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The purpose of this site is to document, in a single forum, the history and memorabilia of the OA lodges, Boy Scout councils and scout camps that have merged over the years to form the current lodge, council and camps. This web site was created, written and managed for many years by Scott Kuzma, with a strong emphasis on Sukawit Lodge 2. During that time, the site enjoyed considerable expansion. Eventually, for a variety of reasons, Scott left and further development stopped. Around 2003, we were able to add Scott's pages to the Central New Jersey website as a separate entity. Now, we want to integrate the two separate sets of web pages into a single site combining the best of both sets.
The link labeled "More History", a recent addition to the site, is a somewhat rambling, narrative history of Central New Jersey Council that complements the Virtual Patch Library. The chapter about the George Washington Council traces its evolution back to when Trenton Troop 1 was organized in 1910. The chapter about the Thomas A. Edison Council traces its evolution back to when New Brunswick Council was formed in 1916.
There is a short section, just for fun, about some out of council camps located either within, or close to, the current Central New Jersey Council. I invite you to suggest other camps that merit further research.
This site is the result of many hundreds of hours of work by many generous persons. Permission is granted to use the images and information on the site for non-profit purposes only, with appropriate citaton. Use of such material for profit (specifically including their resale on any other media or use on a website to which access is sold for a fee) without express written permission is expressly and strictly forbidden.
This site is an ongoing project. Please email any additions, corrections or images. All assistance toward improving this site is appreciated. Use of the personal pronoun and the initials jos, unless noted otherwise, refers to your kindly, loveable webmaster and long time scouter Joseph Sinniger
Yours in Scouting!