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History of Scouting

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Camp Tahquitz and its all-volunteer staff mark 100 years of serving Scouts

May 20, 2025 1

Long Beach Area Council will celebrate with an anniversary event on June 28, capping off the first week of summer camp.

Alumni

Meet 115 Scouts who became famous

February 5, 2025 174

This list of 115 Scouts who became famous includes presidents and Pulitzer Prize recipients, astronauts and athletes, celebrities and CEOs.

Two photos of Troop 1's cabin: One from 1933; one from 2024
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This Scouts BSA troop has met in the same cabin for 100 years

June 27, 2024 3

On the east side of Lake Park in Huntington Beach, California, there sits a modest-looking log cabin. Historical photos show that it still looks mostly the same as it did when it was built 100 years ago.

App Feed - For Leaders

Here are the inaugural recipients of the Hillcourt Silver Medal

April 18, 2024 9

The “Green Bar Bill” Hillcourt Foundation has established The Hillcourt Silver Medal for distinguished service to the history of Scouting at the national and international levels.

Beth Groeneveld Blake
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Montana volunteer uncovers fascinating history of woman Scouting pioneer

March 30, 2023 1

Beth Groeneveld was one of the founders of the fledgling Boy Scouts of America movement in Butte, Montana, 78 years before women were allowed to be Scoutmasters.

App Feed - For Leaders

For Women’s History Month, let’s salute five female Scouting pioneers

March 4, 2022 8

Today, in honor of Women’s History Month, you’ll meet five of the countless female Scouting pioneers throughout history.

App Feed - Outdoors

Yellowstone at 150: Let’s explore Scouting’s ties to the first national park

February 28, 2022 1

Through it all, Scouts and Venturers have planned weekend and weeklong trips to Yellowstone, paddling its waters, hiking and snowshoeing its trails, and marveling at its majesty.

App Feed - Famous Scouts

How many U.S. presidents were involved in Scouting in their youth?

February 21, 2022 4

Of the 12 U.S. presidents who had not yet turned 18 by the time the Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, at least six were involved in Scouting in their youth.

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Zane Grey, prolific writer of best-selling Westerns, wrote for Boys’ Life, too

January 31, 2022 1

On what would have been Zane Grey’s 150th birthday, let’s look back on the Western writer’s contributions to Boys’ Life magazine.

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Incredible colorized photo shows Scouts meeting Civil War veterans at Gettysburg

January 19, 2022 4

Exactly 75 years after the Battle of Gettysburg, Scouts gathered in Pennsylvania to camp, meet veterans and commemorate the battle.

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