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1998-2000 NE Mergers 1997 Northeast Region Realignment 1995-97 NE Mergers



TO:Section AdvisersSUBJECT:NE Region OA Update
FROM:Thomas E. Reddin, Region OA Chairman DATE:June 19, 1997

Realignment: The area directors have made their decisions. The OA sections will be realigned and renumbered (in some cases) following the 1997 Conclaves according to the attached chart [see below].

The section advisers for the new sections have also been identified:


NE-1A:Roger Gagnon NE-4A:Don Oplinger
NE-1B:John Larney NE-4B:Wayne Hildreth
NE-2A:Jack Bittig NE-4C:Tom Moore
NE-2B:Ray Siegrist NE-5A:Dave Konopka
NE-3A:Jeff Godley NE-5B:Jim Barton
NE-3B:Don Montanye



  • Section NE-1A was unaffected by the realignment.


  • Section NE-1B lost Tschitani 10, which was moved to the new NE-3A.

    Old NE-1B

    New NE-1B

    to NE-3A
    Allogagan 83
    Neemat 124
    Tisquantum 164
    Tulpe 245
    Grand Monadnock 309
    Abake Mi-Sa-Na-Ki 393
    Memsochet 507
    Pachachaug 525
    Wincheck 534
    Tschitani 10



  • Section NE-2A, which had sixteen lodges, loses seven lodges to NE-2A, NE-2B, and NE-3A, and was renamed NE-3A:

    Old NE-2A

    New NE-3A

    to other sections
    Ranachqua 4
    Shu-Shu-Gah 24
    Suanhacky 49
    Man-A-Hattin 82
    Aquehongian 112
    Tankiteke 313
    Arcoon 369
    Achewon Netopalis 427
    Paugassett 553
    Tschitani 10 (from NE-1B)
    Arawak 562 (to new NE-2A)
    Shinnecock 360 (to NE-2B)
    Buckskin 412 (to NE-2B)
    Yokahú 506 (to NE-2B)
    Ktemaque 15 (to NE-3B)
    Half Moon 28 (to NE-3B)
    Nacha Nimat 86 (to NE-3B)



  • The new Section NE-2A was created from three lodges from NE-2B: Sanhican 2, Na Tsi Hi 71, and Japeechen 341; two from NE-4A: Ajapeu 33 and Witauchsoman 44; and four from NE-4B: Unami 1, Hunnikick 76, Lekau 77, and Apatukwe 107. The only lodge that stayed from the old NE-2A was Arawak 562:

    New NE-2A
    Arawak 562 (from old NE-2A)
    Sanhican 2 (from NE-2B)
    Na Tsi Hi 71 (from NE-2B)
    Japeechen 341 (from NE-2B)
    Ajapeu 33 (from NE-4A)
    Witauchsoman 44 (from NE-4A)
    Unami 1 (from NE-4B)
    Hunnikick 76 (from NE-4B)
    Lekau 77 (from NE-4B)
    Apatukwe 107 (from NE-4B)



  • Section NE-2B lost three lodges, Sanhican 2, Na Tsi Hi 71, and Japeechen 341, to NE-2A; and gained four lodges, Shinnecock 360, Buckskin 412, Yokahu 506 (from NE-2A), and Black Eagle 482 (from NE-4C):

    Old NE-2B

    New NE-2B

    to NE-2A
    Narraticong 9
    Mantowagan 14
    Allemakewink 54
    Miquin 68
    Meechgalanne 178
    Iaoapogh 286
    Aquaninoncke 359
    Shinnecock 360 (from NE-2A)
    Buckskin 412 (from NE-2A)
    Yokahu 506 (from NE-2A)
    Black Eagle 482 (from NE-4C)
    Sanhican 2
    Na Tsi Hi 71
    Japeechen 341



  • Section NE-3A is split: four lodges (TKäen DoD 30, Ty-Ohni 95, Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee 159, Ashokwahta 339) were reassigned to the new NE-5A, and Ganeodiyo 417 joined the new NE-5B:

    Old NE-3A
    TKäen DoD 30 (to NE-5A)
    Ty-Ohni 95 (to NE-5A)
    Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee 159 (to NE-5A)
    Ashokwahta 339 (to NE-5A)
    Ganeodiyo 417 (to NE-5B)



  • Section NE-3B is renamed NE-5B. Kamargo 294, from NE-3C, and Ganeodiyo 417, from NE-3A, were reassigned to the new section.

