Pocket Patches

Year Description Image
1926 – 1933 No known patches.
1934 Felt star used by Troop 7 at Camp Naish in 1934.  Source:  In the Woods:  100 Years of Camping in the Heart of America Council.
1935 No known patch used.
1936 Orange felt with black stamped ink text.
1936 Orange felt with black flocked text.
1937 Yellow felt with black ink stamped text.
1937 Yellow felt with black flocked text.
1938 Royal blue felt with red flocked text.
1939 Royal blue felt with yellow flocked text.
1939_2
1940 Navy blue with yellow flocked text.
1940 Slate blue with red flocked text.
1940 Royal blue with white flocked text
1941 Issue unknown. Possibly Frontiersman.
1942 Issue unknown. Possibly Frontiersman.
1943 Frontiersman with green arrowheads. Based an interview with a camper whose first year at Camp Naish was 1943, the Frontiersman patch was issued that year.  It is not clear what color the arrowheads were that year.
1944 Issue unknown. Possibly Frontiersman.
1945 Frontiersman with red arrowheads.  The 1945 Camp Naish Staff neckerchief features a frontiersman patch with red arrowheads.
1946-1949 Issue unknown. Frontiersman or Indian.
1950 Indian with cut edge.  This patch is featured on the 1950 Camp Naish Staff neckerchief.
1950s Indian with cut edge and herringbone twill.
Late 1950s-1962 Rolled edge.  This patch is featured on the 1958 Camp Naish Staff neckerchief.  1962 is the last year for which the rocker was white with red text.
1963 Green background, solid black hair.  1963 is the year that the rocker color changed from white with red text to green with red text.
Mid to Late 1960s Brown hair.
1973 Plastic back, smaller font.  Last year as a Kaw Council camp.
1974 “Kaw Council” removed  to reflect council merger with Kansas City Area Council in 1974 to form Heart of America Council.
1986 60th Anniversary
1991 65th Anniversary
1996 Camper patch
1996 Honor Patrol
1996 70th Anniversary
1997 Computer design, wide arrowheads.
2001 75th Anniversary – first issue used the wrong artwork for the Indian.
2001 75th Anniversary – mailed to participants with updated Indian head artwork.
2001 75th Anniversary Planning Committee
2010 BSA Centennial.  Used with the following segments:  Staff, Camper, Leader, Commissioner, Maintenance Team, Campmaster, Scouter, Parent, Staff Association, Mini Camp, LDS Weekend