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First and Last Name :   David L. Eby Location :   Michigan Your Relationship to Scouting :   Running Waters District Historian Comments :   I very much enjoyed your website and in particular that it is focused on the 1910-1919 time period. Your virtual museum from that time period is also very good and I hope you continue to expand it as well as your history articles. First and Last Name :   John Mellette Location :   South Carolina Your Relationship to Scouting :    Comments :    First and Last Name :   Anne Cunha Location :   Loomis, California Your Relationship to Scouting :   Beautiful website, Dan! Comments :    First and Last Name :   Red Dog Location :   Bradenton, FL Your Relationship to Scouting :   Unit Commissioner Comments :   Great stuff! First and Last Name :   Harry Parsons Location :   New Jersey Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scoutmaster Comments :   Great site! I wish I had found it while we were preparing for our 90th anniversary! First and Last Name :   Curt Eidem Location :   Everett, Washington Your Relationship to Scouting :    Comments :   You have a very nice site. It is enjoyable to scroll through the history of a great organization as the Boy Scouts. Keep up the good work. This will be a reference site for my collecting endeavors. First and Last Name :   Ed Kwan Location :   Hong Kong Your Relationship to Scouting :   Troop Committee Secretary Comments :   I was never a scout but I am very impressed with the amount of information on your website about the scouts of old. It was fun reading the history and seeing the wonderful memorabilias, badges, awards, etc First and Last Name :   Dave Wolverton Location :   New Jersey Your Relationship to Scouting :   Lodge Adviser and Council Historian Comments :   Great web site! You have a lot to see, and also a lot for folks to think about as they read your articles. Keep up the good work! First and Last Name :   Giannis Location :   Thessaloniki, Greece Your Relationship to Scouting :   Seascout Comments :   Your site is very good. How can I copy some of your photos for our site? If I it's possible I am going to refer where the photos are from. First and Last Name :   David Britton Location :   North Platte, NE Your Relationship to Scouting :   Almost 36 years now! Comments :   Too bad there aren't more signers to your guestbook. I found the images just stupendous! Keep up the good work. First and Last Name :   Robert W. Stout Location :   West Chester, Ohio Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scout & Scouter Comments :   Wow! What a collection! Really great that you've put in this time for reasearch into Scouting's prehistory & early years. All of us devotes of Scouting thank you! First and Last Name :   Charlie Braun Location :   Las Vegas, NV. Your Relationship to Scouting :   Eagle Scout / 1963 Comments :   I am presently an assistant scoutmaster,and adult advisor of the only Air Scout unit in Las Vegas, Unit #747. My son is presently waiting for his Eagle board. This is great stuff. Very Interesting. Wish there was some air scout stuff. First and Last Name :   Frank Dingwerth Location :   Arlington Your Relationship to Scouting :   Active Comments :   Great Web Pages! First and Last Name :   Albert Dennington Location :   Capitol Area Council, Austin, TX Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scouter Comments :    First and Last Name :   Gore, David J. Location :   Sneads, Florida Your Relationship to Scouting :   Eagle Scout - 1954 Comments :   My grandfather, John J. Gore, started a troup in Gagetown, Mich. in 1908. First and Last Name :   ivan louzan Location :   spain Your Relationship to Scouting :   scoutmaster and collector Comments :   this is a great web. more intersting things and hours to see all the web. my congratulations for the webmaster YiS First and Last Name :   Ted G. Vallas Location :   Oceanside, California Your Relationship to Scouting :   Eagle Scout, Scoutmaster, Commissioner, Silver