OA Section List - 1998-2000 Northeast Region Mergers

Baden-Powell Council #381 (Otahnagon 172) had earlier merged with Susquenango Council #368 (Gajuka 477) to form the new Baden-Powell Council #368 in Binghamton, NY.
Effective: Jan 1998
Reference: Jim Lake, district advancement chairman, Baden-Powell Council

Iaoapogh 286 (Ridgewood-Glen Rock) merged with Oratam 484 (Bergen) to form Oratam Lodge #286.
Effective: Sep 1998
Reference: Sage Lichtenwalner, Sanhican Lodge #2

Tankiteke 313 (Fairfield County) and Arcoon 369 (Quinnipiac) merged to become Owaneco Lodge #313.
Effective: Oct 1998
Reference: Adam Fromm, Section NE-3A Secretary

Five Rivers Council's office moved from Bath to Horseheads, NY.
Effective: Oct 1998
Reference: Dave Wilson, Gyantwachia Lodge #255

Westchester-Putnam Council's office moved from White Plains to Hawthorne, NY.
Effective: Oct 1998
Reference: Jay Schnapp

Hudson Valley Council's office moved from Hyde Park to Salisbury Mills, NY.
Effective: Oct 1998
Reference: Jay Schnapp

Gosh Wha Gono 120 and Nischa Nitis 410 merged to form Kayanernh-Kowa Lodge #219.
Effective: June 5, 1999
Reference: Brandon DeVito, Kayanernh-Kowa Lodge #219

Seaway Valley (Gosh Wha Gono 120) and Hiawatha (Nischa Nitis 410) had earlier merged to form Hiawatha Seaway Council #373 in Syracuse, NY.
Effective: Jan 1, 1999
Reference: Andrew Kosmowski and John Stafford

Lekau 77 merged with Apatukwe 107 (Southern New Jersey) to form Te'kening Lodge #37.
Effective: Jan 1, 1999
Reference: Te'kening Lodge website
- Camden County (Lekau 77) had earlier merged into Southern New Jersey Council #334.
  Effective: Oct 1998
  Reference: Tom Keck, Apatukwe Lodge #107
Wakpominee 48 merged with Ganienkeh 19 (Twin Rivers) to form Haudenosaunee Lodge #19.
Effective: Jan 25, 1999
Reference: John Kent
- Mohican (Wakpominee 48) had earlier merged into Twin Rivers Council #364.
  Effective: Sep 1, 1998
  Reference: John Kent
The merger of Allemakewink 54 with Miquin 68 was delayed until after 2000, as Allemakewink was the host for the 2000 NE-2B Section Conclave.
Reference: Joey Traywick, Allemakewink Lodge #54 and Ken Jenkins, 1999 NE Region Chief
- Morris-Sussex Area (Allemakewink 54) and Watchung Area (Miquin 68) had earlier merged to form Patriots' Path Council #358 in Mountainside, NJ.
  Effective: Jul 1st, 1999
  Reference: Patriots' Path Council Website.
Sanhican 2 merged with Narraticong 9 to form Sakuwit Lodge #2.
Effective: Sep 25, 1999
Reference: Jim Miller, Sr.
This merger was delayed until September because Sanhican 2 was the host of the 1999 NE-2A Conclave.
Reference: Joan Nester
- George Washington (Sanhican 2) had earlier merged with Thomas A. Edison (Narraticong 9) to form Central New Jersey Council #352, temporarily located in Pennington, NJ. Later that same year, their council office was moved to Monmouth Junction.
  Effective: Jan 1, 1999
  Reference: Sage Lichtenwalner and Jay Schnapp
Mantowagan 14, Meechgalanne 178, Oratam 286, and Aquaninoncke 359 merged to form Lenapehoking Lodge #9.
Effective: Sep 25, 1999
Reference: Jim Miller, Sr.
- Hudson-Liberty (Mantowagan 14), Essex (Meechgalanne 178), Bergen (Oratam 286), and Passaic Valley (Aquaninoncke 359) had earlier merged to form Northern New Jersey Council #333 in Fair Lawn, NJ.
  Effective: Jan 1, 1999
  Reference: Hudson-Liberty Council website
Wannalancit 451 was absorbed by Nanepashemet Lodge #158.
Effective: Jan 1, 2000
- Greater Lowell (Wannalancit 451) had earlier merged into Yankee Clipper Council #236.
  Effective: 1999
  Reference: Patrick Geary, Councils of the BSA, 2000 ed.

Trivia:

A recent post on the NY OA trader blog discusses a neckerchief and pocket patch issued for the 1998 NE-3B conclave. These items list the lodges that attended, including Ajapeu 351-- even though Ajapeu has been a part of NE-1A since the 1994 Realignment. From 1988-94, Ajapeu was part of NE-2A which included eastern upstate New York and western Massachusetts, so it is understandable how they could send have sent vistors to this event. They also attended their own section's conclave in 1998.