World of Scouting Museum

This museum houses rarely seen, one-of-a-kind items that are displayed in exhibits which thoroughly chronicle the growth of both Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting movements worldwide. The exhibits include scarce uniforms predating World War One, forgotten items such as the official Boy Scout Plow or a pre-revolutionary Russian Scout pin and postcard, letters and photographs hand-signed by Lady Baden-Powell (for many years Chief of the Girl Guides in Britain and wife of Boy Scouting's founder, Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell), a bugle belonging to one of American Boy Scouting's founders, Daniel Carter Beard, and original Girl Scout Cookie containers. The Museum is also well endowed with archival photography, documents, flags, Scoutcraft equipment, games, posters and art, awards, insignia, and a diverse range of articles relating to jamborees and international Scouting. Experts rate the Museum's collection, particularly the specialty items, as one of the finest in the country.

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