Beaver, Brothherhood OA,Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Sea Scout, & Air Explorer Comments :   This is a marvelous web-site, as I have always had a keen interest in Scouting History. My Eagle Scout son Eric and I have put together a superb collection of Scouting Memorabilia. Your Gallery is both interesting and fasinating. First and Last Name :   Julian B. Fowler Location :   Florence, SC Your Relationship to Scouting :   42 Yrs/Scouter Collector Comments :   Great items... Need to talk about Official Boy Scout Axes, Sheath Knives, and Kit Karson Sets.... Great Stuff First and Last Name :   Rick Hyman Location :   Manila, Philippines (For now) Your Relationship to Scouting :   Dedicated support of Scouting Comments :   Dan, your virtual museum is a tremendous hit. For the avid collector such as I it offers many hours of browsing as well as ideas of what to hunt for next. It is obvious that you have put a lot of time and effort into it. First and Last Name :   Miller S. Ingram, Jr. Location :   Cheraw, South Carolina Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scoutmaster Comments :   A pleasant and interesting site. You should add the full set of Scout Handbooks up to the present. First and Last Name :   Colin Walker Location :   England Your Relationship to Scouting :   Historian ex County Chairman Comments :   A very interesting site indeed, I would be very pleased if you would like to link to mine at http://www.scoutingmilestones.freeserve.co.uk First and Last Name :   Bill Sherrill Location :   Lake County, IL Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scoutmaster Comments :   Great web page. Found it while researching the origins of the rank of Eagle Scout. First and Last Name :   Iván Guerra Villasana Location :   México City Your Relationship to Scouting :   One of the members of Espíritu Azul Comments :   This is one of the most interesting sitesI have ever visite. Keep up the good work. I invite you to visit our site on Roland Phlipps: www.GRUPOVII.com Sincerely, Iván First and Last Name :   BOB TOROK Location :   UPPER BLACK EDDY, PA Your Relationship to Scouting :   SCOUTMASTER T-112 Comments :   GREAT WEB SITE, LOTS OF GREAT INFO. First and Last Name :   dave scott Location :   dallas texas Your Relationship to Scouting :   committee chairman and scout history lecturer Comments :   I very much like your site. I saw you name on Colin's website (scouting memories) and thought that I would visit. I, like you have an interest in the early scouting stuff. I especially work on B-P and Seton and the earliest days. Good luck' Dave Scott First and Last Name :   Axel Arvidsson Location :   East Moriches Your Relationship to Scouting :   Member Comments :    First and Last Name :   Mark F. Gross Location :   511 Quaker Farms Rd Oxford Ct 06478 Your Relationship to Scouting :   Registered leader over 25 yrs woodbadge Comments :   I collect boy scout games, valentines, and some postcards. Will purchase or trade. First and Last Name :   T.J. Hofer Location :   Fargo,ND Your Relationship to Scouting :   Just joined BSA Comments :    First and Last Name :   SHABRAA,FRAZIER Location :   JACKSONVILLE,FL Your Relationship to Scouting :   I AM A PATROL LEADER WITH TROOP 74 Comments :   I REALY LIKE BOY SCOUTS BECAUSE WE DO A LOT OF FUN STUFFLIKE SCOUTING,CAMPING,LEARNING NEW THINGS,PLAYING SPORTS,HIKEING,LEARNING HOW TO COOK,GREAT THING ABOUT FIRST AID,AND FISHING....... THATS ALL I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW BUT I HAVE SOME MORE.. First and Last Name :   Brandon Murray Location :   Wyoming, Michigan Your Relationship to Scouting :   tenderfoot scout Comments :   I'm in boy scouts and I really injoy being in scouts and you have a cool web site. e-mail me at a_boy_scout214@yahoo.com First and Last Name :   Mazen Location :   Irving, TX Your Relationship to Scouting :   Boy scout in Troop175(Patrol Leader) Comments :   good site! First and Last Name :   Chris Backer Location :   Aston, PA Your