tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21027595.post-27134157589583182572008-03-15T19:39:00.000-07:002008-03-15T20:02:47.162-07:00I was recently contacted by someone who inherited their grandfather's scout stuff and while talking to them about it, they asked if they should keep anything. I pondered this a moment as I haven't given that topic much thought until now. <br /><br />My response to this person was that I would keep those items that clearly meant something to their loved one.<br /><br />In my own collection, I have most all of my grandfather's and father's stuff, but if it came down to only keeping certain items, I would probably choose things such as:<br /><br />My grandfather's scoutmaster collar brass from the 1950's. He was Scoutmaster for Troop 95 in Roeland Park, Kansas for many years.<br /><br />I have both of their official shirts that are pretty well decorated. I could never part with them.<br /><br />There are some photo's of my dad as a scout that I feel need to be kept.<br /><br />Most of their patches are fairly common so if I had to get rid of them, I could without losing much sleep. Same goes for the neckerchief slides, coffee mugs, handbooks, and equipment.<br /><br />I'm a collector and probably have a different viewpoint than someone who isn't. I guess anything could be meaningful to anyone?Jody Tuckernoreply@blogger.com