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Mowglis Memories

Mowglis Memories

Mowglis memories is a podcast created from time to time to share stories and interviews with the alumni and interested members of the public

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59:19

Andrew Berkey: What the Trip Program Tells us about...

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/09/16

Andrew Berkey came to Mowglis in 2000 in Baloo and was in the Den of 2003. He rose to be Tripmaster at Mowglis and much of our discussion focuses on the challenges of running the trip department at Mowglis and the goals of the program that drive it.

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EP 99 Jeff Shaw: The Quiet Power of Example &...

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/08/27

EP 99Jeff Shaw: The Quiet Power of Example & CompetenceListen here:Watch on YouTubeShow Notes:https://mowglismemories.blogspot.com/2023/08/ep-99-jeff-shaw-quiet-power-of-example.htmlJeff came in 1977 as Crew coach, recruited by Mr. William B Hart Sr with an interview conducted by Assistant Director Phil Hart at Jeff's residence. Jeff was rowing crew himself at Wesleyan University.In 1978 Mr. Hart elevated Jeff to both Crew Coach and Watermaster. He served in this capacity for the next 4 years

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62:34

Gregory Goss: A Once Reluctant Mowglis Man

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/08/24

"I don't want to go . . ." Those were the words of Greg Goss at his grandmother's home in Alexandria, NH only minutes before they would leave to drop him at Mowglis. The next day he rescued half his team from jail in capture the flag and became the hero and mascot to campers from Toomai to Den and he was forever changed.Greg came to Mowglis in 1975 and graduated from the Den in 1979Largely due to the influence of Mowglis and the love he developed for the mountains of New Hampshire he became a member

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61:33

Scott Gibbs - A Star in a Family of Mowglis Icons

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/08/23

Please note, there were some sections where we had technical difficulties with the recording but they do not last long and it's well worth bearing with them.Scot Gibbs came to Mowglis in 1965 for his Panther and Den years with a bit of a family edge.His father, Carter Gibbs, had been a legendary Tripmaster at Mowglis and was even honored with a trail named for him in the Cardigan Range. He had gone on to a distinguished career in the leadership of the US Forest Service.His Grandmother Irene Gibbs

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61:31

Bruce McKelvy: Master Civil Engineer of Toomai

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2023/08/17

Bruce McKelvy came to Mowglis in 1956 and had the good fortune of experiencing Moglis under Colonel Elwell and Darwin P. Kingsley III as well as John Adams. He has been a loyal Mowglis for all the years since . He says he learned about his ultimate career as a civil engineer from his dam-making work on the Toomai dam. He is also probably the only Mowglis who followed up his crew experience rowing Yole deMer 4-man boats in Europe!

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60:47

Frank Hubbard - Watermaster 1965 - 1966

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/08/14

Frank Hubbard came to Mowglis as the result of a conversation between his father and Bill Hart Sr. He joined Mowglis as a member of the Cub staff but in the next year Bill Hart Sr sent him to Water Safety Instructor (WSI) training and promoted him to Watermaster.

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Ep 94 Adam Billingslea - Two Love Stories Merge

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/03/07

Two Love Stories MergeAdam came to Mowglis in 2002 as a member of Panther. A Florida boy thrown into the NH Wilds he jumped into the experience with both feet and has never looked back. What he didn't know as he went through his two years as a camper and then a number of years on the staff that his love for Mowglis was not the only love story that he would be able to tell of his Mowglis days - but you will have to listen to the podcast to learn more.Today he lives in Saugerties NY

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60:47

John Harmon - A Career Course Correction for the Better

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/03/06

John HarmonFather of Former HEMF Board member Eve BouldGrandfather of Thomas Bould Den 2020John Harmon came to Mowglis in 1963 at the Urging of former Tripmaster Gaius Merwin Jr. 1963 was the very first year of Mowglis under the watchful gaze of the Holt-Elwell Memorial Foundation and Mowglis Director William B. Hart.As a first-year counselor John quickly established himself as a talented and respected member of the staff. In fact, in 1964, Mr. Hart promoted him to Tripmaster. A position that he

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67:32

Jim Westberg - The One & ONLY "Iggy"

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/02/27

Jim Westberg came to Mowglis in 1965 from East Longmeadow Massachusetts. His parents had been introduced to Mowglis by the Punderson family. At Mowglis Jim was soon known by the most unique nickname: "Iggy" a moniker by which he is still lovingly referenced. Listening to the podcast you will discover the source of the nickname. Jim went on from his camper experience to being on the staff and years later he would serve on the Holt-Elwell Memorial Foundation's Board of Directors.

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67:16

David Cummings - Blending Medicine, Science and...

