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HSRAA VIRTUAL MUSEUM

The first goal in the HSRAA mission is “to preserve and promote the spirit and heritage of Horseshoe Scout Reservation and its camps…” To fulfill this goal, the HSRAA created and maintains the HSRAA Virtual Museum.

14545

ARTIFACTS IN THE MUSEUM

SEARCH

TOUR

TIMELINE

GLOSSARY

Let's "gopher" some items we need in the museum! Find these items and then click "Submit Artifact"! <p> <ul><li>2021 to 2025 Camp Staff Shirts!</li> <li>Pictures of the new Matje Eagle Resource Center program area in action!</li> <li>Boomtown images!</li> <li>Camp Jubilee / Ware staff lists!</li></ul> <p> Also check out the <strong>Most Wanted</strong> tab for more needed items!

Welcome to the HSRAA Virtual Museum! Select a floor below or take a tour!

The HSRAA Virtual Museum was created in 2008 as a virtual tool for cataloguing the rich history of the Horseshoe Scout Reservation. Contained within are 14545 images, videos, documents, audio and narratives that detail the various programs, memorabilia, events and historical happenings from the past years of camping on the reservation.

HSRAA Virtual Museum Promotional Flyer

I. Hierarchy

The HSRAA Virtual Museum has the following hierarchy:

Floors > Rooms > Exhibits > Displays

Each Exhibit is its own page with displays contained there. Details can be found at every level of the hierarchy, including displays.

Details (click to expand)
Floor / Room / Exhibit / Display Details

Expanding these will give you more information about the floor, room, exhibit, or display. Not all displays have details.

II. Exhibits

A. Header Information

1. See Also

The appearance of this in an exhibit, room, or display lets you know there is related information. Click the button to expand it for more information, and then click the red HERE to follow that link. Try the button below to see it in action.

See Also

Click HERE to learn about the OA trail crew that maintains many of the HSR trails.

2. Tour Stop

The appearance of this in the exhibit lets you know that this exhibit is part of one or more tours. If you see this in an exhibit, you can click the “Tour Stop” button to go to the bottom of the exhibit that shows all of the tours and which stop you are on (green circle) in a particular tour.

Tour Stop

Display links show you a snapshot of all the displays in the exhibit. Below is an example of display links: they will be clickable in an actual exhibit and take you to the display. Unless explicitly Cub Scout content, the display link buttons will be red in color or green color (if there are no details for the display). Cub Scout content will be blue.

Displays that have multiple artifacts types will display two or more icons, as seen below with the “Scouts BSA Artifacts” example.


Pictures

Narratives

Scouts BSA Artifacts

Cub Scout Videos

Documents

Jigsaw Puzzle

Memorabilia

1. Icons

The following are a list of icons used to introduce and link to the displays in each exhibit. Icons that have a black image on a white background denote a display has image gallery content that is sortable and/or searchable. A red photograph icon indicates a special art gallery.

IconDescriptionIconDescription
Photographs (JPG or PNG format)
Audio (MP3 format)
Videos (MP4 format)Lists of Records
Documents (PDF format) Maps (PDF or JPG format)
Memorabilia (JPG or PNG format)
Jigsaw Puzzle
NarrativesPress Articles (PDF format)
Timeline of events
2. Hover

If you hover over the icon of a display link, if there is information about that display it will appear as a hovering dialog box. Note: most displays have information about the display. Hover on the example below to see it in action.

Here are some pictures of the 1997 Section NE-4B Conclave hosted by Octoraro Lodge 22.

III. Displays

Cub Scout content will be displayed with a blue header and Tour Stops will be displayed with a gold header. All other headings will be displayed as green.

Pictures

Cub Scout Videos

Tour Stops

The icon Link to stand-alone gallery is found in top left of a gallery display and is used to link to the stand-alone gallery to be shown on its own page instead of with the rest of the exhibit. This icon is found particularly on galleries of especially large exhibits that may take some time to fully load. This can help the user view just the gallery that they want to see instead of waiting for the entire exhibit to load.

The Horseshoe Scout Reservation Alumni Association (HSRAA) Virtual Museum was conceived and constructed by members of the HSRAA. The artifacts contained herein are all contributions from our members who have diligently preserved the rich history of the Horseshoe Scout Reservation by taking a watchful eye, wielding a steady camera and stuffing a foot locker full of goodies throughout the years. Without their kneckerchiefs, brochures, pictures, maps, leader mugs, stories, videos, patches and everything else not welded to the frame of a camp vehicle, the museum would be virtually empty.

For their contributions – small, medium or large – we would like to thank the following individuals for their generous submissions to the Virtual Museum. Click on their name to see what artifacts they contributed!

Mike Arles
Jeffrey D. Balmat
Meridith Barrett
Jim Battenfelder
Kenneth Beam
T. J. Belzer
Richard T. Bensing
Kevin Berger
Michael Berkeihiser
Linda Bowling
Jim Bratcher
Dan Brown
Steve Brun
James Buczala
Harris A. Butler
Heather Callahan
Matt Candy
Jim Caron
Stephen Carroll
Gerry Cavanaugh
Peter Ciorrocco
Marc Circus
David Cline
Andrew Coe
Cynthia B Coe
A. Ray Coe
Greg Comolli
Michael Corbo
Richard K. Coster
Karen Cox
Edward E. Crompton
Owen Cutler
Steven D’Antonio
Chester Darlington
Scott Dembeck
Earl Dering Sr.
Anthony J. DiAntonio
Mike DiDomenico
Craig Dickson
Kevin Diestelow
Joseph N DiStefano
Jon DiVirgilio
Ed Dougherty Sr.
James Dukovic
Joseph Eagan
Allen Eagles
Ron Eckert
Evan Ellwanger
Alan Fegley
Andrew Fish
Robert Fisher
Richard D. Foot
Cooper Ford
Jeff Frederick
Richard Gardner
Fred N. Gates
James H. Gawthrop
Chris Gilbert
Jeffrey L. Goodman
Rev. James Goudie
Clarke A. Green
Nathan Greway
Kevin Grewell
Matt Griffin
Will Grosick
William Grubb Jr.
Neil Gutherman
Mark C. Hammond
Ray Hayden
G. Ernest Heegard
Janet S. Hess
Alan Hicks
Robert Hinderliter
Bill Hohl
Scott Hoopes
Joshua Hughes
Dean Kaiser
Saralyn Kassel
William Kassel
Frank Keegan
Alex Keene
Jay Kemmerer
John Kemmerer
Andrew Keyes
Mitch King
Richard F. Kline
Brian Kotzer
Lucas Kroon
Hannah Lamb
Nick Landis
Mike LaRosa
Ed Layton
Robert Lenker
Nick Leusky
Eric R. Lorgus
Clayton Lottes
Karla Loughead
Carla Lucas
Steve MacCall-Carter
Mark Mackowiak
Paul A Manili
Samuel Mantegna III
William Steven Mark Jr
Dale Mast
Robert E. Matje
James A. Matthews
Bill (William) K Mayer
Leonard M. McCabe
Tom McCabe
Robert K. McCarter
L. Chris McConnell
John McFadden
Kerri Lea McFadden
Dr. David Mellinger
David Mengel
Sean Miller
Steve T Miller
J. Roland Minshall
C. Brett Montich
James E. Montich
Mark Morris
Pete Motel
Dave Moyer
Paul Munscher
Thomas Murphy
Harry J. Murvin
Alexander Musto
Dr. Russell Neubauer
Matt Ostrowski
Paul Owens
Jacqueline Palmer
Tom Pantazes
Dan Pawling
Grayson Pitman
Jermaine Race
Jacob Regensburger
John B. Rettew III
Richard L. (Link) Rice
Craig Rittase
Bruce Robertson
Derrick Rowe
Sammy Roworth
Ted Ryan
Scott R. Salvatore
Gus Sauerzopf
Thomas Savoy
Jeff L Schaefer
Mark Schatz
Steven Scheidt
Gary M. Schroeder
Jake Segal
Rev. Thomas Shanklin
Dr. David J. Sherwood
Mark Siegle
Damon Sinclair
Andrew Smith
Richard E. Stick Smith Jr.
Jim Soltysiak
Matthew R Steinberger
Matt Stephens
James Sweed
James Swithers
Ronald Sykes
C. Spud Truitt
Tommy Valentini
William Warram
W. Stuart Watson III
C. William Waxbom
Christian Wells
Collin Wheeler
Brian White
Tom Williams
Matthew Wills
Bryan Wilson
Bruce Wilson
Karl W. Winsch
David B. Woodward
Richie D. Woodward
Wayne Woodward
John Zebley

