NOAC 2004 - OA Memorabilia Road Show
OA Memorabilia Road Show
A very new and exciting addition to the OA Center for History is the "OA
Memorabilia Road Show". This will be patterned after the very popular
PBS series "Antiques Road Show". Do you have something that was
given to you by your Grandfather, Uncle, or distant relative? Or maybe you picked
something up at your local thrift store that looked like it was old? Maybe you
have some old papers that your lodge has that you do not know anything
about? Now is your chance to bring these items in to the OA Memorabilia Road
Show and get them evaluated.
The OA Memorabilia Road Show will be manned by experts in their field to give
you an idea of the historical significance of your item and give you some feel
as to the rarity and value of the item. The experts will come from a collaboration
with the International Scouting Collectors Association (ISCA) and the OA Center
for History. ISCA is a nationally recognized association that has a strict code
of ethics that follow the Scout Oath and Law and one of its goals is to help
preserve the history of Scouting. The members are nationally recognized experts
in collecting anything to do with Scouting including CSP's, "Red
& Whites", Camp Patches, High Adventure patches, Scouting literature
and uniforms, Rank and Merit Badges, and of course OA Memorabilia to name but
a few.
In addition, the OA Center for History, along with ISCA and the National OA
History and Archiving sub-committee have teamed up to document all evaluated
items to preserve them as appropriate for the future. Also, if desired, Arrowmen
wishing to donate materials to the BSA (OA and/or the BSA National Museum) will
have the opportunity at this venue to do so. Your donation will be taken for
safe keeping and you will be given suitable recognition (including tax information)
as appropriate. Your donated items may end up actually displayed in the BSA
National Museum for all to see or they may even show up at a future NOAC on
display!
While waiting in line to see the NOAC Museum, the OA Memorabilia Road Show
will be televised so you can see the action! This activity is sure to be a big
hit at NOAC.
If you have any old items that you do not know much about, be sure to
bring those with you to NOAC and visit the "OA Memorabilia
Road Show".
Items evaluated may also be displayed in the museum based on available space.
Questions about the road show (or if you wish to schedule a time for an evaluation
in advance) may be sent to the OA Center for History Chairman, Mark Orgeron,
mailto:bgblrmark@aol.com.
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