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#32) Camp Onseyawa started in 1956
In the spring of 1955 a spunky little girl by the name of Gail Rietman insisted that she be allowed to go to camp with her twin sister. Camp authorities refused to accept Gail because she had Spina Bifida. Walt, … Continue reading
Whatisit Wed?
It is Whatisit Wed? We have an idea on what this is, however we want to confirm it before we add it to any folder. We believe this to be from the 1950’s but it is a little too feminine … Continue reading
#31) Camps 20th year and the donation of the Nature Shelter
Camps 20th year was 1957 and this was also the year that the Geneva Kiwanis donated the nature shelter (Current 2012) to Camp Babcock Hovey. It wasn’t until 1959 that the shelter was dedicated and the reporters even reported the … Continue reading
#30) Camp Map from the 1950’s
We believe this to be a camp map from the 1950’s and closer to 1951/1952. Notice that it does not show the Ranger’s House (Current 2012) that was built in 1951 (this could just be an oversight) and does not … Continue reading
#29) 1954 Land Swap
April 4, 1955 – New camping area was acquired by the Finger Lakes Council, BSA according to Camp Development Chairman Harry Weart, Seneca Falls, in his announcement to the council executive board at its meeting recently in Geneva. Nineteen acres … Continue reading
Whatisit Wed?
Instead of pictures this Wed, I have a video that I would like to figure out what it is. We are thinking it is from the 1930-1950 timeframe and I think it is a Scoutshow, maybe in Canandaigua. It may … Continue reading
#28 Vernon James Brown
Vernon James Brown was born on August 22, 1897 in Crittendon, NY, a small town near Buffalo. He joined his father and mother Albert and Lydia Edwards Brown, and his older brother and sister, Claude and Mina. Fourteen years later … Continue reading
#27 Video treat from the 1940’s
This video is from the late 1940’s but before Hovey Lodge was built in 1948. Enjoy!
E. Urner Goodman
Remember when we showed that James E. West was only three degrees of separation away from us? Well here is another proof that the theory of six degrees of separation is true? This 1936 brochure shows that E. Urner Goodman … Continue reading
A Movie Treat For You
A Movie Treat for you – More coming soon, we promise, just have to work out some technical issues… From the 1940’s and 1950’s we believe.
Babcock-Hovey Alumni Association 