    Old NE-3B / New NE-5B
    Ona Yote 34
    Gosh Wha Gono 120
    Otahnagon 172
    Tulpe 245
    Tahgajute 247
    Nischa Nitis 410
    Ganeodiyo 417 (from NE-3A)
    Kamargo 294 (from NE-3C)



  • Three lodges from Section NE-2A (Ktemaque 15, Half Moon 28, and Nacha Nimat 86) were combined with the four remaining lodges of NE-3C (Ganienkeh 19, Wakpominee 48, Loon 364, Onteroraus 402), to become the new NE-3B:

    New NE-3B
    Ktemaque 15 (from NE-2A)
    Half Moon 28 (from NE-2A)
    Nacha Nimat 86 (from NE-2A)
    Ganienkeh 19 (from NE-3C)
    Wakpominee 48 (from NE-3C)
    Loon 364 (from NE-3C)
    Onteroraus 402 (from NE-3C)



  • Section NE-3C is split between NE-3B (Ganienkeh 19, Wakpominee 48, Loon 364, and Onteroraus 402) and NE-5B (Kamargo 294):

    Old NE-3C
    Ganienkeh 19 (to NE-3B)
    Wakpominee 48 (to NE-3B)
    Loon 364 (to NE-3B)
    Onteroraus 402 (to NE-3B)
    Kamargo 294 (to NE-5B)



  • In NE-4A, Ajapeu 33 and Witauchsoman 44 were moved to NE-2A, while the section gains Octoraro 22 (from NE-4B) and Wunita Gokhos 39 (from NE-4C):

    Old NE-4A

    New NE-4A

    to NE-2A
    Kittatinny 5
    Wyona 18
    Lowwapaneu 191
    Woapeu Sisilija 343
    Octoraro 22 (from NE-4B)
    Wunita Gokhos 39 (from NE-4C)
    Ajapeu 33
    Witauchsoman 44



  • Section NE-4B was split between NE-2A and NE-4A:

    Old NE-4B
    Unami 1 (to NE-2A)
    Hunnikick 76 (to NE-2A)
    Lekau 77 (to NE-2A)
    Apatukwe 107 (to NE-2A)
    Octoraro 22 (to NE-4A)



  • Section NE-4C loses two lodges: Wunita Gokhos 39 (to NE-4A) and Black Eagle 482 (to NE-2B).

    Old NE-4C

    New NE-4C

    to other sections
    Susquehannock 11
    Nentico 12
    Nentego 20
    Guneukitschik 317
    Tuckahoe 386
    Amangamek Wipit 470
    Black Eagle 482 (to NE-2B)
    Wunita Gokhos 39 (to NE-4A)



  • Section NE-5 is renamed NE-4B, while losing Langundowi 46, Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont 165, and Gyantwachia 255 to the new Section NE-5A:


    Old NE-5

    New NE-4B

    to NE-5A
    Wagion 6
    Enda Lechauhanne 57
    Monaken 103
    Ah'Tic 139
    Kuskitannee 165
    Nachamawat 275
    Ahtuhquog 540
    Langundowi 46
    Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont 165
    Gyantwachia 255



  • The new NE-5A is formed from four lodges (TKäen DoD 30, Ty-Ohni 95, Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee 159, and Ashokwahta 339) from NE-3A and three lodges (Langundowi 46, Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont 165, and Gyantwachia 255) from NE-5:

