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Over the years I've
collected a wide variety of information on Onteora. Much of it can be
found on the virtual tour pages, the history pages or the trail guides,
but there is still a lot of material that just didn't fit elsewhere.
Please follow the links below for even more information on Onteora and
Wauwepex. New
information is added to the end of the list.
- Special
Programs at Onteora - a 1965 article about canoe trips, JLTC and
other activities.
- 1967 Staff
Listing - staff names, departments and positions
- 1967 Staff
Song - anyone remember the tune for this one?
- 1972 Tribes Camp
Staff Songs - lots of in-jokes for that year's staff members.
- James E. West
Program Suggestions - 1971 guide to Program Shelter activities.
- In The Good Old
Summertime - 1965 article and photo featuring camp director Ken
Heim.
- 1972 Menu - Head
out to the kitchen and recreate a meal from the Dining Hall.
- 1972 Chief's
Program Highlights - daily activities throughout the camp.
- Troop Canoe
Trips on the Delaware River - not the session-long trips, but day
trips for troops.
- Heater Stacks
- Onteora's own version of "Meals on Wheels".
- 1972 Leaders
Program Guide - a complete guide to Onteora for Scoutmasters
preparing a trip. This file is a Microsoft Word document and should be
saved to your hard disk and then opened in Word. This was a big
project - I hope you like it!
- 1972
Staff Song Sheet - entertain the family with these musical moments
from the past.
- 1973
Staff Handbook - useful information for new staff members.
- 1989
Counselor-In-Training Manual - handy information for would-be
staff members. This file is a Microsoft Word document and should be
saved to your hard disk and then opened in Word.
- 1989
Telephone Directory - due to the hard work of Dick Horn, Onteora
had a very advanced phone system. We replaced the manual switchboard
with a dial system in 1970. The story of how I got the wiring diagrams
for it from NY Telephone was, um, interesting. This directory is from
1989 and has far fewer active numbers than when the camp was in full
operation.
- 1998 Camping Guide
- How to plan for the 1998 re-opening of Onteora. This is in Word
format.
- 1950 Camp
Wauwepex Postcard - sent to camp donors as a "thank
you".
- 1973 Campfire
Program - get set to sing and cheer!
- Thirty
Years of Scouting in Nassau - a fascinating look at the beginning
of the Council and Camp Wauwepex. Highly recommended reading.
- The
Camp Director's Award - winners of this award over the years
- Camp
Song Booklet - tunes from the mid 1970s.
- Nassau
County Council's 25th Anniversary - souvenir booklet from 1942
- Barn
Preservation Initiative - a doomed plan to save the barn
- Bug Juice -
ever wonder what was in that stuff?
- Star Hike Notes
- a guide to the constellations by Bill Donald
- Alumni
Weekend 2002 - a list of who is planning on being there - are you?
- The new Dan
Beard Shelter - August 2002
- Legends of Onteora
Award
- Alumni
Summer Gathering - August 2, 2003
- Alumni
Weekend 2003 - September 17-19, 2003
- New sign at
the main gate - July 3, 2003
-
2004 Winter Gathering Flyer
- PDF format
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Miscellaneous items from Camp Wauwepex - includes artwork by Davis
Sorokin
-
Volunteers are needed for Summer 2004
-
Preliminary Project List
for OSR for 2004
- 1936 Summer Camping Brochure for Camp
Wauwepex - Cover -
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- Red
Trail - August 2010 - Onteora Alumni Association newsletter
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Here's a
Chance to Stock Up Trout Streams - 1911 newspaper article on Alder
Lake
- Niles
Fairbairn obituary - March 13, 1965
-
Bears at Grooville
- 1907 newspaper article
Camping brochures -
advertising flyers to interest Scouts in summer camp at Onteora and
Wauwepex
Computer Wallpaper - here's a
collection of every Onteora and Operation Igloo patch I've found so far,
suitable for use as backgrounds on Window systems. Here's the easy steps
to follow:
- Pick the size that's right for your system
- Right-click on the file to download it to
your system
- Save it in your \Windows folder
- Go to your Desktop and right-click, then
chose Properties
- Select "Background", then pick
the file you just downloaded
That should do it! Have fun looking for the
patches from the years you were there.
800x600
image - 1.4 MB
640x480 image - 907 KB
Maps - follow the changes in
the camp over the years. Use your browser's back arrow to return to this
page from each of the maps.
Nassau Charger -
articles about Onteora and Wauwepex from the Council's official
newspaper
More to come soon! And thanks to Gary
Wilson for much of the 1972 material.
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