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National Scouting Museum – Philmont Scout Ranch opens to public June 8

May 30, 2018 11

This is great news for crews participating in Philmont treks this summer — and for adult leaders and families attending summer conferences at the Philmont Training Center.

Unearthed journal, photos, sketches show what makes World Scout Jamborees special

March 9, 2018 9

With just 500 days left until the 2019 World Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia, it’s the perfect time for this fascinating look back.

Man finds treasure trove of long-lost Wood Badge documents

February 15, 2018 37

It’s been seven decades since July 31, 1948, when 29 men descended on Schiff Scout Reservation in New Jersey to learn Scout skills, Scoutcraft and pioneering at the first U.S. Wood Badge course.

The BSA is turning 108! Here’s a list of 108 Scouts who became famous

February 8, 2018 52

This list of 108 Scouts who became famous includes presidents and Pulitzer Prize recipients, astronauts and athletes, celebrities and CEOs.

Boyhood troop of President Gerald Ford and astronaut Roger Chaffee turns 100

January 25, 2018 3

Michigan Troop 215, which turns 100 years old this year, was the boyhood troop of astronaut Roger Chaffee and President Gerald Ford.

Without the Boy Scouts, Band-Aids might not have stuck around

January 18, 2018 5

Sales of Band-Aids were flagging until Johnson & Johnson incorporated them into Boy Scout first-aid kits. This helped families become more comfortable with the product, which became a household name.

Walt Disney was a Boy Scout and received Scouting’s highest honor for adults

December 5, 2017 4

Walt Disney was a Boy Scout until his family moved to Chicago and he had to drop out. He received the Silver Buffalo Award, BSA’s highest honor for adults.

Growing a mustache for Movember? Here’s some inspiration

November 21, 2017 1

If you’re growing out your whiskers this month, here are several Scouting leaders who sported facial hair that you can aspire to emulate.

Five Scout camps named for fascinatingly famous people in history

November 16, 2017 40

An icon of the American West, the longtime president of Coca-Cola and a man who died in the sinking of the Lusitania — all have Scout camps named for them.

Babe Ruth signed this baseball ‘to Troop 6,’ and now it’s being auctioned for Scouts

October 27, 2017 4

Proceeds will be split between the Babe Ruth ball’s owner and the Westchester-Putnam Council, which serves Scouts in southeastern New York State.