This is part of a temporary display that is designed to support a Troop activity to earn Scouting Heritage merit badge. There are still requirements to fullfill to succsesfully earn the merit badge. Two examples include playing a game that might have been played at Brown Sea Island. And to talk to two founding members of the troop.

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Born: Robert Stephenson Smyth Powell in London on
February 22, 1857.
His father was Rev. Baden Powell. Father died when
Robert was 3 years old.
As a tribute to Rev. Powell, the family name was
changed to Baden-Powell.
In Scouting, usually known simply as “BP”.
In 1929, was created Baron Baden-Powell, of Gilwell.
Thereafter known as Lord Baden-Powell

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At 18 he failed his college exams
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Joined the British Army as an Calvary officer
◦ Sent immediately to India
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In 1880, sent to Afghanistan to quell tribal conflicts
◦ British pulled out within a year
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At 26, promoted to Captain and sent to S. Africa
◦ Boers were fighting with the Zulu’s
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In 1890, stationed in Malta
◦ promoted to Major
◦ Sent on intelligence missions posing as a Butterfly Collector
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Participated in the Ashanti Expedition in 1895
◦ Gold Coast of Africa (Ghana) where tribes were fighting over control of the slave
trade
◦ Promoted to Lt. Colonel
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1897 promoted to full Colonel commanding the 5th Dragoon Guards in
India

5. While in India, B-P’s first
military book entitled
“Reconnaissance and
Scouting was published.
British officers did not
“rough it”. Each was
assigned 7 servants to
see to their every need.

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As commander of a Calvary regiment, B-P used his
creativity to design new training techniques
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Training must be fun
Best if conducted in small groups
Should encourage self-discipline
Offer opportunities for accepting responsibility
Handbooks work well
Advancement based on training achievement
 Those that passed received the rank of “Scout”
 Emblem was a Fleur-de-lys

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In 1899 B-P sent to S. African Boer War
◦ B-P Commander-in-Chief of the Rhodesian Frontier Force
◦ Dutch, British and native tribes fighting over land and sovereignty
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B-P defends the city of Mafeking from the Boers (Dutch)
◦ Siege lasts 217 days
◦ His book “Aids to Scouting” is published
 Covers outdoor skills needed for military personnel
◦ B-P becomes a national hero
◦ Promoted to Major-General

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B-P sets up a new S. African army
Designs uniforms himself
◦ Khaki shirt with soft collar
◦ Round brimmed campaign hats
◦ Implements his training techniques
 Morale and enthusiasm so high, the soldiers adopted the slogan “Be Prepared”
◦ Each division divided into 4 “Districts”
◦ Districts divided into “Troops”
◦ Troops divided into “Patrols” of 6 men
 Each has a “patrol leader”

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In 1904 B-P becomes Inspector General of Great Britain
and Ireland
◦ Tours England and finds many schools, YMCAs, and other youth
military groups are using his book Aids to Scouting as a
handbook
◦ Over 50,000 boys participating throughout England
◦ B-P believes participation could be much bigger if boys
performed more fun, non-military type activities
◦ He envisions a movement that could help the impoverished
youth of England
 Begins to modify his Aids to Scouting book to include outdoor camping skills
and citizenship

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In 1906 B-P receives a book entitled The Birch-bark Roll
of the Woodcraft Indians
◦ Authored by Ernest Thomson Seton
◦ An American boys group focused on Indian lore and frontier skills
◦ The two men meet in London and agree to merge their ideas to
form a boy’s organization
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The Boy Scouts was born
◦ Each area would be set up as a “Council”
◦ Achievement awards were changed from feathers to merit
badges

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In 1907 B-P published his outline for the Boy Scouts
◦ Received wide acceptance
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Object: To make the rising generation, of whatever class or
creed, into good citizens
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Subjects: activities such as tracking, woodcraft, lifesaving,
health, thrift, self-sacrifice, discipline, responsibility, chivalry,
and patriotism
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Organization: patrols, led by a Scoutmaster

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On July 29, 1907 B-P held the first Boy Scout summer camp
◦ Brownsea Island, off southern coast of England
◦ Invited 21 boys to attend
◦ Issued S. African army uniforms
◦ Created patrol names (Wolves, Bulls, Ravens)
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The first Boy Scout campfire was held on July 31, 1907
◦ B-P told stories about his military career
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The last day of camp, the scouts played games
◦ Scout planned, and led

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In 1908, a re-written handbook “Scouting for Boys” was
published
◦ Outlined the Scout Oath, Law, rank advancement to First Class
and merit badges.
◦ Created the official scout salute and uniform
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Tens of thousands of boys joined within a few years
B-P always planned on Scouting to be a part of other
organizations
◦ Boys wanted to be Scouts, and only Scouts
◦ Led to a stand-alone Boy Scout organization
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By 1909, scouting had spread to India and Canada

