Plaque
- Title:
- 4-H Camp is a Feeling, 1981
- Object Name:
- Plaque
- Object ID:
- 2010.016.04
- Creator:
- Sevigny, Pat
- Place of Origin:
- Bear Brook State Park, Allenstown, NH
- Date:
- 1981
- Description:
- Wooden plaque from 4-H camp at Bear Brook State Park, Allenstown, NH, 1981. Pine board, four pieces glued together. Horizontal rectangle. Titled at top in pyrographic letters outlined with green paint or marker: "4-H Camp is a Feeling / 1981". Seven green four-leaf clovers, each with white painted lettering. Six of the clover leaves are numbered one through six and contain names of campers; the lobes are marked "HEAD", "HEART", "HANDS", and "HEALTH", and the center of each is marked "Spirit". The seventh clover leaf is in center and contains the words, "Coming together is a / beginning / Keeping together is / progress / Working together is / success..." Signed in green paint on reverse, "Pat Sevigny / 81". Two eye screws on back.
- Material:
- Wood
Pine - Dimensions:
- H-21.25 W-31.75 D-0.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by staff and campers at Bear Hill 4-H Camp in Bear Brook State Park, Allenstown, NH, 1980. The camp was built by the CCC and opened in 1937. It was operated by UNH Cooperative Extension. It closed after the 2008 season.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Four-H clubs, Four-leaf clovers, Youth organizations, Summer camps, Camping
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