Camp John H. Ware 3rd

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Camp John H. Ware 3rd

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< Camp Ware History

“I won’t forget what I learned at Camp Ware, The Scout Law and Being Prepared“

Exhibit Details

1985 saw Camp Jubilee renamed to Camp John H. Ware 3rd in honor of the former Chester County Council president and member of the U. S. House of Representatives. Since that time, the Camp has continued to be the site of Scout Summer Camp and special events in addition to becoming the Council’s Cub Scout Camp.

Displays in this Exhibit:

Tour Stop

Camp Ware Photos

Camp Ware Hymn

Camp Ware Theme Song

Memorabilia

Videos

Camp Ware Maps

Camp Ware Photos

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A nice cross-section of Camp Ware photos reside here to show off the property and the program.

Macaleer Lodge and the Ware Dining Hall as seen from across Cooper Field at Camp Ware.

The Camp Ware Flagpoles and Wall project was conducted by HSRAA in the first half of 2024.

View of the buildings in the heart of Camp Ware from across the parking lot.

Camp Ware’s new Dining Hall was complete in 1988.

Another view of Macaleer lodge from the front.

The front of the new Camp Ware HQ Building.

Sloan Lodge in Early Fall.

Lawrence Lodge at Camp Ware.

Cub Scouts go for glory by jumping n the pool with their noodles.

Though it is sometimes used as an all-purpose assembly area, the Handicraft Pavilion (also called the Fisher Pavilion) is used primarily for Handicraft activities during the summer.

A view of the Camp Ware Health Lodge from the front.

Here we see how the sluice diverts water down a cascade for helping to sift out gold from the rocks. This was used during the Gold Rush theme during the 2018 Camp Ware summer camp season.

A pirate ship structure was built for the 2011 Camp Ware season where the theme was pirates.

Here is a grave of a poor pirate, done as part of the 2011 Camp Ware season where the theme was pirates.

The pirate gateway, hung on the entrance to Camp Ware near the dining hall as part of the 2011 Camp Ware season that was pirate themed.

Here is the Jolly Rancher pirate ship built at Camp Ware for the 2021 camping season.

Camp Ware Hymn

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The Camp Ware Hymn was written by B. Teodecki (Program Director 2003) and arranged by J. Reilly (Program Director 2003). The lyrics are sung to Lord of the Dance.

VERSE 1

Listen all as this campfire burns
We ask ourselves “What was my Good Turn?”
What have I done, and what did I learn?
And what will I do ’til I return?

CHORUS

Camp Ware at the bottom of the hills
Where values hold and Scouts learn skills
I’ll take what I learn, and my duty I’ll fulfill
At dear Camp Ware, at the bottom of the hills.

VERSE 2

As the bright sun sets in the azure sky
Darkness comes as the embers slowly die
We’ll keep our heads and spirits high
As we bid Camp Ware a last goodbye.

CHORUS (Repeat)

VERSE 3

As I walk through life with Scouting care
As I travel the land and the sea and the air
I won’t forget what I learned at Camp Ware
The Scout Law and Being Prepared

CHORUS (Repeat)

VERSE 4
(Sung when staff alumni are in camp)

On Scouting’s 50th Anniversary
A camp was built in the Land of the Free
They took all the best and they called it ‘Jubilee’
Deep in the hills of the Land of the Free!

CHORUS (Repeat)

Camp Ware Theme Song

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Camp Ware Theme Song, performed to the melody of Country Roads, Take Me Home by John Denver.

2005 – Contributed by Andrew Coe

Memorabilia

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A nice cross-section of Camp Ware memorabilia from the past 40 years.

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Click HERE to see the museum’s main Memorabilia room.

The Camp Ware Round Patch from the 80s or 90s.

This patch was issued in 1994 to commemorate Chester County Council’s Diamond Jubilee.

The 2004 Camp Ware Round Patch displays a Scout rafting down the Octoraro Creek.

The round patch from the 2005 summer camp season at Camp Ware.

This is the Camp Ware Round Patch for the 2006 Summer Camp season.

The Camp Ware camper patch for 2007, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the camp that became Camp Ware.

The Camp Ware staff patch for 2007, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the camp that became Camp Ware.

The Round Patch issued during the 2008 summer camp season at Camp Ware.

This HSR patch was issued during the 100th Anniversary of Scouting celebration.

Camp Ware Round Patch from the early 2010s.

The Camp Ware Round patch from the early 2010s.

The Camp Ware patch celebrating the theme “Pirates of the Octoraro”.

The 2016 Camp Ware Round Patch featured the “Shipwrecked” theme.

The 2017 Cub Scout Overnight Patch.

This was given out as part of the Gold Rush theme for the 2018 summer camp season at Camp Ware.

This round patch for Camp Horseshoe and Camp Ware was issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Chester County Council in 2019.

This is the 2023 C5 Cub Camporee patch of the Old West.

This Camp Ware patch shows off the 2023 summer camp theme of the Wild West.

What year was this issued?

What year and for what occasion was this neckerchief issued?

A carved and wood-burned Camp Ware Neckerchief Slide.

This modified patch was sealed to the leather slide below it for a unique neckerchief slide.

A Camp Ware neckerchief slide from 1994.

This polished wood slide was common in the 1980s and 1990s.

A Camp Ware bolo tie carved and woodburned by Bob Fisher.

For what event and what year was this patch issued?

This Camp Ware mug was created for the 1994 Diamond Jubilee for Chester County Council.

A Camp Ware Staff Belt Buckle.

A Camp Ware pin that calls out Sloan, Lawrence, and Widener.

A keychain that resembles one of the many Camp Ware round patches.

A wooden Irish Camporee Neckerchief Slide from 2000.

The Irish Jamboree Neckerchief Slide from 2000.

The Camp Ware hat available for sale starting in 2023.

This waist pack with Camp John H. Ware 3rd on it looks like an intriguing item.

When was it issued?

Videos

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A nice cross-section of Camp Ware videos from the past 40 years.

2006 Camp Ware Promo Video
This promotional film focuses on Cub Camping at Camp Ware and the new facilities developed from the Capitol Campaign.
2006 – Contributed by Andrew Coe

2017 Camp Ware Promo Video
Here is a great promotional video for Cub Scout Overnight Camp at Camp John H. Ware 3rd.
2017 – Contributed by Anonymous