OA Tittabawasink Lodge 469,F-2, 1960s Beaver Flap,89,180,218,374,804,Michigan,MI

Description

OA.
This is an Order Of The Arrow, OA, patch. The Order Of The Arrow, OA, is the Honor Camping Society Of The
Boy Scouts Of America, BSA, B.S.A., and this item was produced to be worn on the Scouting Uniform. The Order
Of The Arrow, OA, was Originally known as the Wimachtendienk, and was formed into Lodges by Name and
Number and Originally Met Nationally at Grand Meetings what we now Call NOACs
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OA Tittabawasink Lodge 469,F-2, 1960s Beaver Flap,89,180,218,374,804,Michigan,MI, Blue, BLU, Cut Edge, C/E,
Border, Bdr., On This Flap Patch. This Patch Has A Cloth Back, CB, and Geer Company,
GER, Swiss Loom Embroidery. 469 TITTAWBAWASINK WAS A TOUGHER LODGE TO GET !!
THIS OA FLAP PATCH IS CRISP, PERFECT !!   PLEASE SEE FRONT AND BACK PICTURE ABOVE !!
Blue, BLU, Lettering, " Tittabawasink ".
Red, RED, Lettering, " W W W, 469 ", and THIN, Arrow Left, A. L.,
At The Bottom. Dark
Brown, DBR, Main Color Of The Beaver, His 7 mm Wide Vertical, VER, Stitched
Tail, and Outlines and Details On The Tree Stump He Is Chewing On. Tan, TAN,
Horizontal, HOR, Stitched
Stump, and Details On The Beaver. Blue, BLU, Cut
Edge, C/E, Border, Bdr, On This Flap Patch. Yellow/
Orange, YOR, Twill Left Rough, TLR, Cloth Material
Background, Bkgd., and Cloth Under The Embroidery.
This Flap Patch Measures 60 x 125 mm, With Squared Top Corners, and Rounded Bottom Corners.
John Pannell's
oaimages, Website, OAI, Lodge 469 Tittabawasink, F-2.     TOUGH LODGE !!
This Patch Was For Lodge 469 Titttabawasink Members In The Late 1950's, Early 1960s, and Was For Wear On
The Flap Of The BSA Scout Uniform, Above The Activities Pocket.
VERY SHARP, WELL DESIGNED BEAVER, UNLIKE THE COMIC EARLY VERSION ON THEIR ODD
SHAPE PATCHES !!.
MICHIGAN ORDER OF THE ARROW PATCHES HAVE BEEN VERY POPULAR SINCE
THE STATEWIDE MERGER IN 2020 DURING COVID. FILL THE HOLES IN YOUR MICHIGAN FLAP
COLLECTION BEFORE THE PRICES GO STEADILY UPWARD.
THIS IS THE ONLY ONE
WE HAVE AVAILABLE, SO DON'T HESITATE  !!
****US POSTAL INSURANCE FOR 0.00, HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE HANDLING ON
THIS 469 TITTABAWASINK BEAVER FLAP AT ACTUAL USPS COST OF .60. THIS IS
TO PROTECT YOUR 469 GEER COMPANY RESTRICTED FLAP FROM LOSS, OR DAMAGE
DURING THE SHIPPING ! THANK YOU ! **********************************************************
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*** THIS PATCH IS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOE MALOY THE OLD TRADER. JOE WAS BORN IN
MOUNT PROSPECT, PENNSYLVANIA. HE STARTED HIS SCOUTING CAREER IN THE WESTMORELAND
-FAYETTE COUNCIL, AS A SCOUT IN TROOP 5, SPONSORED BY ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, R. C. CHURCH.
HE WAS A MEMBER OF OA LODGE 6 WAGION. AS A YOUTH, ATTENDED THE 1955 8TH WORLD JAMBOREE
AT NIAGARA ON THE LAKE IN ONTARIO CANADA, AND WAS ON STAFF AT
CAMP CONESTOGA. HE EARNED
HIS EAGLE SCOUT, AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH RELIGIOUS
AWARD AD ALTARE DEI. UPON COMPLETTING
HIS PhD IN 1970, HE ACCEPTED A POSITION AT UNIVERSITY OF WEST VIGINIA, AND BECAME ACTIVE IN THE
MOUNTAINEER AREA COUNCIL.HE WAS A VIGIL HONOR MEMBER OF LODGE 550 MENAWNGIHELLA, AND
SERVED AS THE LODGE ADVISIOR, AND CENTURY CLUB MEMBER. HE WAS ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR
THE MOUNTAINEER AREA COUNCIL, AND WAS AWARDED THE SILVER BEAVER IN 1978. JOE THEN CONTINUED
HIS SCOUTING CAREER IN
THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COUNCIL, AND
OA LODGE 9
LENAPEHOKING. AFTER
ACCEPTING A  POSITION AT SEATON HALL U, HE HELPED OBTAIN A CHARTER FOR VENTURE CREW # 1856 AT
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY.
