Peterloon Patches History

1934 Circle:
Teepee
(Note: This patch and all the arrowhead patches on this page up through 1985 were produced in leather.)

1935 Arrowhead:
Campfire.

1936 Arrowhead:
Indian Brave

1937 Arrowhead:
Tepee

1938 Arrowhead:
Pioneer

1939 Arrowhead:
Teepee, Pick, & Axe

1940 Arrowhead:
The American Way w/Flag.
(Note the patriotic themes at the beginning of World War II.)

1941 Arrowhead:
Red, White, & Blue Scout on U.S. Map Outline.
(Patriotic themes continue.)

1942  Arrowhead:
Scout Wearing Campaign Hat

1943 Arrowhead:
Scout Badge.

1944 Arrowhead:
Woodsman

1945 Arrowhead:
Log Cabin
(Poor image quality due to lack of an original to work with.)

1946 Arrowhead:
Totem Pole.
(Poor image quality due to lack of an original to work with.)

1947 Arrowhead:
Ox Drawn Wagon.
(Poor image quality due to lack of an original to work with.)

1948 Arrowhead:
Ox & Plow

1949 Arrowhead:
Strengthening the Arm of Liberty
 

1950 Arrowhead:
Buffalo

1951 Arrowhead:
Liberty Bell

1952 Arrowhead:
Go West Wagon promoting the 1953 Jamboree,

1953 Arrowhead:
Camp Cooking

1954 Arrowhead:
Teepee & Deer.
(The only white leather patch.)

1955 Arrowhead:
Totem Pole w/Eagle and Teepee

1956:
 

1957:
 

1958:
Unit Award Pennant
The triangle is 8" h x 23" w, the white tabs are 4.5" and the entire pennant is 8" h x 27.5"

1967:
 

1969:
Eagle in Stars & Stripes

(BIG thanks to Pat Long for this new picture!)

1971:
 

1973 Arc:
Scout Show

1973 Axehead:
Outing for Scouting

1975 Heritage:
Liberty Bell & Powder Horn

1977 Circle:
Peterloon's 50th Anniversary,
John J. Emery Memorial

1979 Circle:
Adventure in Scouting, World Flags

1981 Triangle:
Scouting Fun in '81,
Tug of War

1983 Oval:
Scouting Around the World,
US, Canada, UK Flags

1985 Rectangle:
BSA's 75th Anniversary,
Pride in the Past, Commitment to the Future, Covered Wagon to Space Shuttle

(BIG thanks to Pat Long for this new picture!)

1987 Rectangle:
Taste the Merits of Scouting
(BIG thanks to Bill G. for the new and improved scans!)

1989 Arrowhead:
Outdoorsman,  Indian Chief, Pocket Patch.

1991 Indian Shield:
(pocket and jacket)
The Legacy of the Founder
 

(BIG thanks to Bill G. for the new and improved scans!)

1993 Oval Patch:

Green Bar Bill w/World Flags

Bill Hillcourt was called the Scoutmaster To The World.  Bill was a native of Denmark where he became a Boy Scout in January, 1911, at 11 years of age after he had been given the newly translated "Scouting For Boys" as a Christmas Gift.  He became the Danish equivalent of an Eagle Scout and was sent by his Troop to the First World Jamboree in London in 1920.  The success of the Danish team earned it the right to host the 2nd World Jamboree.  Bill wrote his first book at the age of 23.   It was a tale of Scout camping based on his own Patrol's experiences.  New York attracted Bill in September of 1926.  Bill later convinced James West that the BSA was not using the Patrol method correctly.  West challenged him to write the Handbook For Patrol Leaders.  Bill took the nickname "Green Bar Bill" from the patrol leaders badge as his Boy's Life pseudonym.  Green Bar Bill wrote over 300 articles for Boy's Life.

1993 Circle:
Green Bar Bill Hillcourt Memorial
 

(Bill Hillcourt was "Green Bar Bill", and he knew and worked with Lord Baden-Powell.  Bill wrote the Boy Scout Handbook.  He was a frequent visitor to Cincinnati, having once been the Scoutmaster of Joe Quick, Dan Beard Council's Chief Executive in the 80's and 90's.  Bill died in 1992, and the 1993 Peterloon was dedicated to him.

For a more detailed review of Bill Hillcourt's life and a moving tribute to his impact on Scouting, see http://users.aol.com/randywoo/bsahis/bill.htm)
 

(BIG thanks to Bill G. for the new and improved image scans!)

1993 Circle Pin:
Green Bar Bill Hillcourt Memorial
(BIG thanks to Bill G. for the new and improved scans!)

1995  Oblong:
Scouting the Next Generation with a Scout looking forward and several Merit Badges being shown.

The purple border was for those attending, and the silver border was awarded as prizes and to special contributors.

1997 Core Center:
Peterloon's 70th Anniversary

1997 Circle Border:
Peterloon's 70th Anniversary

Seven consecutive decades of fun and teamwork.

1997 Leather Circle:
Peterloon's 70th Anniversary

(BIG thanks to Pat Long for this new picture!)

(BIG thanks to Pat Long for the new and improved scans!)

2002 Rectangle:
Peterloon's 75th Anniversary, "Homecoming"
Homecoming commemorated the 75th anniversary of the original encampment and marked the reopening of Camp Friedlander.  Now local Scouts could "come home" to a summer camp experience in their own council.  4,000 people from 200 troops and crews came from five states (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri) to attend Peterloon 2002.

Note: Clicking on this picture will display a set of five patches, each surrounded by a different color border.

2004 Two Lobed Rectangle:
"Gateways" -- The beginning of a series of patches built on the Gateways theme where each year the theme would be a gateway to a different facet of Scouting.

Note: Clicking on this picture will display a set of two patches, each surrounded by a different color border.

(BIG thanks to Pat Long for the scans of the two patch set!)

2006 Two Lobed Rectangle:
"Gateways to High Adventure"
This continued the Gateways theme and engendered a competition of displays showing exceptionally interesting High Adventure Journeys taken by different Troops and Crews.  5,000 people (including 723 Webelos) from 236 troops and crews (including 65 units from 10 other councils outside of the Dan Beard council) attended.

(BIG thanks to Pat Long for the new and improved scans!)

Note: There are three different color borders for this year's patches (Gold for Scouts, Red for Scoutmasters, and Silver for Staff).

The left facing silhouette is that of a Scout wearing a 1910 campaign hat looking back at the first 100 years of Scouting and all the accomplishments achieved over those years, and the right facing silhouette is that of a Scout wearing a 2010 design ball cap looking forward at all the accomplishments to be achieved in the next 100 years.

Note: There are three different color borders for this year's patches (Green for Participants, Red for Scoutmasters, and Blue for Staff and Volunteers).