Here is a listing of all of the floors, rooms, and exhibits of the Virtual Museum, including the date it was last updated.

Q. Why are captions important?
A. The HSRAA Virtual museum has lots of artifacts which span over 99 years and a variety of different programs. While listening to or viewing certain artifacts may hold obvious value to some museum patrons, many others will not know the context of what they have seen or heard. Captions should describe: who is doing the action (if applicable and if known), when the artifact was created, where the artifact took place (if applicable) and what is taking place.

Q. I have no idea what to contribute!
A. Look around in them museum and this will give you an idea of what artifacts are already there. You may see something missing from a collection that you can scan or photograph. Also, visit the Most Wanted List to see which artifacts are most needed by the museum.

Q. When was the museum started?
A. Construction on the museum began in March 2008 and was opened to the public in November 2008. The museum experienced a “refresh” in 2018 for its 10th anniversary and again in 2025.

Q. I have an old artifact that is not in perfect condition. Should I contribute it?
A. While the HSRAA Virtual Museum strives to provide quality artifacts to its patrons, due to the age or circumstances of an artifact we recognize that allowances must be made for certain artifacts. If the same artifact in better condition is contributed later we will replace the one in poorer condition.

Q. If I contribute an artifact will it be automatically incorporated into the museum?
A. No. We must assess that the artifact is relevant (see Artifact Scope under Submit Artifacts), that the same artifact hasn’t already been contributed and that the artifact meets our specifications (see Artifact Specifications under Submit Artifacts). We may crop and reduce file sizes / dimensions for images, documents, audio and video due to constraints on the site and for clarity of the artifact being displayed. We will also need to assign an artifact to its relevant floor, room, exhibit and display. For these reasons, artifacts cannot be automatically inserted and we cannot guarantee that all contributed artifacts will be displayed in the museum. We will strive to post artifacts as soon as we can but this is dependent upon the number of artifacts contributed in a similar period of time.

Q. What if I have a large number of artifacts that would be difficult to email or upload?
A. Email the Museum Curator at curator@hsraa.org and another arrangement may be made.

Q. Why is there more focus on some artifacts and not on others?
A. There is no intentional focus on any artifacts in the museum. Some collections may be lacking because of poor user contributions in that area. If you have a certain focus in an era or program, the best way to make the focus appear equitable is to submit artifacts!

Q. When will the museum be 100% completed?
A. Hopefully never. As long as the history for HSR continues to be written, the HSRAA will continue to post it here.

Q. I noticed that the information displayed for one of your rooms/exhibits/artifacts was wrong. How can I let you know this?
A. For erroneous or incomplete information, email curator@hsraa.org.

Q. Why are many of the newer pictures, especially ones like staff photos, not fully identifying some of the people in them?
A. The HSRAA Virtual Museum is compliant with the Safeguarding Youth policy of Scouting America. Pursuant to this policy, we do not list the full names of any youth (under 18) on the museum that are identified with the youth’s photograph, even in a large group photo such a staff photo. When we are satisfied that all individuals in a photograph are 18 or over, we will display the appropriate caption. If we have a picture of youth we may add a general caption that does not identify the name(s) of the youth(s).

Q. Why are there images (or videos) of activities that do not comply with the Guide to Safe Scouting?
A. There are a few artifacts in the VM that fall into this category. As with any museum, the intent is to show the extensive history of its subject and not necessarily celebrate every facet of the subject. In order to show as complete a history of HSR as possible, we have chosen to include a depiction of some of these activities that are no longer permitted by Scouting America standards. In some cases, we have directly labeled the material as no longer permitted by the Guide to Safe Scouting.

