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Artifact of the Week 20241122 - Hillcourt Oral History
We have told the stories of Green Bar Bill several times, but whether it is a traditionally researched piece or an interview with a GBB expert like Nelson Block, the stories take on a whole new meaning when they come from GBB himself. This week, we are treated to an excerpt from an oral history interview recorded by the National Scouting Museum back in 1992 with William “Green Bar Bill” Hillcourt. GBB tells us about his earliest days in Scouting, about how he got started as an author, and how he received his Eagle Scout recognition as an adult with the Boy Scouts of America.
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NSM - Irving DVD
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Animatronic Baden-Powell interacts with an animated Pee Wee Harris of Boys' Life fame.
Artifact of the Week 20241115 - Scouting for Food
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“To help other people at all times” and “To do a good turn daily.” These statements are part of the core values that make Scouting one of the greatest youth leadership and character development programs available. Since 1910, Scouts have been putting these ideals into practice through community service projects, whether these have been individual service projects completed to meet a rank requir...
Artifact of the Week 20241108 - Marksmanship
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Earlier this year, a very generous donor gifted six of the Henry BSA Commemorative Rifles to the National Scouting Museum. This week, we are going to check out these beautiful firearms and learn about the history of Marksmanship in Scouting America. In addition to the rifles you will see in this segment, Ruger also made a commemorative rifle for the BSA, and there is at least one Daisy BB Gun m...
Artifact of the Week 20241101 - Archives Bizarre
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Museum collections are full of items that sometimes make you scratch your head, wondering what they are, where they came from, and how they got into your collection. Earlier this summer, the State of New Mexico Office of Public Records and Archives started planning an Archives Bizarre Bazaar event to showcase some of the unique, kooky, artistic, weird, and, yes, just plain bizarre artifacts fou...
Artifact of the Week 20241025 WP Savage Rifle 1
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One of the most popular rooms during a Villa Philmonte Tour is the Trophy Room, in particular, checking out the Trapper’s Closet, where Waite Phillips would store all of the outdoor gear needed for the family and their guests to enjoy an outdoor adventure in the Philmont backcountry. On display in the Trapper’s Closet, as well as in other locations around the Villa, you will find several firear...
Artifact of the Week 20241018 - Patch Vests
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So how can a Scout or Scouter share their adventures with others in a highly visible manner? The patch vest/jacket or brag rag, of course. These wearable billboards got their start in an unlikely place, and they are not as common today as they were just a few short years ago. If you have been a Scout or Scouter for any length of time, you have probably seen one of these and wondered how they ca...
Artifact of the Week 20241011 Swastikas and Scouting
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While it is quite possible that the cross is one of the oldest symbols known to man, it also seems that one particular version goes back nearly 15,000 years and was discovered in 1908 in modern-day Ukraine during an archeological dig. Despite its current reputation as a symbol of hatred and evil, the Swastika started as a symbol of good luck and prosperity. From 1908 until 1936, the swastika wa...
Artifact of the Week 20241004 - Treasure Island & Goodman-Edson Museum
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On a small island in the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, you will find Treasure Island Scout Camp and the Goodman-Edson Museum. Scouts began camping at TI in 1913, and the Philadelphia Council leased the island from the Ridge family until 1920, when the Council acquired the property with the assistance of Oscar G. Worman and Edward Bok. For the next 95 years, TI operated as ...
Artifact of the Week 20240920 1939 NE Bike Trip Revisited
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Despite technology's attempt to stop Artifact of the Week, here is last week's delayed episode. Back in the summer of 2022, we shared with you a photo album of a couple of Scouts on a New England bike trip. We didn't have much information except the photos and handwritten notes found on the pages of the album. Then, Collections Curator Crysant Elliot found some additional photo albums, includin...
Artifact of the Week 20240913 - 1924 World Jamboree
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The 1924 World Jamboree brought about several changes to Scouting, such as participants sleeping in tents by patrols and troops. The Jamboree also featured the only time when Scouts from different nations participated in Scout skills competitions. Following the Jamboree, Baden Powell decided that this level of competition could lead to extreme nationalism, which would counter his idea that Scou...
Artifact of the Week 20240906 Seton Library
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Philmont has been home to the Seton Memorial Library since 1965 when Ernest Thompson Seton's widow Julia donated much of his art, personal collections, and books to the BSA. Today the Library holds more than 15,000 cataloged items and every summer is used by the Philmont Backcountry Seasonal Staff to prepare themselves to deliver program to the Scouts and Scouters venturing into the backcountry...
Artifact of the Week 20240830 - Gettysburg Badge
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In 1913, the Boy Scouts of America provided community service for three significant events. On March 3rd, Scouts in Washington DC provided crowd control and rendered First Aid during the Woman Suffrage March. The next day, March 4th, the Scouts continued these activities in support of the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as President of the United States. The performance of the Boy Scouts at thes...
Artifact of the Week 20240823 - Cimarron & Northwestern Railway Part 2
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This week, Trevor and Tucker tell us about the Cimarron & Northwestern Railway's role in other industries in the Cimarron and Philmont area. They also explain why a business that many perceive as a small operation in the larger scheme of things is significant in its contribution to the development of the Western United States. Finally, we get to learn how research can not only help tell one sto...
Artifact of the Week 20240816 - Logging and Railroads in Colfax County
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In the Philmont Collection being held at the National Scouting Museum, we have several artifacts that represent the history of logging and railroading here in Colfax County. These items help tell the story of the Cimarron and Northwestern Railway Company and the Continental Tie and Lumber Company and their significance to the history of Cimarron and Philmont. Three former Philmont Staff members...
Artifact of the Week 20240809 - Billy Clark Story
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Artifact of the Week 20240809 - Billy Clark Story
Artifact of the Week 20240802 - NOAC GEO
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Artifact of the Week 20240802 - NOAC GEO
Artifact of the Week 20240719 reedit - Wood Carving
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Artifact of the Week 20240719 reedit - Wood Carving
Artifact of the Week 20240726 - Japan's Unknown Scout Memorial
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Artifact of the Week 20240726 - Japan's Unknown Scout Memorial
Artifact of the Week 20240712 - Boy Rangers of America
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Artifact of the Week 20240712 - Boy Rangers of America
Artifact of the Week 20240705 - Maverick Club Rodeo Programs
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Artifact of the Week 20240705 - Maverick Club Rodeo Programs
Artifact of the Week 20240628 - Scouting's Founding Documents
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Artifact of the Week 20240628 - Scouting's Founding Documents
Artifact of the Week 20240621 - Boys' Life Story
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Artifact of the Week 20240621 - Boys' Life Story
Artifact of the Week 20240614 - Adult Female Leaders
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Artifact of the Week 20240614 - Adult Female Leaders
Artifact of the Week 20240607 - Female Youth Members of Scouting America
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Artifact of the Week 20240607 - Female Youth Members of Scouting America
Artifact of the Week DELAYED - May 31, 2024
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Artifact of the Week DELAYED - May 31, 2024
Artifact of the Week 20240524 - Alpha Phi Omega
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Artifact of the Week 20240524 - Alpha Phi Omega
Artifact of the Week 20240517 - Conservation & Hornaday Awards
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Artifact of the Week 20240517 - Conservation & Hornaday Awards
Artifact of the Week 20240510 - BSA Song Books
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Artifact of the Week 20240510 - BSA Song Books
Artifact of the Week 20240503 - Special Needs Scouting
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Artifact of the Week 20240503 - Special Needs Scouting