In January 2012, I instructed
a session at the Indian waters Council "University of Scouting" on the topic of
Scout History. Part of that session included local history. Some
asked for a copy of the slideshow used. A PDF of the complete slide deck
can be downloaded
HERE
Folks may also be
interested in viewing my scanned images from "Chief" Czarnitzki's photo album
found
HERE and scans of
Scouting related newspaper articles from the 1930's and 1940's found
HERE.
Summer Camp Brochures
For most summers beginning in the late
1920's and continuing into the 1990's, the Indian Waters Council (formerly
Central SC Council, and formerly Columbia Council), created a brochure, flyer,
or booklet which was mailed or otherwise distributed to all council Scouts.
Below are two early examples.
In 1928, the Columbia Council held
summer camp at Rocky Bottom, in the upstate, an area that today is part of the
Jocassee Gorges Management Area.
1930 was the very first summer of
operation for the new Camp Barstow at its original location on what is now Fort
Jackson.
You can click on the images below to
open a PDF file with scans of the full brochures.
Thanks to John Mellette for loaning
the brochures and allowing them to be scanned.
The Camp
Barstow Staff Reunion was held on June 5, 2010.
Click
HERE
to download the Staff Directory. Password is required to open the file.
Below are
thumbnails and, if selected, larger (but not full sized) images of the group
photos taken at the event. If you would like to purchase 8 x 10's of these
photos, contact Pro Photo of Lexington at
http://www.prophototogo.com
All Staff Alumni and current staff members.
2010 Camp Barstow Staff
Camp Barstow Staff Alumni, Gaston location
Camp Barstow staff & alumni, Lake Murray location
Camp Directors and Program Directors
Muscogee Lodge Chiefs
Here are a few photos from the reunion. If you have other photos that you
would like to share, please contact me at trippclark at gmail.com.
Banquet dinner
Mike Senn and Mike Copeland
Staffers posing with Jere Ratcliffe
Staffers posing with Jere Ratcliffe
Jere Ratcliffe and Joe Christie
Jody Styron, Mike Senn, and Tripp Clark
Tripp Clark receives "Chief Scout Exec, Retired" patch from Jere Ratcliffe
Jere Ratcliffe addresses the group
Tripp Clark and Scout Executive Doug Stone
Brad Hutto and his wife, Tracy Macpherson, "cut the ribbon" for the new COPE high ropes course and Hutto Lodge, senior staff lodge
Program Director George Faller talks about the 2010 program
The photos below were taken and contributed by David Farrell
(staff 2000 - 2002)
November
25, 2008 - Newly discovered local Scouting videos!!
For decades until his death in 1992, Ralph Grier was a fixture of Scouting in
central South Carolina. Recently, Jason Shull was fortunate to receive several
old films that were a part of Mr. Grier's personal collection and we have had
these films digitized. The films were poorly labeled and undated. These appear
to be from the 1950's or 60's (perhaps some are earlier). There is no sound. The
video is unedited. If anyone has any further info that may help to better date
these videos or reveal any additional info, please let me know.
Update -
November 26, 2008 - The boxes that 3 of the 4 films were stored in were
postmarked with their shipping date. If we assume that each film was in
its correct box, then we can more closely pinpoint the dates. I have added
notes below each video with this date info.
This film was simply labeled "Barstow." It is obviously from
Camp Barstow during summer camp.
This film was in a box postmarked as
August 19, 1963, so it is reasonable to assume that this footage is
likely from summer camp 1963.
This film was labeled "Camporee." I believe that it is from a
Council Camporee.
The box that this film was in was postmarked March
24, 1966. Assuming that this is a Council Camporee and not a
District Camporee, and not knowing for certain if Council Camporees in
the 60's were in the spring or fall, then this is most likely from
either the 1965 Camporee held in Bamberg or the 1966 Camporee in Saluda.
This film was labeled "Troop 5 Camp." Troop 5 is the oldest
troop in Columbia, SC, having started in July 1912. The year and
location of this video is unclear, but I am guessing that it is from the
1950's or 60's and am not ruling out that it may be filmed at Camp
Barstow.
This film was in a box that was postmarked February 19, 1964, so this
is likely from a troop campout held in 1964 or 1963.
This film was not labeled. It is quite clear to me that it was filmed
at summer camp, and almost certainly at Camp Barstow. The year is
unknown, but I am guessing that it is from the 1950's or earlier. In
fact, we at first thought that this might be "the holy grail" of Scout
films for our council, a film called "A Day In Camp" which was produced
at Camp Barstow in the early 40's and which Mr. Grier had told me
personally that he indeed had a copy. Now seeing the full video, I do
not believe that it is "A Day In Camp," but have not ruled out that it
may be some of the raw footage that was used to make the final product.
Hopefully we will know more in time.