  1. Ware, Ware, Ware – Anything relating to Camp Ware, Jubilee and Explorer Base. The HSRAA recognizes that Camp Ware is grossly under represented in the VM. Our top priority is fixing this but we need your help.
  2. Roberts Day – In the 1930s through the early 1950s, a Saturday was designated Roberts Day. This special event featured facility dedications such for McIlvaine Lodge, the swimming pool, and Morrison Health Lodge, and other special dinners and speeches accompanied it.
  3. The 1950s and 1960s – While the editors are constantly in search for treasures from all periods at Horseshoe, the VM is most lacking in artifacts from these two decades. We are hoping that Packrats who camped or worked at HSR during this period can dig up some memories.
  4. Campwide Games and Activities – The VM only has a handfull of artifacts from campwide games and activities. Remember Diving Della and Herman the Flea? What about Beat the Clock in the seventies and eighties with Pink Floyd’s Time booming on the PA system for an hour? We are looking for artifacts from all games and time periods.
  5. Campsites – Much of camp life centers around the campsite. We need pictures, video and memories of the campsites at Horseshoe Scout Reservation.
  6. Outposts – Outpost camping was a big part of camp especially in the early days. Camp Thomas, Gray Horse and other outpost sites are pretty much memories today but unfortunately memories that are quickly fading. Help preserve this piece of history by submitting any pictures and stories of these overnight destinations.
  7. Troop Photos – Many troops memorialize their experience at camp with an official troop photo, and we’d love to display your troop’s photos from years past on the Virtual Museum. We have only a few dozen, yet – by our calculations – there should be over 1000 that were taken since they became standard in 1978.
  8. Special Camporee and Science Camp – Two integral parts of the Camp John H. Ware 3rd summer program since the 90s, yet we have only a few artifacts thus far. Photos and memorabilia (or even video!) would be great additions to these exhibits.
  9. Order of the Arrow Conclaves – Octoraro Lodge #22 hosts a Conclave on average every 6 years at Camp Horseshoe, and the virtual museum has just a smattering of the endless photos that must have been taken during those events. These are great events that capture the pageantry of Native-American dance, camping at its best, and all around great food, fun and fellowship. In particular, we are looking for photos from the 1991 and 2003 conclaves.
  10. Historical Documents and Newspaper Articles – Do you have an old contract that you signed to work at Horseshoe or Ware? What about press clippings of an article about hiking or biking to camp from Devon (I mention this example because one exists and we don’t have it)? Please send us publications that delve into the historical record or show the good face of HSR to the outside world. We have but a few of these to date.
  11. ??? – Is there something of particular interest to you that you do not see in the VM? Send an email to the VM curator with your suggestions.

The collection of artifacts in the Virtual Museum come from many sources. These treasures have been amassed because someone stopped to take a picture or video, happened to save it and took the time to submit it to the HSR Alumni Association. If you have something to share, click HERE to submit your artifact.

Artifact Scope
The museum contains artifacts pertaining to the history of the Horseshoe Scout Reservation (HSR), with most artifacts depicting events, individuals, and programs at HSR. Artifacts related to Scouting in Chester County Council but not necessarily HSR may be viewed on other Council, District or troop websites, including but not limited to www.octoraro22.org and www.cccscouting.org.


Artifact Specifications:

File formats: JPGs and GIFs

Dimensions: 1024 x 1024 pixels or less

File format: MP4 Video

Note: Though the file format displayed in the Virtual Museum is MP4, users can submit their videos in other formats and the museum specialists will convert the file format to MP4.

File formats: MP3 and WAV files

File format: PDF

Thank you for considering donating to the VM!

Talbot Chilling Out August 15, 2026
Sweetchuck and Demyanovich August 15, 2026
Lovejoy at Outpost August 14, 2026
Anthony Cascone Running August 14, 2026
Scoutcraft Patrol Patch August 12, 2026
1992 Staff Cartoon Rendering August 10, 2026
Roberts Award 2022 August 10, 2026
Mark on Outpost August 10, 2026
Schlagel at Outpost August 10, 2026
Lovejoy and Company August 10, 2026
Bryant Battenfelder August 10, 2026
Chris Schlagel August 10, 2026
Freakshow and Connor August 9, 2026
Tom Kerrigan August 9, 2026
Tom Pantazes August 6, 2026
Lucas Kroon August 6, 2026
Reunion Participants August 6, 2026
John, Bob, and Harold August 6, 2026
Memorabilia Display August 6, 2026
Dana, Pete, and Russ August 6, 2026
The Minshall Family August 6, 2026
Alumni Chat August 6, 2026
Food Line August 6, 2026
Jake Carrigan August 6, 2026
Alumni at 1st Reunion August 6, 2026
Cliff Cashatt August 6, 2026
Bryant Working on Bike August 6, 2026
1999 Staff Banquet August 6, 2026
Mark Rahn August 5, 2026
Rob Bilger at Boomtown August 5, 2026
Pete Demyanovich at Boomtown August 5, 2026
Whalen and Dever August 5, 2026
Birdsall and Barclay and Pudding August 5, 2026
Dave and Joe at Volunteer Dinner August 5, 2026
Oriol Barbera August 5, 2026
This matchbook color was one of ten that were issued.
White Matchbook August 5, 2026
This matchbook color was one of ten that were issued.
Light Orange Matchbook August 5, 2026
This matchbook color was one of ten that were issued.
Gray Matchbook August 5, 2026
60th Anniversary Patrons August 5, 2026
Dinner Guests August 5, 2026
60th Anniversary Dinner August 5, 2026
2026 Camp Horseshoe Staff Photo August 5, 2026
Barbecue Mixer August 4, 2026
August 2020 Ordeal Service Weekend August 4, 2026
Baseball Backstop Assembly August 3, 2026
IMG_7960 August 2, 2026
IMG_7961 August 2, 2026
Signing the Plaque August 2, 2026
1986 Rifle Shoot Plaque August 2, 2026
Archery Shoot 1973 August 2, 2026
2026 Camp Horseshoe Glass August 2, 2026
Ethan Bilson Welcomes Audience August 2, 2026
Bringing up the Plaque August 2, 2026
Staff Receive Gifts By Tenure August 2, 2026
Slideshow Continues During Dinner August 2, 2026
International Students Receive Gifts August 2, 2026
Excited Staffers August 2, 2026
MRG Receives Gifts August 2, 2026
Area Directors Receive Gifts August 2, 2026
Awards Ceremony Begins August 2, 2026
Staff Cheers Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Thanking the Cooks Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Unveiling the Staff Plaque Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Area Directors Receive Gifts Uploaded: August 2, 2026
International Students Receive Gifts Uploaded: August 2, 2026
MRG Receives Gifts Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Previewing the 100th Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Thanking the Admins Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Thanking MRG and HSRAA Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Heart of the Staff Award Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Volunteer of the Year Award Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Achgeketum Award Uploaded: August 2, 2026
  • 2000 Paul Bunyan Field Day (Uploaded: August 10, 2026)
    A list of events held during the 2000 Paul Bunyan Field Day.
  • HSRAA Reunion Attendance (Uploaded: August 10, 2026)
    A nearly full list of all attendees at the first annual HSRAA reunion in 2000.
  • Games of the 2000 Water Olympiad (Uploaded: August 10, 2026)
    A list of events held during the 2000 Water Olympiad (Water Carnival).
  • 1997 The Super Patrol Challenge (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This campwide challenge was to have all regular patrols take on a self-proclaimed "Super Patrol" at various stations to win back their pride.
  • 1998 Star Wars (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This 1998 station game at Camp Horseshoe was themed after Star Wars Episode I, a full year even before it came out.
  • 1998 Titanic Game (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This infamous camp-wide game was staged on the parade field and let's just say – everyone was soaked by the end of the event.
  • 1999 Beat the Millennium – Answer Sheet (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This scavenger hunt had Scouts going all over Camp Horseshoe to beat the millennium, and here are the answers to the non-physical collection of items.
  • 1999 Beat the Millennium (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This scavenger hunt had Scouts going all over Camp Horseshoe to beat the millennium, and here is what they had to find.
  • 1999 Choose Your Own Adventure (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This whimsical and fantastical adventure had Scouts choosing their own path to find the evil wizard that stole King Michael of Berkeihiser's magical dust.
  • 1999 Clue – Master Sheet (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    It appears that several victims participated in the game in 1999, as the master sheet lists John Callahan while the regular clue sheet lists Andrew Coe (known as Andy Coe in 1999).
  • 1999 Clue (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    Andy Coe was kidnapped, and it was up to Scouts to find him and figure out who did it in this Camp Horseshoe campwide game.
  • 1999 Dr Evil’s Mad (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    Dr. Evil stole many red gas containers and it was up to Scouts to find as many of them as possible.