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/02/21

Dave came to Mowglis in 1967. He moved up to Toomai a year, probably because he had been in Cubs for two years and Mr Hart didn't want him to be bored with the routine of the youngest boys. He stayed in Toomai a second year to allow his pals from Cubs to catch up with him. He was in the Den of 1974He was on the staff as well but spent July during the summer of 1978 hiking in the West - the Tetons and Yellowstone - with Rob Werner and Steve Turnbull, two fellow graduates with whom he has been

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51:52

Sergio Covarrubias - Mexico's Gift to Mowglis

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/02/15

Sergio Covarrubias - Mexico's Gift to MowglisSergio came to Mowglis from Mexico (City) in 1980 and immediately captured the hearts of both boys and staff.Akela 1980, Den 1982It appears that he was the first Mowglis boy to come all the way from Mexico but many more would follow, a lot of them from his extensive group of family and friends. He came with little English but picked up the language quickly, and the traditions - The Mowglis Way - as we say, that he came quickly to love. He had never hiked

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66:02

Henry Coons: Leader, Teacher, Lifelong Mentor

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2023/02/13

Henry Coons is nothing if not consistent. Mowglis, Mullenberg College and the Avon Old Farm School where he built a legendary career at first as a coach and teacher and then as the Alumni Director. Henry came to Mowglis in 1965 in Akela and he was in the Den of 1967. His brother Tim came the same year. Barry Beal was his nemesis on the Tennis court but off the court they were great friends, they even dressed as husband and wife for the old Fancy Dress Ball. Jim Hart, Jim Van Schaick, Peter Berking,

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66:16

Bruce Ferguson: Living His Best Life the Mowglis Way

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/02/05

Den 1982Part entrepreneur, part philosopher Bruce Ferguson is living his best life in his hometown of Darien, CT where he grew up. Bruce recently joined a group of his fellow Dennites for a zoom reunion in addition to his reunion this past summer on the shores of Newfound Lake.At Mowglis Bruce was a fellow of accomplishment - including his very sophisticated contraband stashing strategies. He jokes that it was a summer-long game of cat and mouse with the counselors, who had just as much fun at the

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47:52

Mucking About with John Moukad

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/01/24

John Moukad came to Mowglis in 1969 and he was in the iconic Den of 1973 with the Goehring brothers, Charlie Feuer, John Fay, Bruce MacDonald, Gordon Marr, Jim Lynch. From Manhattan to Mowglis must have been quite a culture shock but he adapted quickly. John shared memories about Greg Coplans, a member of the staff who was especially inspiring to him and other memorable staff members. Like so many others whom I have interviewed, he feels that his days as a member of the staff were just as memorable

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EP 83: Jud Kendall Reveals the Truth about "The Full...

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/01/19

"You're not at the top until there's nothing above you." That's what his mother told Jud when she took him to hike Prospect Mountain in Lancaster NH as a 3 year-old. He's loved hiking his whole life, so becoming a Mowglis man was just par for the course for him.Jud first came to Mowglis because his uncle - after whom he was named - had been a Mowglis man in the late 1930s, though Jud never knew him. His uncle Judson Bemis Conant was killed in action only months before the end of WWII.Jud would be

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44:59

Clarke Wallace: Den 1982 Looking Back After 40 Years

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/01/19

Perpetual youth notwithstanding, Clarke Wallace - Clarkie as his fellow Mowglis called him - still fits his nickname. He came to Mowglis in 1979 and graduated with the Den of 1982. His family roots, however, go back to his uncle Byrd Davenport, the impetus for coming to Mowglis back in the 70s. Clarke says that he wasn't sure whether he had ever been out of Virginia even when he ventured off to Mowglis but his summer ended with Clarke saying he did not want to leave!

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48:13

Gaius Merwin III: How the Biggest & Strongest Camper...

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/01/10

Emblazoned into the memory of every Mowglis, who were contemporaries, are a few images: Jeff O'Rourke or Eric Love as Bubbles, wife of Zep the lead Zamboni Brother and Gaius Merwin as Little Buttercup in a Jerry Hakes production! The mystery of Little Buttercup is finally solved as Gaius Merwin comes clean about just how he was talked into dressing in a beautiful yellow dress and singing "I'm a little buttercup" before a packed Grey Brothers hall on a Saturday night. Gaius forms one part of the

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46:02

E81 | Still Adventuring: Peter Stant

Mowglis Memories ·

2023/01/06

Peter Stant Joined the Mowglis Family in 1978, graduating from the Den in 1982. He came because his elementary school friend Bruce Fergusen suggested that he consider joining Bruce. Peter would go on to join the inner circle and stroke the winning Blue Racing Crew. Peter is a fellow who developed a reputation as an empathetic friend, always eager to reach out to his fellow campers, especially those who were struggling.

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74:25

Jonathan Feuer - True North on the Mowglis Compass

Mowglis Memories ·

2022/12/21

Jonathan Feuer came to Mowglis in 1958 - the result of a bit of serendipity when his mother learned about Mowglis from her perch on a dentist's chair. Pregnant at the time with another Mowglis icon brother Charles, Jonathan's mom decided that it might be the right time for Jonathan and his brother Robert to spend part of their summer at camp. He graduated from Den in 1966.As a young camper, Jonathan experienced the transition from Mowglis under the private ownership of John Adams to the inspired

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77:15

Mowglis Salutes Richard Morgan

Mowglis Memories ·

2022/12/19

Depending on how you calculate it Richard Morgan has been a familiar face among Mowglis for 3-6 generations. More than any other Member of the Mowglis family, Richard has been a constant presence sometimes on a daily basis, sometimes for two or three weeks each summer along with nearly every weekend.His trombone, along with that of Bob Bengtson, has spurred Red Racing crews for generations to say nothing of his participation in the brass choir.The son of artisan potters from Sandwich he came to

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