The Troop 64 Timeline (1950-1959)
Chronology of Activities
1950
Scoutmaster: C.S. Keating.
Membership: 30, per Pomperaug Council 1950 Charter.
1951
- 14th annual visit to Camp Pomperaug, conducted at Camp Mauwehu, CT.
- Meeting Location: Trumbull Center Fire Department, White Plains Road.
- Sponsor: Trumbull Center Fire Department.
Scoutmaster: Lawrence E. Keller.
Membership: 48, per Pomperaug Council charter dated 3/2/51.
1952
Pomperaug Council moves Camp Pomperaug to
Wells Pond in Stafford Springs. Summer camp is conducted here until 1974.
- New Meeting Location: Center School, White Plains Road.
- New Sponsor: Trumbull Lions Club (1952-1987).
- 15th annual visit to Camp Pomperaug, Stafford Springs, CT.
- Charter Night (December 3rd).
Scoutmaster: Lawrence E. Keller
Membership: 45, per Pomperaug Council 1952 Charter.
1953
- Pomperaug Council Camp-o-ree, Sherwood Island.
- 16th annual visit to Camp Pomperaug, Stafford Springs, CT.
Scoutmaster: Harvard Kinnie.
Membership: 64, per Pomperaug Council 1953 Charter.
1954
- Troop 64's Silver Anniversary.
- 1954 Scout-O-Rama, Pomperaug Council
- 17th annual visit to Camp Pomperaug , Stafford Springs, CT.
- 2nd Eagle Scout awarded to Russell Hayden.
- Meeting Location: Center School, White Plains Road.
- When: Wednesday 7:15 PM.
Scoutmaster: Harvard Kinnie.
Membership: 62, per Pomperaug Council 1954 Charter.
1955
- 18th annual visit to Camp Pomperaug, Stafford Sprigns, CT.
- Troop 64 helps town in wake of Hurricane Connie and Diane.
- Forward on Liberty Team Award, National Recognition.
- Meeting Location: Center School, White Plains Road.
Scoutmaster: Jack Quaintance.
Membership: 70, per Pomperaug Council 1955 Charter.
1956
- Troop 64 starts a tradition of camping at Catamount each winter in South Egremont, MA.
- Scout-O-Rama (5/5/56)
- 19th annual visit to Camp Pomperaug, Stafford Springs, CT.
Scoutmaster: Jack Quaintance.
Membership: 53, per Pomperaug Council charter dated 12/13/56.
1957
4th National Scout Jamboree
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania |  | 1st
National Jamboree
Troop 64 Attended. |
Scoutmaster: Jack Quaintance.
Membership: 47, per Pomperaug Council 1957 Charter.
1958
- 3rd annual visit to Catamount, South Egremont, MA.
- Klondike Derby, Scoutland, South Britain, CT.
- 3rd Eagle Scout awarded to Raymond Quaintance.
- Spring Camporee, Scoutland, South Britain, CT.
- 21st annual visit to Camp Pomperaug, Stafford Springs, CT.
- 1st canoe trip, Saranac Lakes, Adirondak mountains, New York.
- Fall Camporee, Scoutland, South Britain, CT.
- Raymond Quaintance joins OA, Chief Pomperaug Lodge #408.
- Meeting Location: Center School.
BSA converts
Explorers (1949-1958) in the troop to
Senior Boy Scouts
(1958-1971).
Scoutmaster: Jack Quaintance.
Membership: 64, per Pomperaug Council 1958 Charter.
1959
- Troop 64's 30th Anniversary.
- 4th annual visit to Catamount, South Egremont, MA.
- New Meeting Location: Old Town Hall (Helen Plumb Building).
- Sponsor: Trumbull Lions Club.
- Klondike Derby, Scoutland, South Britain, CT.
- Jack Quaintance requests Troop 64 be the 1st to use the new Scout Camp in Trumbull.
- Spring Camporee, Scoutland, South Britain, CT.
- 22nd annual visit to Camp Pomperaug, Stafford Springs, CT.
- Jack Quaintance joins OA, Chief Pomperaug Lodge #408.
- New Scout Handbook Issued: 6th Edition
- Treamon District Fall Camporee, South Britain, CT.
Scoutmaster: Jack Quaintance.
Membership: 64, per Pomperaug Council 1959 Charter .
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