Here are the current hierarchy stats of the HSRAA Virtual Museum:

6
Floors
44
Rooms
297
Exhibits

Here are the current media stats for the HSRAA Virtual Museum:

14,545

Total Artifacts

12,153

Images

793

Videos

125

Audio Files

1,473

PDFs

Number of Image Galleries

1,373

Here are the uploads of media artifacts over the past 10 months:

Here is the total size of the media library:

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Artifacts in the Media Library

45.46 GB Total
🖼️ Images 5.85 GB
🎬 Videos 37.23 GB
🎵 Audio 0.56 GB
📄 Documents 1.82 GB

Here are the top 20 contributors to the HSRAA Virtual Museum:

Top 20 Contributors

  1. Contributed By Andrew Coe: 6299 files
  2. Contributed By Anonymous: 2185 files
  3. Contributed By G. Ernest Heegard: 890 files
  4. Contributed By John B. Rettew Iii: 706 files
  5. Contributed By Steve T Miller: 410 files
  6. Contributed By Scott Hoopes: 296 files
  7. Contributed By David B. Woodward: 266 files
  8. Contributed By Evan Ellwanger: 249 files
  9. Contributed By Andrew Smith: 191 files
  10. Contributed By Rev. James Goudie: 178 files
  11. Contributed By Andrew Keyes: 139 files
  12. Contributed By Matt Stephens: 117 files
  13. Contributed By Mike Didomenico: 116 files
  14. Contributed By Alan Fegley: 115 files
  15. Contributed By Peter Ciorrocco: 113 files
  16. Contributed By Mike Arles: 80 files
  17. Contributed By Rev. Thomas Shanklin: 76 files
  18. Contributed By Jake Segal: 75 files
  19. Contributed By Dean Kaiser: 64 files
  20. Contributed By Tom Mccabe: 61 files

Here is a listing of the 10 most and least frequent years an artifact comes from:

Top 10 Years

  • 2016: 1491 files
  • 2025: 1321 files
  • 2024: 577 files
  • 2026: 461 files
  • 2021: 450 files
  • 2019: 415 files
  • 2023: 394 files
  • 2022: 391 files
  • 2014: 377 files
  • 2015: 331 files

Least 10 Years (Minimum 3 files*)

  • 1939: 3 files
  • 1955: 3 files
  • 1921: 4 files
  • 1923: 4 files
  • 1905: 4 files
  • 1942: 5 files
  • 1951: 5 files
  • 1956: 5 files
  • 1952: 5 files
  • 1941: 5 files

*This is to exclude many one-off years, e.g. before any council camps starting in 1919 where there were newspaper articles about the Horseshoe Farm on random years.

Here is the full list of years and their number of artifacts:

Yearly Media Directory (1919 – Present)

  • 1919: 41 files
  • 1920: 8 files
  • 1921: 4 files
  • 1922: 6 files
  • 1923: 4 files
  • 1924: 7 files
  • 1925: 12 files
  • 1926: 10 files
  • 1927: 26 files
  • 1928: 124 files
  • 1929: 57 files
  • 1930: 78 files
  • 1931: 26 files
  • 1932: 7 files
  • 1933: 26 files
  • 1934: 25 files
  • 1935: 26 files
  • 1936: 16 files
  • 1937: 29 files
  • 1938: 8 files
  • 1939: 3 files
  • 1940: 21 files
  • 1941: 5 files
  • 1942: 5 files
  • 1943: 17 files
  • 1944: 53 files
  • 1945: 28 files
  • 1946: 22 files
  • 1947: 17 files
  • 1948: 14 files
  • 1949: 11 files
  • 1950: 27 files
  • 1951: 5 files
  • 1952: 5 files
  • 1953: 10 files
  • 1954: 14 files
  • 1955: 3 files
  • 1956: 5 files
  • 1957: 21 files
  • 1958: 22 files
  • 1959: 42 files
  • 1960: 13 files
  • 1961: 16 files
  • 1962: 19 files
  • 1963: 12 files
  • 1964: 9 files
  • 1965: 31 files
  • 1966: 17 files
  • 1967: 20 files
  • 1968: 48 files
  • 1969: 101 files
  • 1970: 50 files
  • 1971: 21 files
  • 1972: 37 files
  • 1973: 69 files
  • 1974: 168 files
  • 1975: 35 files
  • 1976: 47 files
  • 1977: 32 files
  • 1978: 40 files
  • 1979: 32 files
  • 1980: 167 files
  • 1981: 142 files
  • 1982: 72 files
  • 1983: 215 files
  • 1984: 35 files
  • 1985: 233 files
  • 1986: 132 files
  • 1987: 22 files
  • 1988: 199 files
  • 1989: 25 files
  • 1990: 36 files
  • 1991: 49 files
  • 1992: 42 files
  • 1993: 29 files
  • 1994: 84 files
  • 1995: 74 files
  • 1996: 53 files
  • 1997: 225 files
  • 1998: 64 files
  • 1999: 72 files
  • 2000: 198 files
  • 2001: 102 files
  • 2002: 166 files
  • 2003: 96 files
  • 2004: 114 files
  • 2005: 112 files
  • 2006: 167 files
  • 2007: 230 files
  • 2008: 293 files
  • 2009: 310 files
  • 2010: 296 files
  • 2011: 269 files
  • 2012: 191 files
  • 2013: 192 files
  • 2014: 377 files
  • 2015: 331 files
  • 2016: 1491 files
  • 2017: 274 files
  • 2018: 309 files
  • 2019: 415 files
  • 2020: 149 files
  • 2021: 450 files
  • 2022: 391 files
  • 2023: 394 files
  • 2024: 577 files
  • 2025: 1321 files
  • 2026: 461 files

If you have a question about the Virtual Museum or want to discuss adding artifacts to the Virtual Museum, contact curator@hsraa.org.

