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Fifty years ago today, Oct. 17, 1976, 822 was on a overnighter at Assateague with 27 scouts surviving a fierce dawn wind...
10/18/2026

Fifty years ago today, Oct. 17, 1976, 822 was on a overnighter at Assateague with 27 scouts surviving a fierce dawn wind/rain storm. On Nov. 20 822 overnighted at Patapsco's Hilton Area. Both were new sites for the troop. The NewsScoop had interesting viewpoints by a brand new scout: Bill Tippett's little brother Tommy, who mentioned (twice) new SPL Charlie Geschwilm, previous SPL Frank Schwartz, future SPL Paul Leidig's dad, adult leader (for a decade and a half) William Muchow, and that he borrowed Doonesbury books from future SPL JIm Thierer. Future SPL Dave Hutch led the Nov. Hilton campfire & trip with assistance from 1973-74 SPL Dave Coleman. Future SPL Eric Totushek was welcomed as a brand new scout.

Fifty years ago today, Sept. 18, 1976, 822's first ever Father-Son camping overnighter was at Thomas Point. The map was...
09/19/2026

Fifty years ago today, Sept. 18, 1976, 822's first ever Father-Son camping overnighter was at Thomas Point. The map was used at numerous 822 Thomas Point trips starting in 1975, perhaps as much for Capture the Flag planning as for orienteering. Some 822'ers weren't the only ones at times trying to avoid Mr. Smith.
The rapid shoreline erosion was largely halted by US Army Corps of Engineer rock rubble in wire baskets (gabions) in 1970 (& one 822 Troop Committee member at the time (& fertilizer sales coordinator, personal fitness merit badge counselor) Herb Linthicum, was involved (employed by the Corps.))
After Broad Creek and the Scout Room at the church, 822 spent more time at Thomas Point in this era than anywhere.

FIfty years ago today, July 25, 1976, 822 headed to Broad Creek. Some fun, interesting reports here, + photos. Twenty...
07/25/2026

FIfty years ago today, July 25, 1976, 822 headed to Broad Creek. Some fun, interesting reports here, + photos. Twenty years later, in 1996, 822 received the B.P. (Baden-Powell) Award (pictured here); SM Gene Carter, ASMs Bill & Janet Blume & others including a dozen 822 alumni scouts as ASMs, seven (!) Life Scouts (John Blume, Brian Bolly, Ben Dolin, Steve Hewitt, Don Lippy, John Payne, & John Ryan), Star Scout Ray Henn, plus 6-year-veteran Walt Carter and 15 other scouts...an impressive group.

Sixty years ago, July 17, 1966, Chuck Maynard became the 822's 8th Eagle scout in the troop's 11 years. By Feb. 1968 h...
07/19/2026

Sixty years ago, July 17, 1966, Chuck Maynard became the 822's 8th Eagle scout in the troop's 11 years. By Feb. 1968 he would be SPL of the troop's 80 scouts. Interesting to note in his Eagle "bio" written as always by Mr. Robley that he had served faithfully for two years (at least) as leader of the troop's longest-tenured patrol, the Iroquois. By a couple months, at age 14 and 128 days, he was the youngest 822 Eagle ever (though Don Shay '60, Buz Hilferty '61, Hank Bernheimer '61, Mark Ryder '73, Mike Tankersley '75, and Jeffrey Keil '99 all came close.)
The 822 Honor Patrol at 1966 summer camp at Broad Creek was the Greyhounds, Richard Meseke as Patrol Leader. The next year, Rich would be 822's SPL at summer camp. Edward A. Knight (1905-78) was the camp's first ranger. From 65 years ago, the Pines Award (earned while camping a night at the remote Pines Outpost during summer camp) was signed by, top to bottom on the left, Stephen Lonczynski ('59-'62 in 822), Richard Flack ('60-'62), Carvel Holton ('59-'70), Allan Hoffmaster ('59-'68), and John Cogbill "SPL" (under "1961") ('60-'65).
The highly regarded John Cogbill-Carvel Holton-Drew Sikorski-Larry Zoller-Don Disney-Dave Robley-Doug Workman-Chuck Maynard-Charlie Ehart reign of SPLs from 1961 to 1969 coincided with the years that 822 had 71 to 86 scouts.

Forty-five years ago today, July 12, 1981, the troop headed up to Wendigo, an old favorite 822 campsite (no longer used ...
07/12/2026

Forty-five years ago today, July 12, 1981, the troop headed up to Wendigo, an old favorite 822 campsite (no longer used as too remote!), Camp Oest, Broad Creek.

Thirty miles paddling on the Potomac by 822, 50 years ago today, June 25-27, 1976, were led by Sarge & SPL Rob Cowan, an...
06/26/2026

Thirty miles paddling on the Potomac by 822, 50 years ago today, June 25-27, 1976, were led by Sarge & SPL Rob Cowan, and included a stop at Camp Straus... Seventy years ago, in 1956, 822 was the first troop to camp there after the Baltimore Area Council acquired it that year. The Gazette and NSII articles below sum up the 1976 trip, as well as the less-epic-than-usual(!) 822 C&O Canal Bike Hike of May 8-9, 1976.

The attached planning notes below give a little insight to how much preparation was needed for big events with up to 50 scouts, on troop menus, on 1976 prices (gas at $0.60/ gallon!), and on a stunning planned troop wake-up time (5:45 a.m.!)

