Collecting Ten Mile River, one patch at a time
As part of the Bicentennial Celebration, Kaufmann issued a patch celebrating both its 18 year in existence and the American Bicentennial in 1976 with this patch which featured the Liberty Bell. Share on Facebook
A few days back, I posted on a neckerchief from Camp Newcombe, while wandering about the web, I came across some information on Richard S. Newcombe (1880-1930) led a life dedicated to public service, most notably as Queens Country District Attorney from 1924 to 1929, where he prosecuted some of the most famous cases of [...]
Camp Newcombe was one of the short-term camps of Greater New York Councils from the 1930′s until the 1960′s. It was located on Long Pond near Wading River Long Island. It was a small camp, approximately 45 acres on a 40 acre natural lake. It was also used at least for a time in the [...]
Last week, I wrote about the John Rueger Explorer Base, which was located in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, NY from 1960-1966. During its peak, it housed over 2 dozen Sea Explorer Ships from the Five Boroughs of New York City. There are only two known patches issued for this facility. Both are 5″ (130mm) Round [...]
Henry Kaufmann Scout Camp was located in Huntington, Long Island and operated from circa 1960 to 1975; when it was sold to Suffolk County. Suffolk County, converted the camp to the West Hills County Park, which is still in use today. It is still available through the County for youth-group camping today. While it can [...]
The John Rueger Explorer Base, one of the shortest-lived GNYC facilities, was located in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, NY from 1960-1966. During its peak, it housed over 2 dozen Sea Explorer Ships from the Five Boroughs of New York City. There are only two known patches issued for this facility. Both are 5″ (130mm) Round [...]
Kanes Open located in Tallman (near Suffren), NY. It was acquired in 1928 from a donation from the John P. Kane Estate to the Boy Scout Foundation of Greater New York. The donation was to be used to establish and maintain a weekend camp for Boy Scouts under the jurisdiction of the Manhattan Council of [...]
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