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HSRAA VIRTUAL MUSEUM

The first goal in the HSRAA mission is “to preserve and promote the spirit and heritage of Horseshoe Scout Reservation and its camps…” To fulfill this goal, the HSRAA created and maintains the HSRAA Virtual Museum.

14545

ARTIFACTS IN THE MUSEUM

SEARCH

TOUR

TIMELINE

GLOSSARY

Let's "gopher" some items we need in the museum! Find these items and then click "Submit Artifact"! <p> <ul><li>2021 to 2025 Camp Staff Shirts!</li> <li>Pictures of the new Matje Eagle Resource Center program area in action!</li> <li>Boomtown images!</li> <li>Camp Jubilee / Ware staff lists!</li></ul> <p> Also check out the <strong>Most Wanted</strong> tab for more needed items!

Welcome to the HSRAA Virtual Museum! Select a floor below or take a tour!

The HSRAA Virtual Museum was created in 2008 as a virtual tool for cataloguing the rich history of the Horseshoe Scout Reservation. Contained within are 14545 images, videos, documents, audio and narratives that detail the various programs, memorabilia, events and historical happenings from the past years of camping on the reservation.

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I. Hierarchy

The HSRAA Virtual Museum has the following hierarchy:

Floors > Rooms > Exhibits > Displays

Each Exhibit is its own page with displays contained there. Details can be found at every level of the hierarchy, including displays.

Details (click to expand)
Floor / Room / Exhibit / Display Details

Expanding these will give you more information about the floor, room, exhibit, or display. Not all displays have details.

II. Exhibits

A. Header Information

1. See Also

The appearance of this in an exhibit, room, or display lets you know there is related information. Click the button to expand it for more information, and then click the red HERE to follow that link. Try the button below to see it in action.

See Also

Click HERE to learn about the OA trail crew that maintains many of the HSR trails.

2. Tour Stop

The appearance of this in the exhibit lets you know that this exhibit is part of one or more tours. If you see this in an exhibit, you can click the “Tour Stop” button to go to the bottom of the exhibit that shows all of the tours and which stop you are on (green circle) in a particular tour.

Tour Stop

Display links show you a snapshot of all the displays in the exhibit. Below is an example of display links: they will be clickable in an actual exhibit and take you to the display. Unless explicitly Cub Scout content, the display link buttons will be red in color or green color (if there are no details for the display). Cub Scout content will be blue.

Displays that have multiple artifacts types will display two or more icons, as seen below with the “Scouts BSA Artifacts” example.


Pictures

Narratives

Scouts BSA Artifacts

Cub Scout Videos

Documents

Jigsaw Puzzle

Memorabilia

1. Icons

The following are a list of icons used to introduce and link to the displays in each exhibit. Icons that have a black image on a white background denote a display has image gallery content that is sortable and/or searchable. A red photograph icon indicates a special art gallery.

IconDescriptionIconDescription
Photographs (JPG or PNG format)
Audio (MP3 format)
Videos (MP4 format)Lists of Records
Documents (PDF format) Maps (PDF or JPG format)
Memorabilia (JPG or PNG format)
Jigsaw Puzzle
NarrativesPress Articles (PDF format)
Timeline of events
2. Hover

If you hover over the icon of a display link, if there is information about that display it will appear as a hovering dialog box. Note: most displays have information about the display. Hover on the example below to see it in action.

Here are some pictures of the 1997 Section NE-4B Conclave hosted by Octoraro Lodge 22.

III. Displays

Cub Scout content will be displayed with a blue header and Tour Stops will be displayed with a gold header. All other headings will be displayed as green.

Pictures

Cub Scout Videos

Tour Stops

The icon Link to stand-alone gallery is found in top left of a gallery display and is used to link to the stand-alone gallery to be shown on its own page instead of with the rest of the exhibit. This icon is found particularly on galleries of especially large exhibits that may take some time to fully load. This can help the user view just the gallery that they want to see instead of waiting for the entire exhibit to load.

The Horseshoe Scout Reservation Alumni Association (HSRAA) Virtual Museum was conceived and constructed by members of the HSRAA. The artifacts contained herein are all contributions from our members who have diligently preserved the rich history of the Horseshoe Scout Reservation by taking a watchful eye, wielding a steady camera and stuffing a foot locker full of goodies throughout the years. Without their kneckerchiefs, brochures, pictures, maps, leader mugs, stories, videos, patches and everything else not welded to the frame of a camp vehicle, the museum would be virtually empty.

For their contributions – small, medium or large – we would like to thank the following individuals for their generous submissions to the Virtual Museum. Click on their name to see what artifacts they contributed!

Mike Arles
Jeffrey D. Balmat
Meridith Barrett
Jim Battenfelder
Kenneth Beam
T. J. Belzer
Richard T. Bensing
Kevin Berger
Michael Berkeihiser
Linda Bowling
Jim Bratcher
Dan Brown
Steve Brun
James Buczala
Harris A. Butler
Heather Callahan
Matt Candy
Jim Caron
Stephen Carroll
Gerry Cavanaugh
Peter Ciorrocco
Marc Circus
David Cline
Andrew Coe
Cynthia B Coe
A. Ray Coe
Greg Comolli
Michael Corbo
Richard K. Coster
Karen Cox
Edward E. Crompton
Owen Cutler
Steven D’Antonio
Chester Darlington
Scott Dembeck
Earl Dering Sr.
Anthony J. DiAntonio
Mike DiDomenico
Craig Dickson
Kevin Diestelow
Joseph N DiStefano
Jon DiVirgilio
Ed Dougherty Sr.
James Dukovic
Joseph Eagan
Allen Eagles
Ron Eckert
Evan Ellwanger
Alan Fegley
Andrew Fish
Robert Fisher
Richard D. Foot
Cooper Ford
Jeff Frederick
Richard Gardner
Fred N. Gates
James H. Gawthrop
Chris Gilbert
Jeffrey L. Goodman
Rev. James Goudie
Clarke A. Green
Nathan Greway
Kevin Grewell
Matt Griffin
Will Grosick
William Grubb Jr.
Neil Gutherman
Mark C. Hammond
Ray Hayden
G. Ernest Heegard
Janet S. Hess
Alan Hicks
Robert Hinderliter
Bill Hohl
Scott Hoopes
Joshua Hughes
Dean Kaiser
Saralyn Kassel
William Kassel
Frank Keegan
Alex Keene
Jay Kemmerer
John Kemmerer
Andrew Keyes
Mitch King
Richard F. Kline
Brian Kotzer
Lucas Kroon
Hannah Lamb
Nick Landis
Mike LaRosa
Ed Layton
Robert Lenker
Nick Leusky
Eric R. Lorgus
Clayton Lottes
Karla Loughead
Carla Lucas
Steve MacCall-Carter
Mark Mackowiak
Paul A Manili
Samuel Mantegna III
William Steven Mark Jr
Dale Mast
Robert E. Matje
James A. Matthews
Bill (William) K Mayer
Leonard M. McCabe
Tom McCabe
Robert K. McCarter
L. Chris McConnell
John McFadden
Kerri Lea McFadden
Dr. David Mellinger
David Mengel
Sean Miller
Steve T Miller
J. Roland Minshall
C. Brett Montich
James E. Montich
Mark Morris
Pete Motel
Dave Moyer
Paul Munscher
Thomas Murphy
Harry J. Murvin
Alexander Musto
Dr. Russell Neubauer
Matt Ostrowski
Paul Owens
Jacqueline Palmer
Tom Pantazes
Dan Pawling
Grayson Pitman
Jermaine Race
Jacob Regensburger
John B. Rettew III
Richard L. (Link) Rice
Craig Rittase
Bruce Robertson
Derrick Rowe
Sammy Roworth
Ted Ryan
Scott R. Salvatore
Gus Sauerzopf
Thomas Savoy
Jeff L Schaefer
Mark Schatz
Steven Scheidt
Gary M. Schroeder
Jake Segal
Rev. Thomas Shanklin
Dr. David J. Sherwood
Mark Siegle
Damon Sinclair
Andrew Smith
Richard E. Stick Smith Jr.
Jim Soltysiak
Matthew R Steinberger
Matt Stephens
James Sweed
James Swithers
Ronald Sykes
C. Spud Truitt
Tommy Valentini
William Warram
W. Stuart Watson III
C. William Waxbom
Christian Wells
Collin Wheeler
Brian White
Tom Williams
Matthew Wills
Bryan Wilson
Bruce Wilson
Karl W. Winsch
David B. Woodward
Richie D. Woodward
Wayne Woodward
John Zebley