JOE REALLY ENJOYED SCOUTING, AND THE FRIENDSHIPS HE MADE TRADING AND
COLLECTING PATCHES,
WAS A PASSION HE HELD THROUGH HIS ENTIRE LIFETIME. HE SERVED AS THE EDITOR
FOR THE TRADER
PATCH TRADING MAGAZINE AND HELPED PROMOTE PATCH COLLECTING AS A HOBBY. JOE HAD
THE
BEST ORDER OF THE ARROW CHENILLE COLLECTION IN THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS AN OUTSTANDING OA NAME/
NUMBER COLLECTION, AND LODGE PATCH WITH MISSPELLINGS,
OR THE WRONG NUMBER COLLECTION
JOE WAS
VERY WELL KNOW NATIONALLY AMONG PATCH TRADERS FOR MAIL TRADING,  ATTENDING PATCH TORS, AND
BEING THERE FOR A GOOD STORY, OR FELLOWSHIP. SIESTA BEACH TRADING COMPANY WILL BE PRESENTING THIS
FAMOUS COLLECTORS PATCHES OVER THE NEXT YEAR ON E-BAY, PATCH TRADOREES AND PRIVATELY. ***************
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- Valley Trails Council # 278, ( 1936 - 1971 ), Saginaw, Michigan, MI. Home Of Order Of The Arrow Lodge,
OA Lodge 89 Kepayshowink, which was Chartered in 1936, with a Campfire as the Lodge Totem.
The Camp That Served OA Lodge 89 Kepayshowink, and Valley Trails Council # 278, ( 1936 - 1971 ), Saginaw, Michigan,
MI, Was : Camp Rotary.
- Water and Woods Field Service Council, # 264, ( 2012 - Active ), Flint, Auburn, Lansing, Port Huron, Michigan, MI.
The New OA Lodge 804 Agaming Maangogwan Was Formed From A Merger Of : Mischigonong 89, Chickagami 180,
Cuwe 218, and Gabe-Shi-Win-Gi-Ji-Kens 374 lodges. The Lodge's Name Agaming Maangogwan Is Interpreted As
The Loon Feather On The Shore, and The Lodge Totem Is The Loon Bird.
- Tall Pine Council, # 264, ( 1937 - 2012 ), Flint, Michigan, MI.  Home Of  Order Of  The Arrow,
OA Lodge 218 Cuwe, Which Chartered In 1942, With The Pine Tree As The Lodge Totem.
Camps That served Tall Pine Council and OA Lodge 218 Cuwe Have Included: Camp Tapico, Horton Lake Camp, Tall Pine
Council Camps, Camp Holaka, Cuwe Wilderness Trail, Camp Engelhart, Camp Arnold Lake, Camp Pine Lake, Camp Grass
Lake, and Tapico Scout Reservation.
- In 2012, ALL Of The Michigan Boy Scout Councils Merged Into The Michigan Crossroads Council, ( 2012 - Active ) State Of
Michigan. The Chief Okemos Council Merged Into The Water and Woods Field Service Council. The New OA Lodge 804
Agaming Maangogwan Was Formed From A Merger Of : Mischigonong 89, Chickagami 180, Cuwe 218, and Gabe-Shi-Win-Gi-
Ji-Kens 374 lodges. The Lodge's Name Agaming Maangogwan Is Interpreted As The Loon Feather On The Shore, and The Lodge
Totem Is The Loon Bird.
- Lake Huron Area Council # 265, ( 1971 - 2012 ), Auburn, Michigan, MI. Home Of Order Of The Arrow,
OA Lodge 89 Mischigonong, Which Chartered in 1972, With Three Indians In Canoes as The Lodge Totem.
Camps Serving OA Lodge 89 Mischigonong, and Lake Huron Area Council # 265, ( 1971 - 2012 ), Auburn, Michigan, MI,
Were/Are : Camp Rotary, Paul Bunyan Scout Reservation, and Camp Bear Lake.
- In 1972, OA Lodge 89 Kepayshowink, Saginaw Bay Area Council # 265, ( 1961 - 1971 ), Saginaw, Michigan, MI,
Merged With OA Lodge 469 Tittabawasink, Paul Bunyan Council # 259, ( 1951 - 1971 ), Midland, Michigan, MI, To
FORM THE NEW OA Lodge 89 Mischigonong, Lake Huron Area Council # 265, ( 1971 - Active ), Auburn, Michigan.
