Comments on: The Largest OA Patch Jacket Collection? http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2007/10/01/the-largest-oa-jacket-collection/ All things Boy Scout and Girl Scout memorabilia collecting Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:54:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Mike Howle http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2007/10/01/the-largest-oa-jacket-collection/#comment-1240 Mike Howle Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:06:10 +0000 http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2007/10/01/the-largest-oa-jacket-collection/#comment-1240 I was a youth in the late 1980's. I think the jackets were from the middle to late 1960's I was a youth in the late 1980’s. I think the jackets were from the middle to late 1960’s

]]> By: ramore http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2007/10/01/the-largest-oa-jacket-collection/#comment-1209 ramore Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:34:51 +0000 http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2007/10/01/the-largest-oa-jacket-collection/#comment-1209 Mike - thanks for the info. When were you a youth? What was the era of the 'old timers'? We may be the one's who resemble that remark. :-) Mike - thanks for the info. When were you a youth? What was the era of the ‘old timers’? We may be the one’s who resemble that remark. :-)

]]> By: Mike Howle http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2007/10/01/the-largest-oa-jacket-collection/#comment-1201 Mike Howle Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:49:54 +0000 http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2007/10/01/the-largest-oa-jacket-collection/#comment-1201 When I was a youth in Echockotee Lodge 200 there was a few old timers who had this type of jacket. When I was a youth in Echockotee Lodge 200 there was a few old timers who had this type of jacket.

]]> By: Roy http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2007/10/01/the-largest-oa-jacket-collection/#comment-1200 Roy Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:48:34 +0000 http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2007/10/01/the-largest-oa-jacket-collection/#comment-1200 Thanks for the info! Thanks for the info!

]]> By: Dave http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2007/10/01/the-largest-oa-jacket-collection/#comment-1199 Dave Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:44:07 +0000 http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2007/10/01/the-largest-oa-jacket-collection/#comment-1199 From Tom Moore's "The Story of Ahtuquog", printed in 1987: "In 1963, Ahtuhquog established an annual outstanding service award named the Tsunga'ni Award. Tsunga'ni is a Cherokee term meaning 'excels all others'. Except for 1964, it was usually given to one youth member or one youth and one adult member each year in recognition of exceptional service to the lodge. Each recipient was given a jacket with the award name and lodge name embroidered on the back. A Ten-Color lodge honor flap and the individual's name and award year were on the front. Over the years, the jackets were awarded in several colors including gray, brown, pale yellow, and black." "...In 1982, following two successive non-award years, the lodge executive committee voted to discontinue the award." An appendix of Tsunga'ni Award Recipients lists John J. "Joe" Monahan as a 1966 adult recipient--this certainly appears to be Mr. Monahan's jacket. From Tom Moore’s “The Story of Ahtuquog”, printed in 1987:

“In 1963, Ahtuhquog established an annual outstanding service award named the Tsunga’ni Award. Tsunga’ni is a Cherokee term meaning ‘excels all others’. Except for 1964, it was usually given to one youth member or one youth and one adult member each year in recognition of exceptional service to the lodge. Each recipient was given a jacket with the award name and lodge name embroidered on the back. A Ten-Color lodge honor flap and the individual’s name and award year were on the front. Over the years, the jackets were awarded in several colors including gray, brown, pale yellow, and black.”

“…In 1982, following two successive non-award years, the lodge executive committee voted to discontinue the award.”

An appendix of Tsunga’ni Award Recipients lists John J. “Joe” Monahan as a 1966 adult recipient–this certainly appears to be Mr. Monahan’s jacket.

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