Here is a listing of all of the floors, rooms, and exhibits of the Virtual Museum, including the date it was last updated.

Q. Why are captions important?
A. The HSRAA Virtual museum has lots of artifacts which span over 99 years and a variety of different programs. While listening to or viewing certain artifacts may hold obvious value to some museum patrons, many others will not know the context of what they have seen or heard. Captions should describe: who is doing the action (if applicable and if known), when the artifact was created, where the artifact took place (if applicable) and what is taking place.

Q. I have no idea what to contribute!
A. Look around in them museum and this will give you an idea of what artifacts are already there. You may see something missing from a collection that you can scan or photograph. Also, visit the Most Wanted List to see which artifacts are most needed by the museum.

Q. When was the museum started?
A. Construction on the museum began in March 2008 and was opened to the public in November 2008. The museum experienced a “refresh” in 2018 for its 10th anniversary and again in 2025.

Q. I have an old artifact that is not in perfect condition. Should I contribute it?
A. While the HSRAA Virtual Museum strives to provide quality artifacts to its patrons, due to the age or circumstances of an artifact we recognize that allowances must be made for certain artifacts. If the same artifact in better condition is contributed later we will replace the one in poorer condition.

Q. If I contribute an artifact will it be automatically incorporated into the museum?
A. No. We must assess that the artifact is relevant (see Artifact Scope under Submit Artifacts), that the same artifact hasn’t already been contributed and that the artifact meets our specifications (see Artifact Specifications under Submit Artifacts). We may crop and reduce file sizes / dimensions for images, documents, audio and video due to constraints on the site and for clarity of the artifact being displayed. We will also need to assign an artifact to its relevant floor, room, exhibit and display. For these reasons, artifacts cannot be automatically inserted and we cannot guarantee that all contributed artifacts will be displayed in the museum. We will strive to post artifacts as soon as we can but this is dependent upon the number of artifacts contributed in a similar period of time.

Q. What if I have a large number of artifacts that would be difficult to email or upload?
A. Email the Museum Curator at curator@hsraa.org and another arrangement may be made.

Q. Why is there more focus on some artifacts and not on others?
A. There is no intentional focus on any artifacts in the museum. Some collections may be lacking because of poor user contributions in that area. If you have a certain focus in an era or program, the best way to make the focus appear equitable is to submit artifacts!

Q. When will the museum be 100% completed?
A. Hopefully never. As long as the history for HSR continues to be written, the HSRAA will continue to post it here.

Q. I noticed that the information displayed for one of your rooms/exhibits/artifacts was wrong. How can I let you know this?
A. For erroneous or incomplete information, email curator@hsraa.org.

Q. Why are many of the newer pictures, especially ones like staff photos, not fully identifying some of the people in them?
A. The HSRAA Virtual Museum is compliant with the Safeguarding Youth policy of Scouting America. Pursuant to this policy, we do not list the full names of any youth (under 18) on the museum that are identified with the youth’s photograph, even in a large group photo such a staff photo. When we are satisfied that all individuals in a photograph are 18 or over, we will display the appropriate caption. If we have a picture of youth we may add a general caption that does not identify the name(s) of the youth(s).

Q. Why are there images (or videos) of activities that do not comply with the Guide to Safe Scouting?
A. There are a few artifacts in the VM that fall into this category. As with any museum, the intent is to show the extensive history of its subject and not necessarily celebrate every facet of the subject. In order to show as complete a history of HSR as possible, we have chosen to include a depiction of some of these activities that are no longer permitted by Scouting America standards. In some cases, we have directly labeled the material as no longer permitted by the Guide to Safe Scouting.

