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Victor “Vic” Hilderbran, Silver Beaver

Vic and Betty Hilderbran History of the Silver Beaver Award: The Silver Beaver Award is the council level distinguished service award of the Boy Scout of America. Recipients of this award are registered adult leaders...

Summer Camp 2013 Leader's Guide

Surround yourself with the Outdoors! ™ NOTE: This Leader’s Guide for summer camp was produced by Humberto “Beto” Torres, Jr. The intent of posting it on this website was to provide easy access...

Order of the Arrow Tap out Crew

We have been seeking photos of OA Tap out Crews from years gone by, as well as more recent photos. Tap Out Team Back row, L to R: 1?, 2 ?, 3 Julius Graw, 4 Meyer - From San Angelo, 5 Frank Newton - Del Rio, 6 ?, 7...

Frontier Days December 8, 2012

The below write-up provided by Humberto Torres, Jr.          Camp Fawcett hosted the first Frontier Days Scout event. This Mountain Man rendezvous brought together many people,...

Chesapeake Energy Donation

One of the most respected thoughts people of any given community or trade area have is of those companies that give back for the betterment of all. A prime example of a company that is founded on giving back, as its...

Post Card from Summer Camp

In decades past when summer camp was held Scouts were encouraged to mail some form of communication home during camp.  The photo and short write-up of this post card was one form a Scout could use to send home and...

OA Fall Ordeal Oct 5th-7th, 2012

Camp Fawcett hosted the Order of the Arrow Wahinkto lodge. There were 71 members there with 22 as Ordeal candidates and 9 brotherhood candidates the rest are just cheerful service doers. Thanks to the OA work at camp...

New bath/shower house at Fawcett

Council Executive Rick Reeve was instrumental in developing and implementing the construction of this new bathroom and shower house at Camp Fawcett. This new facility replaced the old one below the Health Lodge and will...

New Camp Fawcett Overseer/caretaker

Ronny Watson Ronny attended the most recent Camp Fawcett Reunion held June 3rd at the urging of Julius and Ernst Graw, formally of Uvalde.  It was the first time Ronny had been at Camp Fawcett in years. After...

Untimely passing of two Eagle Scouts

Thomas, Bob and Taylor Nunley It is a sad day when we need to send news of the untimely passing of two Eagle Scouts, not only for the immediate family, the community, our Council, but also for the extended family of...

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E. K. Fawcett
History of E. K. Fawcett Erasmus Keyes (E. K.) Fawcett was born at the F. T. Scott plantation in Kemper County, Mississippi on June 15,1865. The family moved to Gonzales County Texas in January of 1867. In September...

Camp Fawcett Donors

  • Jesse Smith
  • Ray Smith
  • Duane A. Strother
  • John Keyes Finegan
  • Bruce Barker
  • Susan M. Yeargan
  • Ben Carmichael
  • Joe Ray Jones
  • Ernst & Julius Graw
  • Charles Bolf
  • Raymond Quigg
  • Billy & Ann Conner
  • Sharyn Goldman
  • Ramon Castro
  • J. L. Love
  • John Finegan
  • Chesapeake Energy
  • Jerry White
  • Jack Jones
  • J. K. & Betty Finegan
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