Relationship to Scouting :   Assistant Scout Master Comments :   I am affiliated with Troop 225, Aston, PA. We are sponsored by the Church of St. Joseph (Roman Catholic Chuch) First and Last Name :   Anthony Vasko Location :   Greensboro, NC USA Your Relationship to Scouting :   Past Scout, worked at TMR Comments :   Great job, very professional. Brought back memories of 40's and 50's. Thank you very much First and Last Name :   Bill Nagle Location :   Venice Fla USA Your Relationship to Scouting :   asst scout master T 311, asst Cubmaster P311 Comments :   what a great site ! First and Last Name :   Ron Morton Location :   Stockbridge, GA Your Relationship to Scouting :   SA of troop Comments :    First and Last Name :   timgodbout Location :   salt lake city utah Your Relationship to Scouting :   boy scout Comments :   wher is the boy scout in utah ??? First and Last Name :   James G. Francis Location :   Newark, Ohio Your Relationship to Scouting :   District Comm Chm Comments :   Just visiting - was looking for information on the "Old" Air Explorer Silver Award - white ribbon with red an blue stripes with eagle over compass. Awarded in 1962 - Greater Cleveland Council First and Last Name :   Randall Meyers Location :   Borculo, Michigan Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scout Memorbilia Collector Comments :   Great Site! First and Last Name :   Earl Corp Location :   Atlantic, Pa Your Relationship to Scouting :   District Committee Comments :    First and Last Name :   Bud Truitt Location :   Mid-America Council, Papillion, Nebraska Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scoutmaster Troop 461/ Eagle Scout 77' Comments :   Great site! Dan helped me verify the authenticity of a 1913 handbook. Thanks. Keep up the good work. First and Last Name :   Allan Hutchison Location :   Maryville TN. Your Relationship to Scouting :   Pack 685 Cubmaster Comments :   A look at the historical perspective was very interesting and educational. They really roughed it back in the beginning compared to the technology we cart with us on a campout today. I was amazed at the speed with which the BSA grew in the first ten years First and Last Name :   William Good Location :   Fort Drumm Your Relationship to Scouting :   Eagle Scout Comments :   I am starting a new Troop in my local community First and Last Name :   Seth Du Chemin Location :   Clarkston Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scout Comments :   Great Website! First and Last Name :   Damian Cinotti Location :   Point Pleasant, New Jersey Your Relationship to Scouting :   Star Scout Troop 6 Comments :   I enjoyed this site very much it has given a well rounded point of view on the days of early scouting. Thank you for creating this site. First and Last Name :   Timothy K. Tainter Location :   Shawano, Wisconsin Your Relationship to Scouting :   former District Commisionor, District Vice Chairman, Assistant Scoutmaster, Cub Committee Chairman, and Present Charter Representative Comments :   I like the history and all the wonderful collections of memories. First and Last Name :   Ron Fredman Location :   Kansas City Your Relationship to Scouting :   SM, Troop 61, 22 years, Eagle Scout (1970) Comments :   Great stuff! Thanks. First and Last Name :   Bob Roberson Location :   Cocoa Fla Your Relationship to Scouting :   Unit Commissioners Comments :   44 years in scouting with 26 as scoutmaster.I am an Eagle Scout, OA Vigil, God And Service as youth and adult. Thanks for the memories. I also have a scout musume with items from 1910 to 1960 First and Last Name :   Sherrie Moore Location :   Blacksburg S.C. Your Relationship to Scouting :   old advertising Comments :    First and Last Name :   Jerry Location :   fairfied pa Your Relationship to Scouting :   cubmaster Comments :    First and Last Name :   daniel herrera Location :   houton texas 7128 canal Your Relationship to Scouting :   i am a boyscout 2 years Comments :   you need to put more stuff like hot sparks , tents and fishing gear