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Small island off the coast of southern England
Baden-Powell had visited the site as a boy with his
brothers
Birth of Scouting in August 1907
◦ 20 Boys arranged in 4 patrols:
Wolves, Ravens, Bulls and Curlews
◦ Boys received brass fleur-de-lis badges, the first use of
the Scout emblem, and colored knot on shoulder
indicating patrol.
◦ After passing tests on knots, tracking, and the national
flag, given another brass badge, a scroll with the
words Be Prepared, to wear below the fleur-de-lis
World Jamborees held in 1973 and 2007

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In 1909, the King of England knighted B-P
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In 1910 B-P initiated the Cub Scout program to prepare both
boys and adults for scouting
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In 1919, the King gave land at Gilwell Park to serve as the
official Boy Scout training center
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Site of the first Boy Scout Jamboree and Wood Badge
leadership training course
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In 1920, site of the first Boy Scout World Jamboree
◦ B-P named Chief Scout of the World
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B-P died in 1937

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Jamboree: etymology is "19th century, origin
unknown”,
possibly from Swahili word for hello: jambo
Meaning: rowdy, boisterous gathering
First World Jamboree – 1920
◦ Kensington Olympia - London, England
◦ 8,000 Scouts
◦ 34 nations

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In 1909, William Boyce visited London and became lost
◦ A Boy Scout helped him find his way and would not accept a tip, for
Scouts were expected to do a good turn daily
◦ Boyce was so impressed, he wrote to B-P about bringing scouting the
America
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The BSA was established in 1910
◦ President Theodore Roosevelt was named Chief Scout Citizen
◦ Merged with the Sons of Daniel Boone, a backwoods boys group
founded by Daniel Carter Beard
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In 1912, the Boys Life magazine was created
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Arthur Eldred becomes the first Eagle Scout
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Scout dues were 25 cents

18. Daniel
Carter Beard (1850-1941)
◦ Original Founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone (aka Daniel Boone
Scouts)
◦ Author of American Boys’ Handy Book
◦ Served as one of the first National Scout Commissioners
◦ Served for thirty years
◦ Helped establish Camp Fire Girls
◦ Boyhood home in Covington, KY is a National Historic Landmark
 Private home. Cannot go in.
 Several memorial plaques and monuments in and around property

19. Waite
Philips (1883-1964)
◦ Rich oilman from Tulsa, OK
◦ Donated his New Mexico ranch to the BSA
 Became the 127,000 acre Philmont Scout Ranch
 Abreu family own some of original property. CAPT Mike Abreu is PMW-202
Dr.
James West (1876-1948)
◦ The first Chief Scout Executive of the BSA
◦ Served from 1911-1943
◦ Instrumental in guiding the development of the BSA
 Conflicts between Seton and Beard over control of BSA

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Boy Scouts - 1910
Cub Scouts – 1930, but experimental until 1934
Explorer Scouts - 1949
Venturing - 1998

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1914 – 100,000 scouts nationwide
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1920 – First World Jamboree held in London
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1937 – First US Jamboree held
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1939 – Philmont Scout Ranch established
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1941 – Webelos established
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1945 – 1 million scouts in the US
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1982 – 1 million Eagle scouts
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2000 – 100 million boys have been scouts
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2010 – 17th National Jamboree held in Wash. D.C.
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2013- Site for National Jamboree establish in WV

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The highest rank in British scouting is First Class, with the
Chief Scout Gold Award earned by completing merit
badges
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The BSA ranks of Star, Life and Eagle were also initially
merit badge awards available to First Class scouts
◦ Eagle became the highest rank in 1911
◦ The King of England wanted the highest rank in scouting to be
the “Kings Scout”
◦ In 1910, the highest BSA rank was “Wolf Scout”
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As of 2008, there have been 1.8 million Eagle scouts in
the US – 2% of total scout membership

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President Ford (Eagle)
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Sec. of Defense Robert Gates
(Eagle)
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Willie Banks (Eagle)
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“Guy” Bluford(Eagle)
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Mike Rowe (Eagle)
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Steven Spielberg (Eagle)
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Sam Walton (Walmart) (Eagle)
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Henry Aaron – Home run king
Walter Cronkite – TV newsman
Henry Fonda – actor
Pres. Kennedy
Bill Gates – Microsoft
Jimmy Stewart – actor

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Official handbook of the Boy Scouts of America – First edition
printed in 1911
Boys’ Life monthly magazine. First published in 1911
 The magazine's mascot is Pedro the Mailburro, signs his letters with
the signature "UU", meant to represent the hoofprints of a burro.
1st Edition
12th Edition