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Pennsylvania troop builds museum in meeting place for its Scouting memorabilia

August 13, 2020 0

This troop had nearly 90 years of awards and records to display in its Scout room.

Memorabilia

How to donate items to the National Scouting Museum

February 19, 2019 6

You found some old Scouting memorabilia and want to send it to the National Scouting Museum. What’s the process?

Eagle Scout

This family’s collection of National Jamboree patches stretches 16 feet long

May 18, 2018 23

The entire mural, made up of four square sections, measures 4 feet high and 16 feet long. It displays patches they collected together at the 2013 and 2017 National Jamborees.

Memorabilia

2017 National Jamboree subcamps will be named after national parks (with patches to match)

August 26, 2016 31

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, and the 2017 National Jamboree is joining the celebration with 22 subcamp patches.

Memorabilia

Someone at NOAC 2015 will win the Flap Map, an entire wall of patches

August 7, 2015 4

The Flap Map at NOAC 2015 is a giant wall of patches that showcases OA flaps from all 50 states. And someone’s going to win the whole thing.

Camping

The zombies are coming! Themed camporee patches scare up excitement

October 24, 2014 18

Halloween is coming, so what better time to check out some spooky, creepy and ghastly camporee patches?

Memorabilia

Four Eagle Scouts share one thing in common: a pair of Scout pants

October 2, 2014 13

The Vernon family Eagle Scouts share more than a rank in common: each family member dons a special pair of pants at his Eagle ceremony.

Memorabilia

Remember Sept. 11 with this Greater New York Councils tribute patch

May 15, 2014 3

This morning President Obama will officially dedicate the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. It opens to the public May 21. Two years ago this month, I blogged about a special-edition council shoulder patch that the Greater New York Councils

Memorabilia

Get real: PatchScan app, official BSA hologram make it easy to see what’s legit

February 10, 2014 6

“Only three of these patches were ever made. Baden-Powell’s granddaughter sewed each one by hand using thread from a jacket once worn by James E. West.” Does that patch-trading pitch make your Spidey sense tingle?

Memorabilia

New patch-trading app, official seal answer question: ‘Is it authentic?’

July 18, 2013 30

“No, dude, I swear,” a Scout said. “There were only 500 of these patches ever made.” I heard similar claims all throughout the patch trading bazaar that has cropped up under the overhangs at the

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