    New NE-5A
    TKäen DoD 30 (from NE-3A)
    Ty-Ohni 95 (from NE-3A)
    Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee 159 (from NE-3A)
    Ashokwahta 339 (from NE-3A)
    Langundowi 46 (from NE-5)
    Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont 165 (from NE-5)
    Gyantwachia 255 (from NE-5)





 1997 NE Realignment Section Listing 
(following the conclaves that year)

NE-1A
Pamola Lodge #211 Katahdin Area Council #216 Brewer ME
Madockawanda Lodge #271 Pine Tree Council #218 Portland ME
Passaconaway Lodge #220 Daniel Webster Council #330 Manchester NH
Ajapeu Lodge #351 Green Mountain Council #592 Waterbury VT
Moswetuset Lodge #52 Boston Minuteman Council #227 Boston MA
Chippanyonk Lodge #59 Knox Trail Council #244 Waban MA
Kahagon Lodge #131 Cambridge Council #229 Cambridge MA
Nanepashemet Lodge #158 Yankee Clipper Council #236 Middleton MA
Wannalancit Lodge #451 Greater Lowell Council #238 Chelmsford MA
NE-1B
Allogagan Lodge #83 Pioneer Valley Council #234 Chicopee MA
Neemat Lodge #124 Moby Dick Council #245 New Bedford MA
Tisquantum Lodge #164 Old Colony Council #249 Canton MA
Tulpe Lodge #245 Annawon Council #225 Taunton MA
Grand Monadnock Lodge #309 Nashua Valley Council #230 Lancaster MA
Abake Mi-Sa-Na-Ki Lodge #393 Cape Cod & Islands Council #224 Yarmouth Port MA
Memsochet Lodge #507 Great Trails Council #243 Dalton MA
Pachachaug Lodge #525 Mohegan Council #254 Worcester MA
Wincheck Lodge #534 Narragansett Council #546 Providence RI
NE-2A
Unami Lodge One Cradle of Liberty Council #525 Philadelphia PA
Ajapeu Lodge #33 Bucks County Council #777 Doylestown PA
Witauchsoman Lodge #44 Minsi Trails Council #502 Allentown PA
Sanhican Lodge #2 George Washington Council #362 Pennington NJ
Na Tsi Hi Lodge #71 Monmouth Council #347 Oakhurst NJ
Hunnikick Lodge #76 Burlington County Council #690 Rancocas NJ
Lekau Lodge #77 Camden County Council #335 W Collingswood NJ
Apatukwe Lodge #107 Southern New Jersey Council #334 Millville NJ
Japeechen Lodge #341 Jersey Shore Council #341 Toms River NJ
Arawak Lodge #562 Virgin Islands Council #410 Charlotte Amalie VI
NE-2B
Narraticong Lodge #9 Thomas A. Edison Council #352 Edison NJ
Mantowagan Lodge #14 Hudson-Liberty Council #348 Jersey City NJ
Allemakewink Lodge #54 Morris-Sussex Area Council #343 Denville NJ
Miquin Lodge #68 Watchung Area Council #358 Mountainside NJ
Meechgalanne Lodge #178 Essex Council #336 Newark NJ
Aquaninoncke Lodge #359 Passaic Valley Council #353 Wayne NJ
Iaoapogh Lodge #286
& Oratam Lodge #484
Bergen Council #350 River Edge NJ
Shinnecock Lodge #360 Suffolk County Council #404 Medford NY
Buckskin Lodge #412 Theodore Roosevelt Council #386 Massapequa NY
Yokahú Lodge #506 Puerto Rico Council #661 San Juan PR
Black Eagle Lodge #482 Transatlantic Council #802 Heidelberg, Germany
NE-3A
Ranachqua Lodge #4 Greater New York Council #641 Bronx NY
Shu-Shu-Gah Lodge #24 Greater New York Council #642 Brooklyn NY
Suanhacky Lodge #49 Greater New York Council #644 Queens NY
Man-A-Hattin Lodge #82 Greater New York Council #643 Manhattan NY
