Bucktail Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps was organized in the summer of 1963. Its immediate goal was to see if there was enough interest in operating a corps in a small community. The meetings were held on the third floor of the Community Center located in the heart of the business district. After several meetings it was decided to start raising money to purchase used equipment. The goal at this time was to obtain instruments and rehearse for the borough of Emporium's Centennial parade in 1964. Emporium at one time had a town band. When it disbanded there was a small sum of money that was placed in the local bank. This money, after negotiations with some of the former town band members, was transferred to the new drum corps. This money along with a bank loan and other contributions provided us