  1. Ware, Ware, Ware – Anything relating to Camp Ware, Jubilee and Explorer Base. The HSRAA recognizes that Camp Ware is grossly under represented in the VM. Our top priority is fixing this but we need your help.
  2. Roberts Day – In the 1930s through the early 1950s, a Saturday was designated Roberts Day. This special event featured facility dedications such for McIlvaine Lodge, the swimming pool, and Morrison Health Lodge, and other special dinners and speeches accompanied it.
  3. The 1950s and 1960s – While the editors are constantly in search for treasures from all periods at Horseshoe, the VM is most lacking in artifacts from these two decades. We are hoping that Packrats who camped or worked at HSR during this period can dig up some memories.
  4. Campwide Games and Activities – The VM only has a handfull of artifacts from campwide games and activities. Remember Diving Della and Herman the Flea? What about Beat the Clock in the seventies and eighties with Pink Floyd’s Time booming on the PA system for an hour? We are looking for artifacts from all games and time periods.
  5. Campsites – Much of camp life centers around the campsite. We need pictures, video and memories of the campsites at Horseshoe Scout Reservation.
  6. Outposts – Outpost camping was a big part of camp especially in the early days. Camp Thomas, Gray Horse and other outpost sites are pretty much memories today but unfortunately memories that are quickly fading. Help preserve this piece of history by submitting any pictures and stories of these overnight destinations.
  7. Troop Photos – Many troops memorialize their experience at camp with an official troop photo, and we’d love to display your troop’s photos from years past on the Virtual Museum. We have only a few dozen, yet – by our calculations – there should be over 1000 that were taken since they became standard in 1978.
  8. Special Camporee and Science Camp – Two integral parts of the Camp John H. Ware 3rd summer program since the 90s, yet we have only a few artifacts thus far. Photos and memorabilia (or even video!) would be great additions to these exhibits.
  9. Order of the Arrow Conclaves – Octoraro Lodge #22 hosts a Conclave on average every 6 years at Camp Horseshoe, and the virtual museum has just a smattering of the endless photos that must have been taken during those events. These are great events that capture the pageantry of Native-American dance, camping at its best, and all around great food, fun and fellowship. In particular, we are looking for photos from the 1991 and 2003 conclaves.
  10. Historical Documents and Newspaper Articles – Do you have an old contract that you signed to work at Horseshoe or Ware? What about press clippings of an article about hiking or biking to camp from Devon (I mention this example because one exists and we don’t have it)? Please send us publications that delve into the historical record or show the good face of HSR to the outside world. We have but a few of these to date.
  11. ??? – Is there something of particular interest to you that you do not see in the VM? Send an email to the VM curator with your suggestions.

The collection of artifacts in the Virtual Museum come from many sources. These treasures have been amassed because someone stopped to take a picture or video, happened to save it and took the time to submit it to the HSR Alumni Association. If you have something to share, click HERE to submit your artifact.

Artifact Scope
The museum contains artifacts pertaining to the history of the Horseshoe Scout Reservation (HSR), with most artifacts depicting events, individuals, and programs at HSR. Artifacts related to Scouting in Chester County Council but not necessarily HSR may be viewed on other Council, District or troop websites, including but not limited to www.octoraro22.org and www.cccscouting.org.


Artifact Specifications:

File formats: JPGs and GIFs

Dimensions: 1024 x 1024 pixels or less

File format: MP4 Video

Note: Though the file format displayed in the Virtual Museum is MP4, users can submit their videos in other formats and the museum specialists will convert the file format to MP4.

File formats: MP3 and WAV files

File format: PDF

Thank you for considering donating to the VM!

Talbot Chilling Out August 15, 2026
Sweetchuck and Demyanovich August 15, 2026
Lovejoy at Outpost August 14, 2026
Anthony Cascone Running August 14, 2026
Scoutcraft Patrol Patch August 12, 2026
1992 Staff Cartoon Rendering August 10, 2026
Roberts Award 2022 August 10, 2026
Mark on Outpost August 10, 2026
Schlagel at Outpost August 10, 2026
Lovejoy and Company August 10, 2026
Bryant Battenfelder August 10, 2026
Chris Schlagel August 10, 2026
Freakshow and Connor August 9, 2026
Tom Kerrigan August 9, 2026
Tom Pantazes August 6, 2026
Lucas Kroon August 6, 2026
Reunion Participants August 6, 2026
John, Bob, and Harold August 6, 2026
Memorabilia Display August 6, 2026
Dana, Pete, and Russ August 6, 2026
The Minshall Family August 6, 2026
Alumni Chat August 6, 2026
Food Line August 6, 2026
Jake Carrigan August 6, 2026
Alumni at 1st Reunion August 6, 2026
Cliff Cashatt August 6, 2026
Bryant Working on Bike August 6, 2026
1999 Staff Banquet August 6, 2026
Mark Rahn August 5, 2026
Rob Bilger at Boomtown August 5, 2026
Pete Demyanovich at Boomtown August 5, 2026
Whalen and Dever August 5, 2026
Birdsall and Barclay and Pudding August 5, 2026
Dave and Joe at Volunteer Dinner August 5, 2026
Oriol Barbera August 5, 2026
This matchbook color was one of ten that were issued.
White Matchbook August 5, 2026
This matchbook color was one of ten that were issued.
Light Orange Matchbook August 5, 2026
This matchbook color was one of ten that were issued.
Gray Matchbook August 5, 2026
60th Anniversary Patrons August 5, 2026
Dinner Guests August 5, 2026
60th Anniversary Dinner August 5, 2026
2026 Camp Horseshoe Staff Photo August 5, 2026
Barbecue Mixer August 4, 2026
August 2020 Ordeal Service Weekend August 4, 2026
Baseball Backstop Assembly August 3, 2026
IMG_7960 August 2, 2026
IMG_7961 August 2, 2026
Signing the Plaque August 2, 2026
1986 Rifle Shoot Plaque August 2, 2026
Archery Shoot 1973 August 2, 2026
2026 Camp Horseshoe Glass August 2, 2026
Ethan Bilson Welcomes Audience August 2, 2026
Bringing up the Plaque August 2, 2026
Staff Receive Gifts By Tenure August 2, 2026
Slideshow Continues During Dinner August 2, 2026
International Students Receive Gifts August 2, 2026
Excited Staffers August 2, 2026
MRG Receives Gifts August 2, 2026
Area Directors Receive Gifts August 2, 2026
Awards Ceremony Begins August 2, 2026
Staff Cheers Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Thanking the Cooks Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Unveiling the Staff Plaque Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Area Directors Receive Gifts Uploaded: August 2, 2026
International Students Receive Gifts Uploaded: August 2, 2026
MRG Receives Gifts Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Previewing the 100th Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Thanking the Admins Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Thanking MRG and HSRAA Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Heart of the Staff Award Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Volunteer of the Year Award Uploaded: August 2, 2026
Achgeketum Award Uploaded: August 2, 2026
  • 2000 Paul Bunyan Field Day (Uploaded: August 10, 2026)
    A list of events held during the 2000 Paul Bunyan Field Day.
  • HSRAA Reunion Attendance (Uploaded: August 10, 2026)
    A nearly full list of all attendees at the first annual HSRAA reunion in 2000.
  • Games of the 2000 Water Olympiad (Uploaded: August 10, 2026)
    A list of events held during the 2000 Water Olympiad (Water Carnival).
  • 1997 The Super Patrol Challenge (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This campwide challenge was to have all regular patrols take on a self-proclaimed "Super Patrol" at various stations to win back their pride.
  • 1998 Star Wars (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This 1998 station game at Camp Horseshoe was themed after Star Wars Episode I, a full year even before it came out.
  • 1998 Titanic Game (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This infamous camp-wide game was staged on the parade field and let's just say – everyone was soaked by the end of the event.
  • 1999 Beat the Millennium – Answer Sheet (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This scavenger hunt had Scouts going all over Camp Horseshoe to beat the millennium, and here are the answers to the non-physical collection of items.
  • 1999 Beat the Millennium (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This scavenger hunt had Scouts going all over Camp Horseshoe to beat the millennium, and here is what they had to find.
  • 1999 Choose Your Own Adventure (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    This whimsical and fantastical adventure had Scouts choosing their own path to find the evil wizard that stole King Michael of Berkeihiser's magical dust.
  • 1999 Clue – Master Sheet (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    It appears that several victims participated in the game in 1999, as the master sheet lists John Callahan while the regular clue sheet lists Andrew Coe (known as Andy Coe in 1999).
  • 1999 Clue (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    Andy Coe was kidnapped, and it was up to Scouts to find him and figure out who did it in this Camp Horseshoe campwide game.
  • 1999 Dr Evil’s Mad (Uploaded: August 9, 2026)
    Dr. Evil stole many red gas containers and it was up to Scouts to find as many of them as possible.

