Plaques - Revision history

Ryno: /* Plaque Meisters */

2012-01-30T04:49:22Z

Plaque Meisters

Ryno at 04:40, 30 January 2012

2012-01-30T04:40:31Z

Harry at 17:00, 7 September 2009

2009-09-07T17:00:19Z

Harry at 02:38, 3 September 2009

2009-09-03T02:38:27Z

Thjoyce: /* Plaque Meisters */

2009-08-15T13:01:37Z

Plaque Meisters

Harry at 03:20, 4 April 2009

2009-04-04T03:20:18Z

Harry: /* Facts */

2009-03-26T22:40:32Z

Facts

Harry at 22:40, 26 March 2009

2009-03-26T22:40:23Z

Thjoyce: /* Plaque Meisters */

2009-02-12T12:49:39Z

Plaque Meisters

Seve at 03:39, 12 February 2009

2009-02-12T03:39:10Z

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 == Plaque Meisters ==
-[[File:Plaq053.jpg|thumb|[[Mike Mattson]] wood burning the elk on the 2005 plaques]]
+[[File:Plaq053.jpg|thumb|[[Mike Mattson]] wood burning the elk on the 2005 plaques, Mike has created many detailed burnings for the years he has worked on]]
 [[File:Plaq051.jpg|thumb|The 2005 plaques team and their creation]]
 There have been a number of people who have helped keep the plaque tradition going since Chief died in 1973.  Here's the list:

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 *2003:  Josh Pincus
 *2004:  Allen Lee
-*2005:  Galen Arnold, Ryan Massey, Doug Miller & Mike Mattson
+*2005:  Mike Mattson, Ryan Massey, Doug Miller & Galen Arnold
-*2006:  Ryan Massey, Doug Miller & Mike Mattson
+*2006:  Mike Mattson, Ryan Massey & Doug Miller
-*2007:  Ryan Massey, Doug Miller & Mike Mattson
+*2007:  Mike Mattson, Ryan Massey & Doug Miller
-*2008:  Ryan Massey, Mike Mattson & Thomas Joyce
+*2008:  Mike Mattson, Ryan Massey, Doug Miller & Thomas Joyce
-*2009:  Thomas Joyce, Ryan Massey & Mike Mattson
+*2009:  Mike Mattson, Ryan Massey, Doug Miller & Thomas Joyce

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 Every summer Birch Rock has been open since 1926 a new plaque with a list of the names of the campers that summer is nailed up in the lodge. [[Chief Brewster]] hand carved the plaques every summer from 1926 to his last full summer which was 1972. He carved the plaques in complete secrecy, no one but him saw them until they were revealed to the whole camp. Chief varied his style from year to year. Some years he divided the names into age groups, others he just arranged the names in one block in reverse alphabetical order. In the summer of 1973 when Chief was gone and no one was around to take over the large and important job of making the plaques, [[Dave Weeks]] stepped up and carved the year plaque and then had each camper carve his name into his own piece of wood. Every piece was then nailed up under the year. This idea of each camper carving his own name carried on through 1985. In 1986 Matt Voss carved the plaques himself using a router, a kind of power tool. The router has been used to carve names ever since.
-[[Image:Plaq071.jpg|thumb|[[Ryno]] on the router in 2007]]
+[[Image:Plaq071.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ryno]] on the router in 2007]]
 The plaques also include the names of all of the campers who swam their [[Seal]] or [[Whale]] that year, often along with their times.

