Camp Delmont is not familiar to me. Treasure Island is an island in the Delaware River north of Phila. May be re-named now. Olga ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean Arnold<mailto:jeaneology@verizon.net> To: padelawa@rootsweb.com<mailto:padelawa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [PADELAWA] Boy Scout badge information This is interesting. Because I not only have my dad's badge but my grandfather, John Calvin Strain, was the one who started Essington Troop #1 of the Boy Scouts of America. I don't know the year except that he came from W. PA to Delaware County in the year of Nov. 1917, as a Westinghouse employee. These facts were from family history passed down as well as his obituary. Where would the Treasure Island Camp have been located? Does Camp Delmont sound familiar? JEan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olga Brigham" <brigham5@msn.com<mailto:brigham5@msn.com>> To: <padelawa@rootsweb.com<mailto:padelawa@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [PADELAWA] Boy Scout badge information > It's strange, but I find very little interest by the BSA in preserving > history of the early days of Scouting. My father was a Boy Scout in Phila. > from about 1912-13. I have his Smokey the Bear hat he wore in Parades in > that city. I also have his whistle from his uniform. I know my Dad was > instrumental in developing the Treasure Island Camp in the Delaware River; > years later a man younger that Dad told me he had worked under him at > Treasure Island in the early days. I can't seem to get any Scout officials > interested in my Dad's memoribilia nor can I find anyone interested in > Treasure Island. > Olga > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jean Arnold<mailto:jeaneology@verizon.net<mailto:jeaneology@verizon.net>> > To: PADELAWA@rootsweb.com<mailto:PADELAWA@rootsweb.com<mailto:PADELAWA@rootsweb.com%3Cmailto:PADELAWA@rootsweb.com>> > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 12:55 PM > Subject: [PADELAWA] Boy Scout badge information > > > I have the Eagle Scout badge of my now deceased father. It is from Camp > Delmont and dated 1924. I wonder if there would be records anywhere that > would state what was done to earn that badge? > > Jean > > > ------------------------------- >

Hi again, I actually attended camp Delmont as a scout in the 60's and early 70's... Here's some info from http://www.scoutcamp.org/oldestcamps.asp "Camp Delmont was named after the two counties that made up the original Valley Forge Council, DELaware and MONTgomery. It is now one of the two camps that make up the 1400+ acre Musser Scout Reservation in Pennsylvania. The original 35 acres was purchased for $500.00 and included a stone house. Summer Camp was first held there in 1916. The name "Camp Delmont" was used at other locations for summer camp previous to 1916. The first camp of the Valley Forge Council was Camp Pequea, located along the Susquehanna River 15 miles Southwest of Lancaster, this camp was owned by a trolley company and was offered to all scouts from Eastern Penna. In 1913, the Council obtained the rights to use White's Island in the Delaware below Scudder's Falls and this camp was known as Camp Delmont. This camp was used in 1913 and 1914. In 1915, they moved to an island in the Schulykill known as Pioneer Island. It was used during 1915 and 1916. In 1916, the first section of what is now Delmont Scout Reservation was purchased and used that year as a summer camp." Up until 1996, Camp Delmont was part of the Valley Forge Council. At that time a number of SE Pa. councils merged into the Cradle of Liberty Council. Here's their contact info: Cradle of Liberty Council 22nd & Winter St. Philadelphia, PA 19103-1085 Phone: (215) 988-9811 Web site: http://www.colbsa.org Hope this helps, Rick At 06:24 PM 2/3/2007, you wrote: >Camp Delmont is not familiar to me. Treasure Island is an island in >the Delaware River north of Phila. May be re-named now. Olga > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jean Arnold<mailto:jeaneology@verizon.net> > To: padelawa@rootsweb.com<mailto:padelawa@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 4:44 PM > Subject: Re: [PADELAWA] Boy Scout badge information > > > This is interesting. Because I not only have my dad's badge but my > grandfather, John Calvin Strain, was the one who started Essington Troop > #1 of the Boy Scouts of America. I don't know the year except > that he came > from W. PA to Delaware County in the year of Nov. 1917, as a Westinghouse > employee. > > These facts were from family history passed down as well as his obituary. > Where would the Treasure Island Camp have been located? Does Camp Delmont > sound familiar? > > JEan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Olga Brigham" <brigham5@msn.com<mailto:brigham5@msn.com>> > To: <padelawa@rootsweb.com<mailto:padelawa@rootsweb.com>> > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 4:13 PM > Subject: Re: [PADELAWA] Boy Scout badge information > > > > It's strange, but I find very little interest by the BSA in preserving > > history of the early days of Scouting. My father was a Boy > Scout in Phila. > > from about 1912-13. I have his Smokey the Bear hat he wore in Parades in > > that city. I also have his whistle from his uniform. I know my Dad was > > instrumental in developing the Treasure Island Camp in the > Delaware River; > > years later a man younger that Dad told me he had worked under him at > > Treasure Island in the early days. I can't seem to get any > Scout officials > > interested in my Dad's memoribilia nor can I find anyone interested in > > Treasure Island. > > Olga > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jean > Arnold<mailto:jeaneology@verizon.net<mailto:jeaneology@verizon.net>> > > To: > PADELAWA@rootsweb.com<mailto:PADELAWA@rootsweb.com<mailto:PADELAWA@rootsweb.com%3Cmailto:PADELAWA@rootsweb.com>> > > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 12:55 PM > > Subject: [PADELAWA] Boy Scout badge information > > > > > > I have the Eagle Scout badge of my now deceased father. It is from Camp > > Delmont and dated 1924. I wonder if there would be records > anywhere that > > would state what was done to earn that badge? > > > > Jean > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >PADELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message