ducks makes the white tips of the blue feathers much more prominent. There are also evident color differences in the red and green areas, as well as a more blue appearance of the border rather than the teal of the S2.

Dr. Green pointed out that the intent was not to make a new "issue," but to comply with the directive from National to meet the new guidelines. After collaborating with Trading Post Advisor Larry Johnson and noted collector Rob Kutz, Dr. Green confirmed that the changes to the service flap were so significant as to merit classification as a new issue, so it is now considered S51. It will be interesting to see how many new issues from other Lodges will be created by the new flap size guidelines. Below are some additional pictures that illustrate the comparative size differences between the smaller S2 service flap and the new larger S51 issue.

New 333 metal flaps with FDLs issued

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 03:43:00 +0000

In May of 2013 Wahunsenakah Lodge issued two metal flaps, each manufactured by The Witch Trail Committee of Mansfield MA, who also produced the first lodge belt buckle. Like the buckle, the metal flaps featured the design of the S2 service flap. Upon receipt of the finished flaps the lodge noticed that the manufacturer inadvertently left out the fleur-de-lis. Rather than return the flaps they were sold and a corrected version ordered. The new versions complete with FDL in each design were recently released. Like the first versions, there is a pewter version (the 333 M4) and a gold wash finish version (333 M5). Both can be purchased by any member of the Lodge, but the gold version is restricted to wear by youth members of the Lodge Executive Committee.

Wahunsenakah issues Fall Fellowship patch

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 02:38:00 +0000

Bayport Scout Reservation in Jamaica, VA was the site of the Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 Fall Fellowship on October 25-27. Following the theme of other activity patches issued by the lodge this year, the patch for the event features a Scout in the ceremonial dress of Allowat Sakima, the Mighty Chief.

Eleven new Vigil Honor members of the Lodge were recognized at the Fall Fellowship.

Colonial Virginia Council issues CSP for ship christening

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 06:53:00 +0000

On November 9, 2013 Newport News Shipbuilding will christen the Navy's newest aircraft carrier. The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the first of a new class of aircraft carriers, and has been under construction since 2005. It is named for the 38th President of the United States who was an Eagle Scout as a youth and served on the aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater during WWII.

Ford's daughter Susan Ford Bales will perform the christening, and the program includes a parade of 78 US flags to be carried by Scouts from Colonial Virginia and Tidewater Councils, accompanied by a large contingent of Scouts from the Gerald R. Ford Council of Ford's hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The ceremony will include a color guard comprised of 5 Eagle Scouts from Colonial Virginia Council, and will be available via webcast at www.TheFordClass.com at 11:00 AM EST on Nov. 9th

In honor of the event a special Colonial Virginia Council shoulder patch has been commissioned by the Shipyard. Pictured above, the patch has a gray border and features the carrier and the Eagle rank emblem.

Thanks to Larry Johnson for the scan of the patch.

Wahunsenakah issues Summer Service patch

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 01:17:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 held their annual Summer Service weekend Sept. 12-14, 2013 at Bayport Scout Reservation in Jamaica, VA. The 3" round patch issued for the event continues in the series of 2013 activity emblems by picturing a member of the ceremonial team. This patch features Nutiket, the Guardian.

Colonial Virginia Council Jamboree Visitor Patch

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 06:12:00 +0000

Earlier this summer Colonial Virginia Council issued a set of 5 Jamboree Shoulder patches surrounding a pentagon-shaped center patch. The 5 shoulder patches included two trader issues with a military theme, a patch for each of the Council's Jamboree troops, and a patch for Council members serving on staff at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree.

The Council also issued a special round jacket patch for their contingent of visitors who shared a bus to and from the Jamboree site on July 20. The group of 85 was comprised of members from Colonial Virginia and Heart of Virginia Council.

Thanks to Will Richards of Colonial Virginia Council for the picture of the patch and background information.

2013 Jamboree patch set issued by Colonial Virginia Council

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:39:00 +0000

Following the lead of many other Scout councils across the country, Colonial Virginia Council has issued a multi-part patch set for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree to be held July 15-24 at the new Summit Bechtel Reserve at Mount Hope, WV.

The set is comprised of a pentagon-shaped center patch flanked by 5 Jamboree Shoulder patches.

Thanks to Rob Kutz for providing the details about each issue:

Two of the JSP's are trader issues and picture an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet taking off and returning from an aircraft carrier.

Jamboree Troop A406's shoulder patch features a whitewater kayaker, while Jamboree Troop D312's shoulder patch depicts a Scout superhero fending off a fire-breathing dragon.

The fifth JSP is for Jamboree staff and shows the New River Gorge bridge near the Jamboree site along with a map of the area served by Colonial Virginia Council. The center patch depicts the journey from the council to the Summit.

You can view all of the Jamboree Shoulder patches issued by Colonial Virginia Council since 1993 on the CVC JSP page.

Wahunsenakah issues Spring Service patch

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:08:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge held their Spring Service weekend May 17-19 at Bayport Scout Reservation, and issued the patch pictured above, a 3 inch solid embroidered round pocket patch featuring the Guide Kichkinet.

Wahunsenakah issues two new metal flaps

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:30:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge recently issued two new metal flaps, each manufactured by the Witch Trail Committee of Mansfield, MA who also made the first Lodge belt buckle. Like the buckle, the new M2 and M3 metal flaps are replicas of the S2 service flap.

The metal flaps were available via preorder at a cost of $15 for the pewter M2 and $20 for the M3 which features a gold wash finish (see above). Both can be purchased by any member of the Lodge, but the M3 is only authorized for wear by youth members of the Lodge Executive Committee.

The manufacturer inadvertently omitted the fleur-de-lis from these versions, and a corrected reorder is planned for later this spring.

Wahunsenakah issues Winter Service patch

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:13:00 +0000

Wahunsenakah Lodge held their first event of 2013, the Winter Service weekend at Bayport Scout Reservation, on February 22-24. The 3" round patch includes a pocket loop and features a Scout playing the role of Meteu.

Colonial Virginia Council issues 2013 Friends of Scouting CSP

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:38:00 +0000

Colonial Virginia Council recently issued their 2013 Friends of Scouting CSP, tenth in the Scout Law series which began in 2004. The theme of this year's patch is "BRAVE" and the design features a Boy Scout and a Cub Scout saluting a soldier silhouetted against a setting sun. The patch is apparently from a different manufacturer than its predecessors since the size is several millimeters smaller in width. You can add this patch to your collection with a $75 contribution to the Council. Check out all of the patches in the Scout Law series on the CVC Friends of Scouting emblems page.

Wahunsenakah issues pewter belt buckle

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 06:03:00 +0000

At their annual Holiday Banquet on December 1, 2012 a new pewter belt buckle for Wahunsenakah Lodge was sold for the first time. The design mirrors that of the Lodge's official service flap, the S2.

100 of the buckles were made, and they were sold for $15.00 each.

The buckle was manufactured by the Witch Trail Committee of Mansfield, MA. This nonprofit group was originally formed in 1968 by a Scout troop that set out to research and document an historic trail as a troop project. Since the Freedom Trail in Boston already existed the troop decided to document the history of the witch hysteria of the 1600's in nearby Salem. After submitting their report to the national office the Witch Trail was declared an historical BSA trail. It was the first of nine trails researched, documented, cleaned, and marked by the group, which supports itself through the sale of books, patches, and pewter medals for each of the trails.

The group also designs and creates custom pewter bolo ties, buckles, medals, and medallions, specializing in Order of the Arrow, Wood Badge, and other Scout related subjects. You can view samples of their work on their web site. I think the Wahunsenakah buckle is the nicest one they have ever produced!