World Hash Events: December 2022
Hazukashii
Greetings Hashers,
Sir Nookey, the oldest active hasher has run his last trail. Hashing with the Edmonton H3 in Canada, he got a late start in hashing running his first trail in 1994 at the age of 66, but was an active member until his recent passing on 16 Oct 2022, he was just a couple weeks shy of turning 94. His obituary can be seen at https://www.trinityfuneralhome.ca/obituary/stuart-william-bill-gilroy/ . . . Please raise a mug to celebrate the life of Sir Nookey.
A new oldest hasher will be crowned after appropriate details can be reviewed.
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Many hashers were first introduced to the Genealogy of the Hash House Harriers at INTERHASH 1998, where a long scroll of paper was laid out on a table. This scroll (still on display at the Royal Selangor Club) contained listings of several hundred hash clubs that had been formed over the previous 60 years (at that time), and contained over 2000 listings. The Hash Genealogy project provides a historical listing of all known hash clubs, and was created by Bill "Tumbling Bill" Panton. Tumbling Bill (TB) ran his first hash in 1954, but did not take to it initially due to an already active schedule. TB would return to hashing in 1958, and become a prolific hasher for the rest of his life attending hash events well into his 80s. Initially, finding another hash club was all word of mouth. As the sphere of hash clubs expanded, and hashers started traveling to events at other clubs, TB began collecting club contacts and even actively searched them out. These efforts created a simple listing that was mailed to each of the other known hash clubs. Early listings show 41 clubs by March 1974, 54 by December 1974, and by the end of 1975, he had amassed a listing of 68 clubs in 23 countries. As detailed as they were, a few notable clubs were missing (e.g. Ft Eustis H3 in Virginia, and Durban H3 in South Africa, both founded in 1971). The listing continued to grow, and TB looked for a way to connect them, so turned to simple ancestry methods which with the assistance of Mike Lyons in 1994, a computer program was applied which led to that first long paper scroll at INTERHASH 98. Even that became cumbersome over time, and TB looked to Neil Campbell for a more capable web based application that could be shared on the internet. In conjunction with TB's efforts, a small group of hashers were building national and regional websites with contact listings of local hash clubs that expanded on the initial listings that Magic, Mr Spock, and others had been publishing in booklets that were mailed out for a small fee. After that first meeting with TB in 1998, the regional webmasters started coordinating, and hash club contacts can be found at <http://gotothehash.net/>.
UPDATE: After 18 months of detailed review, we have recently completed a full audit of the HHH Genealogy. Starting with just over 3000 listings, the review uncovered aprox 200-250 duplicate entries. About 200 additional clubs have been added. Many corrections and edits were made, adding hundreds of logos and refined details. The genealogy currently displays . . .
· 2982 hash clubs (all the known hash clubs to have existed)
· 1321 that are currently active (give or take an estimated 5% )
· 135 countries currently have an active hash club
Countries with the most active hash clubs are:
· United States: 302
· Malaysia: 215
· Australia: 140
· United Kingdom: 139
· The top 4 make up over 60% of the total, all other countries are well below 100 active clubs
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The hash genealogy contains the life record of every known hash club. To avoid one offs and events, the current policy to be added to the list . . . your club must have been active for at least a year and have run at least once per month, for that full year. Key elements required to register a club is:
* Name of Club
* Nicknames
* Type of club (e.g. Mixed, Men Only, Women Only, etc)
* When does it run
* Location (city, country)
* Date of first trail
* Date of last trail (if no longer active, and if known)
* Founder's Name
* Primary assistants to founder
* Founder's previous hash club
* And a data file of the club logo
If your club's data is missing, incorrect, or not listed at all, you can send you updates directly to me, and I will make the appropriate updates. Send to GoToTheHash @ gmail . com
Please provide appropriate documentation for the source of your information.
See club listings here . . . http://thehashhouse.org/index.php?r=site%2Fpresentation
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HASH HISTORY: If you missed them, here are the latest releases . . .
In the Spotlight – Georgia, The Republic of (Updated) . . . https://groups.google.com/g/gotothehash/c/VFty9d1LHPA
In the Spotlight – Indonesia . . . https://groups.google.com/g/gotothehash/c/T_8IKEyOK1o
In the Spotlight – Armenia . . . https://groups.google.com/g/gotothehash/c/UMWmEafSp0Y
New articles being published often . . . See them all at http://gotothehash.net/history/inthespotlight.html
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WAY BACK MACHINE . . . hash happenings this month, 5, 10, and 15 years ago.
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Upcoming hash events for the month of December 2022 are listed below. See the website for more details: http://gotothehash.net/e/hashevents22-12.html
Dec 1-3
Inter Gulf and 50th Anniversary
Hosted by the Bahrain H3 in Bahrain. See additional pre and post lubes.
Dec 2-4
1000th Run
Hosted by the Koh Samui H3 in Koh Samui, Thailand.
Dec 2-4 - SOLD OUT
Tampa Nekkid
Hosted by the Tampa Bay H3 in Land O' Lakes, FL, USA.
Dec 2-4
Pearl Harbor XXXVI
Hosted by the Waukesha H3 in Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Dec 8-10
SHOT 33
Hosted by the Solstice Hash On Tour in Phu Quoc, Vietnam.
Dec 9-11 - SOLD OUT
Fantasy Bucket (Trash Prom)
Hosted by the Carolina Trash H3 in Fayetteville, NC, USA.
Dec 10-23
On On to Antarctica
This is a two week adventure sailing from Ushuaia, Argentina.
See the whole three year calendar of upcoming events at http://gotothehash.net/hashevents.html
If you know of an upcoming event not posted to the calendar, please send me the info.
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Hashing is fun! See you on trail someday . . . :O)
On-On,
Hazukashii
Keeper of the old rusty pail, and Chief of the Royal Order of the Smelly Shoe!
http://GoToTheHash.net (Since 1998)
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