We got this information in about a patch we recently offered. We really like getting this information for two reasons. One, I collect camp patches and appreciate their history. Two, if we don’t capture this information now, it will be lost over time. I actively collect felt camp patches. Many just have a single letter on a piece of felt. For many of them, we no longer know what camp they represent.

Here’s the information:

This is a Rondack camp patch from Manhattan Council, not a Camp Manhattan patch. The last year of Camp Manhattan was 1953. In 1954, the camp was divided into two separate camps for Manhattan Council, New York – Keowa and Rondack. This is the staff neckerchief patch for Camp Rondack (hence the red R). The Manhattan on the patch refers to Manhattan Council not Camp Manhattan.