Northern Lights Scout Camp Memorabilia

DETAILS: The memorabilia which follow have been identified in the same style as the OA Blue Book fifth edition. Items are listed in chronological order. I have included official summer camp and staff memorabilia. I have not yet finished working on the neckerchiefs and slides that were issued. They will be available at some point in the future. A checlist is available at the bottom of the page. You will need adobe acrobat to read it. Adobe is a free program available via the internet.

NEEDS: I need images and information for some of the memorabilia listed below. Please contact me if you have any information. In addition, I have indicated which items I am particularly interested in for my personal collection. I would be willing to trade or work out a $$ deal for items I am missing.

THANKS: A very special thanks goes out to Marty Abramson, Harry DeBan, and A. J. Block who graciously provided several images and information for this page. Another hearty thanks goes out to the members of the WNY Traders Association for all of their help with this project. The WNY TOR is held every third weekend in September in Buffalo, NY.

NOTE: It took a bit of effort to scan and polish these images. Please link to this page (or the home page) rather than downloading the images.

I need items with a ** for my collection! I will buy/trade for these items!


ISSUE BDR E BCK NME FDL COMMENTS
NIAGARA FRONTIER COUNCIL
NFCR1 FGR
 C
 TAN FGR
  
 50 mm; No council name; Seven M/C "Northern Lights"; circa late 1940s
NFCR2 GRN
 C
 WHT GRN
  
 78 mm; GRN "Niagara Frontier Council" stiched in a ring around R1 design; circa 1950s
NFCR3** RED
 C
 WHT RED
  
 125 mm felt; RED arowhead; RED "Honor Troop Award" & 1954
NFCX1 BRN
 C
 WHT BLK
  
 74 x 71 mm; BLK "Niagara Frontier"; Wooden sign; X2-X9 were attached; circa late 1950s - early 60s
NFCX2 BLU
 C
 BLU  
  
 16 x 6 mm arrowhead; Often attached to X1; circa late 1950s - early 60s
NFCX3 RED
 C
 RED  
  
 18 x 8 mm teepee; Often attached to X1; circa late 1950s - early 60s
NFCX4** GRN
 C
 GRN  
  
 18 x 8 mm teepee; Often attached to X1; circa late 1950s - early 60s
NFCX5** BLU
 C
 BLU  
  
 18 x 8 mm teepee; Often attached to X1; circa late 1950s - early 60s
NFCX6 YEL
 C
 YEL  
  
 15 x 7 mm fleur-de-lis; Often attached to X1; circa late 1950s - early 60s
NFCX7 GRN
 C
 GRN  
  
 9 x 21 mm hatchet; Often attached to X1; circa late 1950s - early 60s
NFCX8 RED
 C
 RED  
  
 9 x 21 mm hatchet; Often attached to X1; circa late 1950s - early 60s
NFCX9** BLK
 C
 BLK  
  
 9 x 21 mm hatchet; Often attached to X1; circa late 1950s - early 60s
NFCX10 WHT
 C
 WHT  
  
 18 x 55 mm felt; GRN "Bushwacker" and hatchet; circa late 1950s - early 60s
NFCX11 WHT
 C
 BLK WHT
  
 15 x 63 mm rocker; Designed to surround NFC council patch; circa 1950s - early 60s
NFCR4 LBL
 R
 DBL WHT
  
 75 mm; WHT "Niagara Frontier Council"; Night time scenery w/two BLK deer; 5 WHT stars; circa 1960s
GREATER NIAGARA FRONTIER COUNCIL
GNFCR1 RED
 R
 DBL WHT
  
 76 mm; WHT "Greater Niagara Frontier"; Same design as NFC R4 but w/4 WHT stars; circa early 70s
GNFCR2 RED
 R
 DBL WHT
  
 78 mm; WHT "Greater Niagara Frontier"; Same design as GNFC R1 but w/5 WHT stars; circa early 70s
GNFCX1 GMY
 R
 M/C BLK
 GMY
 FDL; 67x 91 mm REC; BLK GNFC; Bicentennial set; Different flags for each camp; M/C 1776 & 1976
GNFCR3 RED
 R
 PBL WHT
 WHT
 B.S.A.; 78 mm; WHT GNFC; Design similar to GNFC R2 (although much less detail); circa late 70s
GNFCR4 RED
 R
 BLU BLK
  
 78 mm; No council name; Four YEL boatmen in canoe; circa early 1980s
GNFCR5 RED
 R
 BLU BLK
  
 78 mm; No council name; Same design as GNFC R4; BLK "Homme Du Nord" & 1983
GNFCR6** RED
 R
 LBL YEL
 RED
 78 mm; No council name; YEL "Homme Du Nord"; Full embroidered version of GNFC R5; circa mid 80s
GNFCR7** BLU
 R
 LBL YEL
 RED
 78 mm; No council name; YEL "Homme Du Nord"; Full embroidered version of GNFC R5; circa mid 80s
GNFCR8 RED
 R
 BLU YEL
 RED
 78 mm; No council name; YEL "Homme Du Nord"; Twill backing similar to GNFC R5; YEL 1987
PRIVATE ISSUE
PrivateR1 BLK
 R
 BLU BLK
 RED
 78 mm; No council name (no longer GNFC); BLK "Homme Du Nord"; Version of GNFC R7; BLK 1999

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