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History of Scouting

Exploring

What’s happening in this Scouting cover? (Or: A history of ‘new Exploring’)

February 14, 2014 29

“Who wouldn’t like to do Exploring in this pleasant fashion,” Scouting editors wrote in describing the April 1959 cover seen at right. “It’s a case where it might be more fun to fail than to succeed!” It’s

History of Scouting

Happy 104th birthday, Boy Scouts of America!

February 8, 2014 11

Five score and four years ago today, the Boy Scouts of America was born. Yes, the nation’s top youth-serving organization was incorporated on this date in 1910. A lot’s changed since. In that 104-year span, we’ve

History of Scouting

National Scouting Museum keeps BSA history alive, one artifact at a time

January 24, 2014 3

They store and catalog more than a half-million precious pieces of Scouting history. They handle 200 requests a month from individuals wanting their Boy Scout artifacts identified. They even consult on Scouting props and costumes for

Fun

How many of these 20 Scouting cartoons from 1960-63 still hold true today?

January 23, 2014 25

“A boy is naturally full of humor,” Scouting founder Baden-Powell once said. So it’s completely appropriate for us to share a good-natured laugh about those funny, spontaneous moments that make Scouting great.

History of Scouting

23 bizarre but true fundraising ideas from Scouting’s past

January 16, 2014 82

Not that wacky fundraising ideas are a bad thing, of course. Fundraisers are a necessary part of any Scout unit.

Fun

Nearly 50 years later, ‘Follow Me, Boys!’ still a leader in movies about Scouting

December 12, 2013 43

Follow Me, Boys! is Disney’s tribute to the Boy Scouts of America, and nearly five decades after its release, it’s still one of the best BSA-related films.

History of Scouting

1964 editorial wonders: What if Lee Harvey Oswald had been a Boy Scout?

November 22, 2013 11

Today’s about remembering the life of John F. Kennedy, but it’s impossible to do so without mentioning Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy was the first president to have been a Boy Scout, and earlier today I

History of Scouting

Remembering John F. Kennedy, the first president to have been a Boy Scout

November 22, 2013 31

John F. Kennedy led our nation and was a strong advocate for Scouting.

Fun

Rocket-powered backpacks and 10 other wild predictions of Scouting in 2000

November 7, 2013 18

At Boy Scout camps in the year 2000, milk doesn’t spoil, knots are rarely used and backpacks have been replaced by rockets that deliver camping gear in “near-zero time.” That’s according to the 1960 predictions

Fun

This 1930 summer camp flier shows how much has changed, how much hasn’t

September 26, 2013 20

Summer camp season may be over (sadly), but we can still have a little fun looking back. And I mean way, way back — to 1930 and summer camp in the Kansas City Council. Michael

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