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| BSA Time Machine[1800s] [1900s] [1910s] [1920s] [1930s] [1940s] [1950s] [1960s] [1970s] [1980s] [1990s] 1844 YMCA Founded in London 1850 Daniel Carter Beard Born 1857 Robert Baden Powell Born 1860 Ernest Thompson Seton Born 1865 Rudyard Kipling Born 1876 First Boy's Club established in New York City 1882 American Boys Handybook written by Daniel Carter Beard 1894 Jungle Book written by Rudyard Kipling 1899 Aids To Scouting published 1902 Woodcraft Indians founded by Ernest Thompson Seton 1905 Sons of Daniel Boone started by Daniel Carter Beard 1906 Boy's Clubs Founded 1907 Brownsea Island experiment 1908 Scouting For Boys published 1910 First BSA camp held at Silver Bay, Lake George, N.Y. 1910 BSA Incorporated on February 8 1910 Campfire Girls founded 1911 BSA National Scout Office opens in New York with 7 employees 1911 Handbook For Boys published 1911 First Heroism awards presented 1912 Scouts enrolled from every State 1912 First National Good Turn: A Sane and Safe Fourth of July 1912 Baden-Powell marries Olave Soames 1912 Boy's Life purchased 1912 Sea Scouting becomes part of BSA 1912 First Eagle Scout 1912 Girl Scouts of America founded 1913 First local councils chartered 1913 Scouting Magazine created 1913 Handbook For Scoutmasters published 1914 The troop committee plan developed 1914 The first William T. Hornaday medal awarded 1915 The Lone Scouts of America organized by William Boyce 1915 Order of the Arrow founded in Philidelphia 1915 57 merit badge books issued 1916 Federal Charter granted by Congress on June 15 1916 BSA constitution and by-laws adopted 1917 Veteran Scout established 1917 BSA begins home-front service, "Help win the war" 1918 BSA rendered Nation-wide first-aid service in influenza epidemic 1918 Standards established for Boy Scout camps 1919 First Wood Badge course held at Gilwell Park near London, England 1919 First annual National Boy Scout Week conducted 1920 First World Jamboree in Olympia, London, England attended by 301 American Scouts for a total of 8,000 Scouts from 34 countries. 1920 Baden-Powell made Chief Scout of the World 1920 Scout International Bureau established in London 1921 "New York Times" inaugurated Sunday Boy Scouts section 1923 International left handclasp adopted 1924 Lone Scouts of America merged with BSA 1924 International Scout constitution and by-laws adopted 1924 2nd World Jamboree in Copenhagen, Denmark attended by 56 American Scouts for a total of 4,500 Scouts from 22 countries 1924 "Every Scout a Swimmer" campaign started 1925 Boy Scouts of America membership exceeds 1 million 1925 Junior Assistant Scoutmaster position created 1926 Silver Buffalo first presented, the first to Baden-Powell and the second to the unknown Scout 1926 YMCA Indian Guides program started. 1927 First major revision of Handbook for Boys 1927 Eagle Palms introduced 1927 National office moved to 2 Park Avenue in New York 1928 Sea Scout, Paul Siple, accompanies Admiral Byrd to the Antarctic 1929 Registration of all Scouters authorized 1929 3rd World Jamboree in Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, England attended by 1,300 American Scouts for a total of 50,000 Scouts from 73 countries 1930 Cubbing started 1931 First Silver Beaver awards presented by local councils 1931 First religious award established by the Roman Catholic Church 1932 Mortimer L. Schiff Memorial Scout Reservation presented to BSA 1933 4th World Jamboree in Godollo, Hungary attended by 406 American Scouts for a total of 26,000 Scouts from 46 countries 1933 Schiff Scout Reservation established 1933 Exploring and Rovering programs authorized 1934 Order of the Arrow program approved 1934 Scouts answer FDR's request to collect food & clothing for needy 1935 Silver Jubilee of Scouting 1935 National Jamboree cancelled due to epidemic of infantile paralysis 1935 Membership passes 1,000,000 1935 Senior Scouting introduced for older boys 1936 First Wood Badge courses held in USA following English syllabus 1936 New Handbook For Scoutmasters published 1937 1st National Jamboree, Washington, DC attendance 27,232 1937 5th World Jamboree in Vogelenzang, Holland attended by 