1988 - Started Recording Episodes off the Radio
1992 - Entered the "Secret Word" Radio Contest and won a prize of 2 Cassette Albums #7 & #9 (2nd Edition White Clamshells with no volume #s on the spine)
1994 - First Visit to Focus on the Family Colorado Springs HQ
November 1997 - Attended the 10th Birthday Live Show in Colorado Springs
2002 - Attended the 2002 Live Show
August 2008 - Attended the 20th Birthday Live Show
2010 - Collection moved to Aurora, CO
2011 - Scoop Yourself Contest
2012 - Scoop Yourself Contest
June 2012 - Attended the 25th Birthday Live show in Dallas, TX
2013 - Scoop Yourself Contest
2014 - Scoop Yourself Contest
March 2014 - First Application for a Guinness World Record (rejected)
May 2016 - Second Application for a Guinness World Record Started
July 2016 - Firstborn Son named after John Avery Whittaker
August 2016 - GWR Application Closed (Lack of GWR understanding of the scope of collection at over 95% of existing items owned, and confusion over attributes, count method and validation of items due to constant additions.)
September 2016 - Application Re-opened (Exclusion of digital items, clarification of category)
October 2016 - GWR Category Approved for "Largest collection of Adventures in Odyssey memorabilia" (Referencing Wikipedia)
January 23rd, 2017 - Validation of Item count for GWR
August 2017
October 2017
April 2018
July 2019
July 2020
August 2020
April 2021
July 2021
August 2021
May 2022
1992 - Entered the "Secret Word" Radio Contest and won a prize of 2 Cassette Albums #7 & #9 (2nd Edition White Clamshells with no volume #s on the spine)
1994 - First Visit to Focus on the Family Colorado Springs HQ
November 1997 - Attended the 10th Birthday Live Show in Colorado Springs
- Added the first Water Bottle to my Collection
- Added the first Bookmarks to my Collection
- Added the first Poster to my Collection
- Added the first Hat to my Collection
2002 - Attended the 2002 Live Show
August 2008 - Attended the 20th Birthday Live Show
2010 - Collection moved to Aurora, CO
2011 - Scoop Yourself Contest
- Received an Honorable Mention
2012 - Scoop Yourself Contest
June 2012 - Attended the 25th Birthday Live show in Dallas, TX
2013 - Scoop Yourself Contest
2014 - Scoop Yourself Contest
March 2014 - First Application for a Guinness World Record (rejected)
May 2016 - Second Application for a Guinness World Record Started
July 2016 - Firstborn Son named after John Avery Whittaker
August 2016 - GWR Application Closed (Lack of GWR understanding of the scope of collection at over 95% of existing items owned, and confusion over attributes, count method and validation of items due to constant additions.)
September 2016 - Application Re-opened (Exclusion of digital items, clarification of category)
October 2016 - GWR Category Approved for "Largest collection of Adventures in Odyssey memorabilia" (Referencing Wikipedia)
- Record minimum set at 1,000 items
January 23rd, 2017 - Validation of Item count for GWR
- Witnessed by Nathan Hoobler (AIO Producer), Bob Smithouser (AIO Producer), and Marsha Berzins(Aurora City Council)
Video recorded by Sam Suksiri - Final Count 1,211 items
August 2017
- Collection surpassed 1,300 Items while still awaiting GWR Validation.
October 2017
- Collection moved to Greenwood, Indiana
April 2018
- Collection moved to Indianapolis, Indiana
July 2019
- Sponsored the 2018 Seneca Awards
July 2020
- Sponsored the 2019 Seneca Awards
August 2020
- 2nd son born: David James Adventure ("Jimmy")
April 2021
- Collection surpassed 1,600 Items
July 2021
- Sponsored the 2020 Seneca Awards
August 2021
- Collection surpassed 1,700 Items
May 2022
- Added OAC Vertical Stand Banner used at Focus
- Sponsored the 2021 Seneca Awards