Aquehongian Lodge #112 Greater New York Council #645 Staten Island NY
Tschitani Lodge #10 Connecticut Rivers Council #66 East Hartford CT
Tankiteke Lodge #313 Fairfield County Council #68 Norwalk CT
Arcoon Lodge #369 Quinnipiac Council #74 Hamden CT
Achewon Netopalis Lodge #427 Greenwich Council #67 Greenwich CT
Paugassett Lodge #553 Housatonic Council #69 Derby CT
NE-3B
Ktemaque Lodge #15 Westchester-Putnam Council #388 White Plains NY
Ganienkeh Lodge #19 Twin Rivers Council #364 Albany NY
Half Moon Lodge #28 Rip Van Winkle Council #405 Kingston NY
Wakpominee Lodge #48 Mohican Council #378 Glens Falls NY
Nacha Nimat Lodge #86 Hudson Valley Council #374 Hyde Park NY
Loon Lodge #364 Adirondack Council #394 Plattsburgh NY
Onteroraus Lodge #402 Otschodela Council #393 Oneonta NY
NE-4A
Kittatinny Lodge #5 Hawk Mountain Council #528 Reading PA
Wyona Lodge #18 Columbia-Montour Council #504 Bloomsburg PA
Octoraro Lodge #22 Chester County Council #539 West Chester PA
Wunita Gokhos Lodge #39 Pennsylvania Dutch Council #524 Lancaster PA
Lowwapaneu Lodge #191 Northeastern Pennsylvania Council #501 Moosic PA
Woapeu Sisilija Lodge #343 Susquehanna Council #533 Williamsport PA
NE-4B
Wagion Lodge #6 Westmoreland-Fayette Council #512 Greensburg PA
Enda Lechauhanne Lodge #57 Greater Pittsburgh Council #527 Pittsburgh PA
Monaken Lodge #103 Juniata Valley Council #497 Reedsville PA
Ah'Tic Lodge #139 Bucktail Council #509 DuBois PA
Kuskitannee Lodge #168 Moraine Trails Council #500 Butler PA
Nachamawat Lodge #275 Penn's Woods Council #508 Seward PA
Ahtuhquog Lodge #540 Potomac Council #757 Cumberland MD
NE-4C
Susquehannock Lodge #11 Keystone Area Council #515 Mechanicsburg PA
Tuckahoe Lodge #386 York-Adams Area Council #544 York PA
Nentico Lodge #12 Baltimore Area Council #220 Baltimore MD
Guneukitschik Lodge #317 Mason-Dixon Council #221 Hagerstown MD
Amangamek Wipit Lodge #470 National Capital Area Council #82 Bethesda MD
Nentego Lodge #20 Del-Mar-Va Council #81 Wilmington DE
NE-5A
Langundowi Lodge #46 French Creek Council #532 Erie PA
Gyantwachia Lodge #255 Chief Cornplanter Council #538 Warren PA
TKäen DoD Lodge #30 Five Rivers Council #375 Bath NY
Ty-Ohni Lodge #95 Otetiana Council #397 Rochester NY
Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee Lodge #159 Greater Niagara Frontier Council #380 Cheektowaga NY
Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont Lodge #165 Allegheny Highlands Council #382 Falconer NY
Ashokwahta Lodge #339 Iroquois Trail Council #376 Lockport NY
NE-5B
Ona Yote Lodge #34 Land of the Oneidas Council #395 Utica NY
Gosh Wha Gono Lodge #120 Seaway Valley Council #403 Canton NY
Otahnagon Lodge #172 Susquenango Council #368 Binghamton NY
Tahgajute Lodge #247 Cayuga County Council #366 Auburn NY
Kamargo Lodge #294 General Herkimer Council #400 Herkimer NY
Nischa Nitis Lodge #410 Hiawatha Council #373 Syracuse NY
Ganeodiyo Lodge #417 Finger Lakes Council #391 Geneva NY
Gajuka Lodge #477 Baden-Powell Council #381 Dryden NY


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