814 American Scouts for a total of 29,000 Scouts from 54 countries 1938 Waite Phillips gives BSA 36,000 acres in NM for Philturn Rockymountain Scoutcamp 1939 Philturn Rockeymountain Scoutcamp opens 1939 Air Scouting added 1940 Royalties from Berlin's "God Bless America" finance urban Scouting 1941 Scouts begin campaign selling Defense Bonds and Stamps 1941 Webelos rank created in Cubbing 1941 Philturn renamed Philmont Scout Ranch 1941 Baden-Powell passes away 1941 "Uncle Dan" Beard passes away 1942 Scouts start recycling campaign for war effort 1943 James West retires 1943 First Silver Antelope awards presented by a region 1943 First Blue and Gold banquet 1943 Long trousers and Scout cap introduced for Boy Scouts 1944 Word Fellowship Fund started to help Scouting in wartorn nations 1945 Cubbing changed to Cub Scouting 1947 Long trousers introduced for Cubs 1947 6th World Jamboree in Molsson, France attended by 1,151 American Scouts for a total of 24,000 Scouts from 38 countries 1948 1st BSA Wood Badge course held at Schiff, 2nd course held at Philmont 1948 James West passes away 1949 Explorer Scouting established from Senior Scouting program 1949 Scouts age limits lowered to 8 for Cub Scouts, 11 for Boy Scouts, and 14 for Explorers 1950 2nd National Jamboree, Valley Forge, PA attendance 47,163 1950 First Boy Scout stamp issued by the Post Office 1951 7th World Jamboree in Bad Ischel, Austria attended by 700 American Scouts for a total of 13,000 Scouts from 41 countries 1952 BSA conducts national get-out-the-vote campaign 1953 3rd National Jamboree, Irving Ranch, CA attendance 45,401 1954 National office moves to New Jersey 1954 National Conservation Good Turn 1954 Webelos Dens introduced to provide a bridge to Boy Scouts 1955 100,000 chartered units reached 1955 First Pinewood Derby 1955 8th World Jamboree in Niagra-on-the-Lake, Canada attended by 1,500 Americam Scouts for a total of 11,000 Scouts from 71 countries 1956 BSA conducts national get-out-the-vote campaign 1957 4th National Jamboree, Valley Forge, PA attendance 50,100 1957 9th World Jamboree in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England attended by 1,700 American Scouts for a total of 32,000 Scouts from 82 countries 1957 50th anniversary of the world Boy Scout movement celebrated 1958 BSA distributes Civil Defense emergency handbooks 1959 Bobcat pin introduced 1959 Scouting magazine begins using full color 1959 Modern Exploring program introduced 1959 10th World Jamboree in Laguna, Phillipine Islands attended by 309 American Scouts for a total of 12,000 Scouts from 44 countries 1960 BSA's Golden Jubilee, commemorative stamp issued by Post Office 1960 The Johnston Historial Museum in New Brunswick, N.J. dedicated 1960 5th National Jamboree, Colorado Springs, CO attendance 53,378 1960 BSA conducts national get-out-the-vote campaign 1961 BSA Inter-Racial Service begins projects in public housing 1962 First National Explorer Delegate Conference held in Ann Arbor, MI 1963 11th World Jamboree in Marathon, Greece attended by 621 American Scouts for a total of 14,000 Scouts from 88 countries 1964 6th National Jamboree, Valley Forge, PA attendance 52,000 1965 Inner-City Rural Program launched 1967 BSA Wood Badge change emphasis from Scout skills to leadership 1967 Commemorative tribute statue in front of White House dedicated November 7th 1965 500,000th Eagle badge presented 1966 Revised charter and by-laws adopted 1967 Ernest Thompson Seton Library and museum at Philmont dedicated 1967 Updated Cub Scout program introduced. Lion rank discontinued, Webelos Scout program begun 1967 12th World Jamboree, Farragut State Park, Idaho attended by 4,435 American Scouts for a total of 12,000 Scouts from 105 countries 1969 Girls eligible to participate as non-registered Explorer Scouts 1969 7th National Jamboree, Farragut State Park, ID attendance 35,000 1970 First National Explorer Olympics held at Colorado State Univ. 1971 Cub Scout promise drops to be square and adds to help other people 1971 SOAR (Save Our American Resources) program began 1971 Maine National High Adventure Area opened 1971 Exploring magazine published 1971 Silver Buffalo awarded to President Richard