First and Last Name :   Jonathan Medina

Location :   Ventura, CA

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Eagle Sout - 1985

Comments :   Great site. Its an amazing collection. You have definitely done a lot of research and explained some things that I have wondered about. Thank you.

First and Last Name :   John Gherardi

Location :   East Hampton, NY

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Eagle Scout, Troop 298

Comments :   Great Sight!

First and Last Name :   Eric McCoy

Location :   Williston, ND

Your Relationship to Scouting :   I am a life scout

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First and Last Name :   Tim Peterson

Location :   Osakis, MN

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scoutmaster, Troop 426

Comments :   Great site!!

First and Last Name :   PETER CHONG

Location :   KUCHING, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Secretary Kuching City Scout Council

Comments :   Most impressive. Well done.

First and Last Name :   John

Location :   Shaffer

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Council Exec bd; oa member

Comments :   Dan, your thesis is one of the best compliations of scoutings early history Ive ever seen. As chairman of our council Historical committee,we are always looking for resources to use. Your site and thesis will be used as a major one. Thanks.

First and Last Name :   Kevin Burris

Location :   Pinckneyville,IL

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Cubmaster Pack7047

Comments :   Thanks for all your effort in putting this information together. I hope to see scouting make a strong comeback in in the near future. Thanks you.

First and Last Name :   Ronald L. Trowbridge

Location :   Selma, NC

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Numerous

Comments :   Scouting has been a love of mine since my youth. My son is now an Eagle Scout, and still active in the OA, etc. May Scouting always teach the same Moral values, for God and country that it has from its beginning. It remains the best youth organisation of

First and Last Name :   George Holetz

Location :   Slidell, LA

Your Relationship to Scouting :   scout

Comments :   Great website! Very Informative.

First and Last Name :   Brown

Location :   Hardinsburg, KY

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Cub Master

Comments :   What a great site! This is excatley what I meant when I wanted History on Boy Scouting!

First and Last Name :   Jo Ann Okelberry

Location :   Reseda, CA

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Silver Beaver recipient

Comments :   I really enjoyed your visual museum. I didnt read all the thesis, but I enjoyed what I read and will come back some other time.

First and Last Name :   Samuel Mott

Location :   NY TRC ( rough riders)

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scoutmaster

Comments :   GREAT!!!

First and Last Name :   Kathie Heidenfelder

Location :   Illinois

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scouter -

Comments :   Very well done.

First and Last Name :   Doyle Truelove

Location :   Livingston, AL

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Cubmaster for 6 years, Active Scoutmaster of Troop #9 for 4 yrs.

Comments :   I think you did an excellent job on your site, The old photos are great. I enjoyed it all, YiS Doyle R. Truelove

First and Last Name :   Geoff Blaesing

Location :   Brookfield, WI

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Cub Master P-55 at Brookfield Elementary School

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First and Last Name :   ELI NATHAN

Location :   NEW YORK

Your Relationship to Scouting :   RETIRED

Comments :   I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS TROOP 201 AND JULIE Y

First and Last Name :   Jeremy Brown

Location :   Baltimore MD

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Assistant Scoutmaster

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First and Last Name :   John Calvin Hall

Location :   Twin Falls, Idaho

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scouting all my life

Comments :   Charter member of Indian Mills, NJ Troop 47 (1976); Eagle Scout (1982)

First and Last Name :   David R. Jones,Jr.

Location :   California

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Eagle Scout

Comments :   I earned my Eagle Scout Award on 9/10/02. I will sign on as an Assistant Scoutmaster in my troop. Great Site! Be Prepared.

First and Last Name :   Shawn Britton

Location :   Florence, KS

Your Relationship to Scouting :

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First and Last Name :   Michael J. Brylewski

Location :   Allentown PA

Your Relationship to Scouting :   ASM Troop # 146 - I used to be a Beaver......

Comments :   Wonderful stuff ,everyone should read this !

First and Last Name :   Melissa Lorraine

Location :   St. James, MO

Your Relationship to Scouting :   None really

Comments :   I am currently working on some advertising projects for Boy Scouts Week. Thought if I were going to do this I should know what your about.

First and Last Name :   Joe Rosenthal

Location :   California

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Former Boy Scout (Eagle) and Camp Chairman of my sons Troop

Comments :   Thanks for this excellent effort. I enjoyed reading every section.

First and Last Name :   Harry Harman

Location :   Woodstock, IL

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Eagle Scout/Active leader

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First and Last Name :   Jim(Flash)Flaningan

Location :   Moundsville WV

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Parent & committee member

Comments :   An excellent site for early uniforms,etc.! Keep up the good work!

First and Last Name :   Richard W. Hatton

Location :   DeLand, Florida

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Eagle

Comments :   A good walk through the history of scouting.

First and Last Name :   kevin Dragulski

Location :   sherrill ny

Your Relationship to Scouting :   i am a scout

Comments :   you have all the imformation i will ever need

First and Last Name :   Caleb Sanders

Location :   Logootee In.

