From Our Collections

The PAFFMA has a very extensive collection that can't all be displayed in the Discovery Center. At the last board meeting the members did check out the items in storage at the Bureau of Forestry District 1 office.

Pictured above is a Forest Reserve Officer Badge. According to PAFFMA President Jack Graham:

The accompanying paperwork indicates it MAY have been the actual badge assigned to and perhaps actually worn by Gifford Pinchot. The penciled letter we found folded up with the badge had accompanied it when it was sent from (I believe) the then (1960ish) Stroudsburg District Forester Jerry Robinson to Eugene McNamara. “Mac” had been the Stroudsburg District Forester before Jerry. The letter appears to be signed “GRR” which is how Jerry signed everything. Very coincidentally, I worked for Jerry Robinson for many years after he switched to State Parks. He is now passed on, but I sent a copy of the letter to his wife to see if she can confirm the handwriting and thus the authorship of the letter. 

We will follow up when we know more about the badge.

New Flowers

Today we planted some new annual flowers in the historic planters in front of the Discovery Center. With luck they will last the whole season!

Last night we had some very strong rains which caused flooding along the Conococheague Creek. Here is how it looked in Caledonia State Park.

May Board Meeting

The May PAFFMA Board meeting was held at the PA Bureau of Forestry Division 1 office in the Michaux State Forest in Fayetteville. After the business meeting the board members took a look at the museum artifacts stored in containers at the office. Among the items are the voluminous files from Steve Cumming's house that are now in temporary storage at the Division 1 office. We have a lot of work to do to provide permanent storage!

 

Also,  the Board would like to thank member Beverly Spicer for her generous contribution to providing sales items aimed more at women and children for the Discovery Center!