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WSLS-TV Archives – March 30, 1965: Blue Ridge Boy Scout Council Holds Rallies to Plan Golden Heritage
New clip digitized from the WSLS-TV News archives and preserved by the University of Virginia Special Collections Library. They are posted online for non-commercial use. They offer rare, unseen footage of the Roanoke scouts in the field, in meetings, holding camporees, and preparing for jamborees. Most clips include the news anchor’s notes, and any pertinent…
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High Knoll Photos – Its First Year
The photos shown here (slideshow above; gallery below) are from the first week of the first year (1975) of High Knoll Trail Program, Blue Ridge Mountains Council. They were taken by crew leader Donald “Grunt” Allison (ASM, Troop 50, Roanoke, VA), shown at right above. Natahwop editor S. Warren was Grunt’s senior patrol leader, shown…
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Camp Powhatan Staff 1958
This photo turned up in 2023 in a private collection and was donated to the Roanoke Scouting History Project. It shows, by name, the entire staff of Camp Powhatan in 1958. It is the earliest staff photo in the archive up to this point!
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Saying Goodbye to Your Scout Troop of Origin
Last night (December 18, 2023), I witnessed the final Court of Honor ceremony of my original scout unit, Troop 50, of Woodlawn United Methodist Church in Roanoke, VA. After years of declining enlistments and the loss of its Cub Scout “feeder” pack, the troop leaders finally determined there were not enough new scouts entering the…
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Conclave 2023 in Photos
The 2023 Order of the Arrow Section Conclave took place at Camp Powhatan from April 28-30. These images are mostly from the history museum operated in the scoutmaster’s lounge, an effort led by Stephen Warren, Steve Isom, and Tom Sykes.
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Hankins Tales: “They call me Crazy John…”
(Originally posted January 25, 2015) From 1968 to 1978, I worked on the camp Staffs at Camp Ottari and Camp Powhatan. I did a little bit of everything during those years. I was on the original High Knoll staff but my favorite seasons were working as Nature Director. During my last season I lived in…
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Hankins Tales: “1963 – The year I became a Boy Scout”
(Originally posted March 27, 2015) I officially became a Boy Scout in November of 1963. In Troop 50, there was a rule that if you wanted to go to summer camp you needed to pass your Tenderfoot Rank first. Most of it was memorization of the oath and law, and you had to learn about…
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1973 Camp Ottari Staff Photo
Front Row: Russ McDaniel, G.H. Simmerman, Warren Utt, Kelley Moore, Mac Bowles, Paul Diming Second Row: David Martindale, David Milligan, Steve Weisbrod, Dave Johnson, Mike Luken, Steve Bale, Alex Echols Back Row: Brent Lambert, Donnie Davis, Dave Woody, Dwight Willet, Mike Swiney, John Munton, Steve Shedd, Jack Vincent, John Hankins, RAC Cox (Photo submitted by…
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“The Natahwop” is an online journal of history for the Scouting programs of the Blue Ridge Mountains Council, BSA (formerly Roanoke Area Council and Piedmont Area Council), including Camp Powhatan, Camp Ottari, High Knoll Trail, and more. The Natahwop and the Roanoke Scouting History Project are supportive of, but not associated with the BRMC, which you can find here.
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