Here are the current hierarchy stats of the HSRAA Virtual Museum:

6
Floors
44
Rooms
297
Exhibits

Here are the current media stats for the HSRAA Virtual Museum:

14,545

Total Artifacts

12,153

Images

793

Videos

125

Audio Files

1,473

PDFs

Number of Image Galleries

1,373

Here are the uploads of media artifacts over the past 10 months:

Here is the total size of the media library:

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Artifacts in the Media Library

45.46 GB Total
🖼️ Images 5.85 GB
🎬 Videos 37.23 GB
🎵 Audio 0.56 GB
📄 Documents 1.82 GB

Here are the top 20 contributors to the HSRAA Virtual Museum:

Top 20 Contributors

  1. Contributed By Andrew Coe: 6299 files
  2. Contributed By Anonymous: 2185 files
  3. Contributed By G. Ernest Heegard: 890 files
  4. Contributed By John B. Rettew Iii: 706 files
  5. Contributed By Steve T Miller: 410 files
  6. Contributed By Scott Hoopes: 296 files
  7. Contributed By David B. Woodward: 266 files
  8. Contributed By Evan Ellwanger: 249 files
  9. Contributed By Andrew Smith: 191 files
  10. Contributed By Rev. James Goudie: 178 files
  11. Contributed By Andrew Keyes: 139 files
  12. Contributed By Matt Stephens: 117 files
  13. Contributed By Mike Didomenico: 116 files
  14. Contributed By Alan Fegley: 115 files
  15. Contributed By Peter Ciorrocco: 113 files
  16. Contributed By Mike Arles: 80 files
  17. Contributed By Rev. Thomas Shanklin: 76 files
  18. Contributed By Jake Segal: 75 files
  19. Contributed By Dean Kaiser: 64 files
  20. Contributed By Tom Mccabe: 61 files

Here is a listing of the 10 most and least frequent years an artifact comes from:

Top 10 Years

  • 2016: 1491 files
  • 2025: 1321 files
  • 2024: 577 files
  • 2026: 461 files
  • 2021: 450 files
  • 2019: 415 files
  • 2023: 394 files
  • 2022: 391 files
  • 2014: 377 files
  • 2015: 331 files

Least 10 Years (Minimum 3 files*)

  • 1939: 3 files
  • 1955: 3 files
  • 1921: 4 files
  • 1923: 4 files
  • 1905: 4 files
  • 1942: 5 files
  • 1951: 5 files
  • 1956: 5 files
  • 1952: 5 files
  • 1941: 5 files

*This is to exclude many one-off years, e.g. before any council camps starting in 1919 where there were newspaper articles about the Horseshoe Farm on random years.

Here is the full list of years and their number of artifacts:

Yearly Media Directory (1919 – Present)

  • 1919: 41 files
  • 1920: 8 files
  • 1921: 4 files
  • 1922: 6 files
  • 1923: 4 files
  • 1924: 7 files
  • 1925: 12 files
  • 1926: 10 files
  • 1927: 26 files
  • 1928: 124 files
  • 1929: 57 files
  • 1930: 78 files
  • 1931: 26 files
  • 1932: 7 files
  • 1933: 26 files
  • 1934: 25 files
  • 1935: 26 files
  • 1936: 16 files
  • 1937: 29 files
  • 1938: 8 files
  • 1939: 3 files
  • 1940: 21 files
  • 1941: 5 files
  • 1942: 5 files
  • 1943: 17 files
  • 1944: 53 files
  • 1945: 28 files
  • 1946: 22 files
  • 1947: 17 files
  • 1948: 14 files
  • 1949: 11 files
  • 1950: 27 files
  • 1951: 5 files
  • 1952: 5 files
  • 1953: 10 files
  • 1954: 14 files
  • 1955: 3 files
  • 1956: 5 files
  • 1957: 21 files
  • 1958: 22 files
  • 1959: 42 files
  • 1960: 13 files
  • 1961: 16 files
  • 1962: 19 files
  • 1963: 12 files
  • 1964: 9 files
  • 1965: 31 files
  • 1966: 17 files
  • 1967: 20 files
  • 1968: 48 files
  • 1969: 101 files
  • 1970: 50 files
  • 1971: 21 files
  • 1972: 37 files
  • 1973: 69 files
  • 1974: 168 files
  • 1975: 35 files
  • 1976: 47 files
  • 1977: 32 files
  • 1978: 40 files
  • 1979: 32 files
  • 1980: 167 files
  • 1981: 142 files
  • 1982: 72 files
  • 1983: 215 files
  • 1984: 35 files
  • 1985: 233 files
  • 1986: 132 files
  • 1987: 22 files
  • 1988: 199 files
  • 1989: 25 files
  • 1990: 36 files
  • 1991: 49 files
  • 1992: 42 files
  • 1993: 29 files
  • 1994: 84 files
  • 1995: 74 files
  • 1996: 53 files
  • 1997: 225 files
  • 1998: 64 files
  • 1999: 72 files
  • 2000: 198 files
  • 2001: 102 files
  • 2002: 166 files
  • 2003: 96 files
  • 2004: 114 files
  • 2005: 112 files
  • 2006: 167 files
  • 2007: 230 files
  • 2008: 293 files
  • 2009: 310 files
  • 2010: 296 files
  • 2011: 269 files
  • 2012: 191 files
  • 2013: 192 files
  • 2014: 377 files
  • 2015: 331 files
  • 2016: 1491 files
  • 2017: 274 files
  • 2018: 309 files
  • 2019: 415 files
  • 2020: 149 files
  • 2021: 450 files
  • 2022: 391 files
  • 2023: 394 files
  • 2024: 577 files
  • 2025: 1321 files
  • 2026: 461 files

If you have a question about the Virtual Museum or want to discuss adding artifacts to the Virtual Museum, contact curator@hsraa.org.

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