**  SOME MORE MICHIGAN ORDER OF THE ARROW, COUNCIL, AND CAMP HISTORY  ****************
- In 1961, OA Lodge 89 Kepayshowink, and Valley Trails Council # 278, ( 1936 - 1971 ), Saginaw, Michigan, MI, Merged
Councils, and Absorbed OA Lodge 214 Gimogash, Summer Trails Council # 257, ( 1927 - 1961 ), Bay City, Michigan, MI.
The New Council was Called Saginaw Bay Area Council # 265, ( 1961 - 1971 ), Saginaw, Michigan, MI.
Camps Serving The New Council, Saginaw Bay Area Council # 265, ( 1961 - 1971 ), Saginaw, Michigan, MI, and
OA Lodge 89 Kepayshowink, Were : Camp Bear Lake, Camp Rotary, and Saginaw Bay Area Council Camps.
- Summer Trails Council # 257, ( 1927 - 1961 ), Bay City, Michigan, MI. Home Of Order Of The Arrow,
OA Lodge 214 Gimogash, Which Chartered in 1942, From a Gimogash Pre-OA Honor Camper Socity, and
Chose the Gimogash Triangle as the Lodge Totem. This Lodge Changed it's Name to OA Lodge 214 Tom Tom,
Sometime after 1947, and Chose the Ceremonial Drum as the Lodge Totem. Sometime Before 1953, The Lodge Changed
It's name back to OA Lodge 214 Gimogash, and then Merged into
OA Lodge 89 Kepayshowink in 1961.
OA Lodge 214
Gimogash, is the MOST Sought after Name/ Number for an Order Of The Arrow Collector.
The Camp Serving OA Lodge 214 Gimogash, and Summer Trails Council # 257, ( 1927 - 1961 ), Bay City, Michigan,
MI, was Camp Haley.
This was the Boyhood OA Lodge of Famous Author Dwight Bischel who wrote " The Wabaningo Lodge Emblem Handbook "
in 1952. He Tried to picture a Lodge Patch from EVERY existing Order Of The Arrow Lodge at that time before 1952.
The Book was VERY Popular and Dwight Bischel was SOLD OUT.  There are OA Collectors Today who TRY to
Complete a WAB, short for Wabaningo, Collection of the Patches pictured in the Book. The Two Toughest Patches are the
214 Gimogash X-2, WAB, Triangular Felt Patch, and the 272 Wewanoma YF-1, First Flap, FF, Sateen with the Brown Dove.
There is a Black and White Photo of Dwight Wearing his OA 214 Gimogash X-2, WAB, Triangular Felt Patch on his Scout
Uniform Pocket on the Cover of One of the American Scouting Historical Society's " Journal " Magazines.
- Valley Trails Council # 278, ( 1936 - 1971 ), Saginaw, Michigan, MI. Home Of Order Of The Arrow Lodge,
OA Lodge 89 Kepayshowink, which was Chartered in 1936, with a Campfire as the Lodge Totem.
The Camp That Served OA Lodge 89 Kepayshowink, and Valley Trails Council # 278, ( 1936 - 1971 ), Saginaw, Michigan,
MI, Was : Camp Rotary.
- Paul Bunyan Council # 259, ( 1951 - 1971 ), Midland, Michigan, MI. Home Of Order Of The Arrow,
OA Lodge 469 Tittabawasink, Which Chartered in 1952, With The Beaver as the Lodge Totem.
Camps Serving OA Lodge 469 Tittabawasink, and Paul Bunyan Council # 259, ( 1951 - 1971 ), Midland, Michigan, MI,
Were : Camp Chippewa, Camp Kag, and Paul Bunyan Scout Reservation.
- Chief Okemos Council # 271, ( 1932 -  2012 ),  Lansing, Michigan, MI. Home Of Order Of The Arrow,
OA Lodge 374 Gabe - Shi - Win - Gi - Ji - Kens, Which Chartered in 1948, With The Cedar Tree As The Lodge Totem.
Camps Serving Chief Okemos Council # 271, ( 1932 -  2012 ),  Lansing, Michigan, MI, and OA Lodge 374 Gabe - Shi
- Win - Gi - Ji - Kens, Were/ Are: Chief Okemos Scout Reservation, Horner Woods, Camp Kiroliex, Camp Kiwanis, and
Northwoods Reservation.
- Blue Water Council, # 277, ( 1939 - 2012 ), Port Huron, Michigan, MI.
Home Of Order Of The Arrow.
OA Lodge 180 Chickagami, Which Chartered In 1940, With The Arrowhead, As The Lodge Totem.
Camps Serving Blue Water Council # 277, ( 1939 - 2012 ), Port Huron, Michigan, MI, and OA Lodge
180 Chickagami, Were: Camp Chickagami, Blue Water Council Camp, and Silver Trails Scout Reservation.
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