Joined the Royal Rangers ministry as a Pioneer (OP43, Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
1981
Joined the Frontiersmen Camping Fraternity (now called Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship) The Minutemen Chapter, SNEMN
1982
First took an interest in patch trading and collecting at the 1982 Royal Ranger National Camporama (Shoe Box patch collection over the years to follow).
2012
Took a serious interest in Patch Collecting after joining the RR/FCF Patch Collectors Facebook Group