Troop 822 sure had a "pretty good run," yes!?, from 1956 to 1976 to 1996. In 1996 the troop had 20+ active scouts, Gene Carter in his 5th of 6 years as SM, & one of at least nine Silver Beaver awards to 822 members, this one to ASM Bill Blume in 1996. That year John Payne, John Ryan, and John Blume were ALL about to complete Eagle requirements!

Sixty years ago today, May 22, 1966, at the Southern District Camporee, 822 got four patrols in the "standard" (a tough ...
05/22/2026

Sixty years ago today, May 22, 1966, at the Southern District Camporee, 822 got four patrols in the "standard" (a tough grading year?) red ribbon category: Jack Wayson's Road Runners, Ken Melvin's Soaring Eagles, Doug Workman's Flaming Arrows, and Charlie Ehart's Beavers. On May 22,1965, Dan Disney, with Ken as an assistant patrol leader, had earned a "proficient" blue ribbon award for the Soaring Eagles, and the Flaming Arrows, Beavers, and Mustangs had done the same.

Troop 822 had cleaned house at their best Camporee ever, 1964, and in 1963 (posts below.) By May 21, 1967 all but the Road Runners, Mustangs, and Tenderfoot Patrol were back into the top Camporee category: the Iroquois, Beavers, Pioneers, and Henry Cowan's Soaring Eagles, with Dave Robley as assistant all got blue ribbons. The 1968 summer camp 822 Honor Patrol was also led by Henry, with Arthur "Otts" Wagner as assistant, with Michael Ingold, Dwayne Whitmore, Gale "Hap" Wagner, R. Garry Stewart, Dave Murph, and Daniel Ingold as the other patrol members. Some of these ribbons hung on the troop flagpole for over a decade.

That 1968 summer camp was also the first for Tenderfoot George Creel (1968-73 822 member). While that might have seemed relatively unremarkable, it wasn't. He would be followed in 822 by brothers Matt (1971-78), David (1972-78), Marty (1977-96), Victor (1980-91), & Andy (1983-91), the troop's only hexad of brothers.......It is with great sadness that we note the passing earlier this month, age 92, of their dad, a dedicated, hard working, humble, long-time 822 supporter, commissioner, 822 Family Night stalwart (Bill Glover's 1985 Eagle ceremony coordinator), and more. Decades of pictures at beallfuneral.com/obituaries/george-creel commemorate in most splendid fashion a well-lived life.

Here's just a page and a half of an 822 News Scoop II from 50 years ago today, May 7, 1976. It's amazing how much those...
05/08/2026

Here's just a page and a half of an 822 News Scoop II from 50 years ago today, May 7, 1976. It's amazing how much those 50 active scouts had going on, Jan. through Dec.: A 44-mile C&O bike hike May 8-9, a 30 mile canoe trip, an Assateague camp, a Broad Creek week, TV coverage of 822's top Expo placing on May 22-23, the coldest camping trip ever?, a rare Dec. 28-29 overnighter with 822 alumni, some great meeting topics, a Christmas party, a leaders-only two-night camp, the first father-son overnighter (Thomas Point), the LC doing training of six scouts on their first overnighter (Bill Smiths), a father-son day with softball at Sandy Pt., two Eagles, three SPL's, etc., etc.

Hutch, your timing (April 12 below) is remarkable, 50 years almost to the day since the first glimmer of 822 starting an...
04/27/2026

Hutch, your timing (April 12 below) is remarkable, 50 years almost to the day since the first glimmer of 822 starting an annual multi-troop orienteering championship.... There was a scout skills event at Ft. Meade's scout camping area on the Patuxent (still there, now North Tract Pax. Refuge.) You, Paul Leidig, Wayne Parrott, and I went down there April 10, 1976. Our "try orienteering" advert says 1976, but our 1st event didn't happen until June 4, 1977 as you know, since you were on staff for it (& the 49th & lots in between!) (The 50th is Oct. 24, 2026.)

Just 58 scouts attended in 1980. Then, out of nowhere 35 troops & 303 scouts showed up at Avalon (Patapsco) Dec. 5, 1981; fortunately Andy Thierer was "asst. director", Tom Delaney next, and we had Hutch & Bill Geschwilm on staff too to handle the ~345 orienteers. Bill Muchow & Charlie Hutchinson were added to staff the next year, Tom the "asst. director." By the Dec. 10, 1983 photos here, we were at Avalon again with, as you can see, Andy as "registration & scoring director", as always Tom Delaney ("technical director"), Bill Glover assisting Andy and designing several patches, Sarge doing first aid & food, & Marty Creel & even my mom assisting Andy.

Soon attendees would come from WV, NJ, PA, DE, & always from VA & DC. It peaked at 1,095 orienteers on Nov. 9, 1991, then the largest US orienteering event ever of any type. Three things made that growth possible: a Nov. 1979 Scouting magazine article (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth353675/m1/42/), the great 822 staff (822 had done more orienteering 1973-78 than most any other troop, as the NSII articles here prove), & scouting's popularity back then. Officially, ~1/1/1976, 822 had 61 aged 11-15 registered, 9 aged 16-17; 550 had 57/3; 447 had 54/1; and 359 15/0. That's 187 aged 11-15. The 1970 census had 406 boys 11-15 in Linthicum. So that was an amazing 47% of all boys that age in a troop.

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04/12/2026

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