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-[[Image:08plaques.jpg|thumb|The 2008 plaques]]
+[[File:2009Plaques.JPG|thumb|The 2009 plaques]]
-The plaques are lists of the names of all of the campers at camp each summer that are carved into wood and nailed up on the walls of the lodge. Plaques also include the names of all of the campers who swam their [[Seal]] or [[Whale]] that year along with their times. The tradition of putting up plaques started in 1926, the first year of camp, and has continued every summer since. While Bill "Chief" Brewster was the director of camp he single handedly carved each summer's plaques using hand tools. After that there was a period when each camper carved his name into a small plaque and all of the individual pieces were nailed up together at the end of the year. Now the plaques are made by a group of counselors using a router. From the year 2001-2007 the plaques became more and more ornate, incorporating carvings of the animals that represent each age group and large top plaques for the year. The 2008 plaques were a departure from this trend, reverting to the 50's style of plaques that does not have age group plaques.
+Inside Birch Rock's lodge, the vast majority of wall space is covered with handmade wooden plaques. Most of these plaques are lists of names of the campers who attended camp each summer. Every summer a new plaque of this type is made and then revealed with some ceremony at the night of the banquet. Not all plaques in the lodge are dedicated to campers though; there are also plaques commemorating important individuals or events in Birch Rock's History. The cabin [[Pete's Palace]] also houses plaques, but these are dedicated to the [[CIT]]s instead of campers.
-Most of the wall space inside the lodge is now covered with plaques. Old plaques have been moved around the walls to be more efficient with space but soon there will be no more space at all for new plaques.
+== Camper Plaques ==
-== Facts ==
+Every summer Birch Rock has been open since 1926 a new plaque with a list of the names of the campers that summer is nailed up in the lodge. [[Chief Brewster]] hand carved the plaques every summer from 1926 to his last full summer which was 1972. He carved the plaques in complete secrecy, no one but him saw them until they were revealed to the whole camp. Chief varied his style from year to year. Some years he divided the names into age groups, others he just arranged the names in one block in reverse alphabetical order. In the summer of 1973 when Chief was gone and no one was around to take over the large and important job of making the plaques, [[Dave Weeks]] stepped up and carved the year plaque and then had each camper carve his name into his own piece of wood. Every piece was then nailed up under the year. This idea of each camper carving his own name carried on through 1985. In 1986 Matt Voss carved the plaques himself using a router, a kind of power tool. The router has been used to carve names ever since.
-[[Image:2008 CIT plaques.JPG|thumb|The 2008 CIT plaques]]
+[[Image:Plaq071.jpg|thumb|[[Ryno]] on the router in 2007]]
-* There are some special plaques around the lodge commemorating important things at Birch Rock such as ones for important people
+The plaques also include the names of all of the campers who swam their [[Seal]] or [[Whale]] that year, often along with their times.
-* Along with the normal plaques there are also CIT plaques put up in [[Pete's Palace]]
-* A few years ago the [[Senior Camper]]s recorded all of the names from every year on a computer so they will be always preserved
+Most of the wall space inside the lodge is now covered with plaques. Old plaques have been moved around the walls to be more efficient with space but soon there will be no more space at new plaques. [[Mike Mattson]] has said that there is a plan for where to put plaques when there is no more space in the lodge.
 == Plaque Meisters ==
 There have been a number of people who have helped keep the plaque tradition going since Chief died in 1973.  Here's the list:
 *1926-1972:  William "Chief" Brewster
-*1973:  ? and Campers
+*1973:  Dave Weeks and Campers
 *1974:  ? and Campers
 *1975:  ? and Campers
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 *2008:  Ryan Massey, Mike Mattson & Thomas Joyce
 *2009:  Thomas Joyce, Ryan Massey & Mike Mattson

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 *2007:  Ryan Massey, Doug Miller & Mike Mattson
 *2008:  Ryan Massey, Mike Mattson & Thomas Joyce
-*2009:
+*2009:  Thomas Joyce, Ryan Massey & Mike Mattson
 == Making the 2005 Plaques ==

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 The plaques are lists of the names of all of the campers at camp each summer that are carved into wood and nailed up on the walls of the lodge. Plaques also include the names of all of the campers who swam their [[Seal]] or [[Whale]] that year along with their times. The tradition of putting up plaques started in 1926, the first year of camp, and has continued every summer since. While Bill "Chief" Brewster was the director of camp he single handedly carved each summer's plaques using hand tools. After that there was a period when each camper carved his name into a small plaque and all of the individual pieces were nailed up together at the end of the year. Now the plaques are made by a group of counselors using a router. From the year 2001-2007 the plaques became more and more ornate, incorporating carvings of the animals that represent each age group and large top plaques for the year. The 2008 plaques were a departure from this trend, reverting to the 50's style of plaques that does not have age group plaques.
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 [[Image:2008 CIT plaques.JPG|thumb|The 2008 CIT plaques]]
-*There are some special plaques around the lodge commemorating important things at Birch Rock such as ones for important people
+* There are some special plaques around the lodge commemorating important things at Birch Rock such as ones for important people
-*Along with the normal plaques there are also CIT plaques put up in [[Pete's Palace]]
+* Along with the normal plaques there are also CIT plaques put up in [[Pete's Palace]]
-*A few years ago the [[Senior Camper]]s recorded all of the names from every year on a computer so they will be always preserved
+* A few years ago the [[Senior Camper]]s recorded all of the names from every year on a computer so they will be always preserved
 There have been a number of people who have helped keep the plaque tradition going since Chief died in 1973.  Here's the list:
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 *2009:
-==Making the 2005 Plaques==
+== Making the 2005 Plaques ==
 <gallery>
 Image:Plaq053.jpg|Mike burns the Elk
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 Image:Plaq051.jpg|2005 Plaque Meisters
 </gallery>
 ==Making the 2006 Plaques==
 <gallery>
 Image:Plaq061.jpg|Ryan on the router
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 Image:Plaq066.jpg|Almost finished
 Image:Plaq067.jpg|Just before they went up
 </gallery>
 ==Making the 2007 Plaques==
 <gallery>
 Image:Plaq071.jpg|Ryan on the router
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 Image:Plaq075.jpg|Seal swims header
 Image:Plaq076.jpg|Whale swims header
 </gallery>