Nixon 1971 Girls eligible to register as full fledged Explorer Scouts 1971 First Cub Scout Woodbadge course 1971 13th World Jamboree, Asagiri Heights near Fujinomiya City, Japan attended by 7,947 American Scouts for a total of 24,000 Scouts from 87 countries 1971 First Silver World awards presented by BSA for international service 1972 New Scout Handbook removes outdoor skill requirements for 1st Class 1972 Improved Scouting program introduced 1972 Operation Reach against drug abuse introduced 1973 8th National Jamboree, Farragut State Park, ID and Moraine State Park, PA attendance 64,000 1973 Updated Cub Socut program introduced 1973 Washington, D.C. bureau established to represent National office 1973 National Eagle Scout Association formed 1974 BSA starts weekend Wood Badge courses 1974 First woman elected national Explorer president 1975 14th World Jamboree, Lillehammer, Norway attended by 2,500 American Scouts for a total of 17,000 Scouts from 91 countries 1976 First Cub Scout Trainer Wood Badge course held in Alabama 1976 BSA allows women to attend Wood Badge 1976 Women allowed to become Cubmasters 1977 9th National Jamboree, Moraine State Park, PA attendance 28,600 1978 Local Council camps made available for family camping 1978 Revised God and Country program announced 1978 Age restrictions removed for severely handicapped Scouts 1978 Outdoor skill reinstated for 1st Class rank 1979 The Official Boy Scout Handbook reflects return of outdoor emphasis 1979 National Headquarters moved to Irving, Texas 1979 15th World Jamboree in Iran canceled 1979 Cub Scout Trainers Wood Badge approved 1980 New uniforms designed by Oscar de la Renta 1980 50th anniversary of Cub Scouting 1980 Fire destroys second floor of the National offices 1980 Eastern distribution center moves to North Carolina 1980 BSA distributes national census fliers 1981 10th National Jamboree, Fort A.P.Hill, VA attendance 29,765 1981 New Scoutmaster Handbook issued 1981 Murray, Kentucky picked as the site for Boy Scout Museum 1982 Career Awareness Exploring becomes official 1982 Prepare for Today program started for latchkey children 1982 Tiger Cubs introduced 1982 The Cub Scout Leader Book published to replace five different leader books 1982 The 1,000,000th Eagle Scout registered 1982 Shaping Tommorrow project introduced 1983 15th World Jamboree, Kananaskis Country, Canada attended by 3,936 American Scouts for a total of 15,600 Scouts from 102 countries 1984 The third edition of the Fieldbook published 1984 Family Camping Association started 1984 Varsity Scouting launched 1985 11th National Jamboree, Fort A.P.Hill, VA attendance 32,615 1987 Anti-Drug Campaign 1987-88 16th World Jamboree, Cataract Park, Sydney, Australia attended by 3,063 American Scouts for a total of 14,634 Scouts from 98 countries 1988 First Scouting For Food 1989 Venture Program introduced 1989 12th National Jamboree, Fort A.P.Hill, VA attendance 32,717 1990 Pope John Paul presented with BSA's Distinguished Citizen of the World Commendation 1990 10th edition of Boy Socut handbook introduced 1990 Center for Professional Development opened in Westlake , TX 1991 Learning For Life Introduced 1991 17th World Jamboree, Soraksan National Park, South Korea attended by 1,010 American Scouts totaling 19,083 Scouts from 135 countries 1991 Ethics In Aciton Introduced 1991 BSA Family program introduced 1991 Conservation Handbook published 1991 Trail Boss program developed 1992 Six BSA regions reduced to four 1992 William Green Bar Bill Hillcourt passes away 1992 Cub Scout Academics program started 1993 13th National Jamboree, Fort A.P.Hill, VA attendance 32,000 1995 18th World Jamboree. Holland with total attendance of 29,066 Scouts from 166 countries 1997 14th National Jamboree, Fort A.P.Hill, VA 1999 19th World Jamboree, Picarquin, Chili Back to Boy Scouts of America History & Traditions. Please help me to complete Scoutings history. E-mail any comments, questions, information, or stories to: randywoo@aol.com Many thanks to my fellow Scout historians, the contributors that make this site an interesting place to visit. This site is not sanctioned by The Boy Scouts of America. Last update May 4, 1996 |