Your Relationship to Scouting :   1st Class

Comments :   Very good history for what i am doing for my troop is 484 and it is small but growing. I am the patrol leader and for Scout Sunday Me and my other leaders are putting together a history and you guys have some pretty interesting stuff.

First and Last Name :   James Spear

Location :   Edwards AFB

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Eagle

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First and Last Name :   John Posh

Location :   Milwaukee, WI

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Eagle Scout

Comments :   Thank you for a thoroughly enjoyable website.

First and Last Name :   harold boomer

Location :   woodstock nb,canada

Your Relationship to Scouting :   beaver leader

Comments :   In the last 30 years Ive been from cubs to rovers, and then onto work as district training officer. But now as all good boys do I have started my son in beavers and he loves it as much as I did. Great site thanks for effort!

First and Last Name :   Don Whitman

Location :   Central Oklahoma (Meeker)

Your Relationship to Scouting :   District Commissioner

Comments :   39 years in the program Cool Web Site !! it so easy to use that even a Bobwhite could use it

First and Last Name :   Barry A. Smith

Location :   Greensboro, N.C.

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Council Commissioner

Comments :   A great site for reference, research and enjoyable reading. I expect to refer to it often and I hope it keeps growing.

First and Last Name :   John Hackett

Location :   Kingsley, Iowa

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Scoutmaster

Comments :   Great site! Really enjoyed looking through the pictures. Thank you!

First and Last Name :   bobaz

Location :   milano-italia

Your Relationship to Scouting :

Comments :   hi, I like your work! my website is about amazing graphic design, photos, illustrations. Please visit and enjoy it ! http://www.bobaz.com

First and Last Name :   Dan Fleetham

Location :   Sidney, Ohio

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Professional Scouter

Comments :   Outstanding Website

First and Last Name :   Becky Gosh

Location :   Dallas, Texas

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Unit Commissioner

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First and Last Name :   JAMES A GRIFFIS

Location :   MICHIGAN

Your Relationship to Scouting :   1946 to ?

Comments :   Just love this site. GREAT. Thanks for all the work and info.

First and Last Name :   JAMES GRIFFIS

Location :   MICHIGAN

Your Relationship to Scouting :   A 55 year member

Comments :   A magnificent place to visit. This is one of dozens of these visits. THANK YOU SO MUCH. JIM G.

First and Last Name :   John Grim

Location :   Upstate New York

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Dist. Com.

Comments :   Almost 40 years, and I still love it!

First and Last Name :   Guy Hatfield

Location :   Richmond, KY

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Council Executive Board

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First and Last Name :   The Blackie's

Location :   Massillon,Ohio

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Boy Scout, Asst. Scout Master,Cub Master

Comments :   We are a family of scouters...Our son is working toward his star rank at the present. My husband is an asst. scout master, and I am presently still the cub master and still enjoy working with the scouts, even though my son has been in the troop for two ye

First and Last Name :   Donald Tuttle

Location :   Central NY (near Cooperstown)

Your Relationship to Scouting :   lifelong Scout, current position ACC, Troop 1 Unadilla, NY historian, oldest continueously chartered BSA troop in USA.

Comments :   Excellent site! I am especially interested in locating more Boy Scout marches and sheet music c. 1910-1930s to record onto a CD and as background to my website http://www.scoutgraphicsink.net

First and Last Name :   Jon Bode

Location :   Detroit Lakes MN

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Cub Scout

Comments :   I love Cub Scouts

First and Last Name :   Sandy Ray

Location :   Cleveland Mississippi

Your Relationship to Scouting :   New found interest

Comments :   I have found a Eagle scout badge in the orig. box great condition and the 21 merit badges on the sleeve to go with them and need help finding out exactly what I have and it's worth. Please contact me.

First and Last Name :   Rick C.

Location :   LasVegas,NV

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Cubmaster

Comments :   Very Very nice.

First and Last Name :   Andrew Keene

Location :   Millwaukee WI

Your Relationship to Scouting :

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First and Last Name :   Gerry Showalter

Location :   New Hartford, NY

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Council Camping Committee

Comments :   Nice Job the site is very interesting

First and Last Name :   Fernanda Santos

Location :   Paraná, Brazil

Your Relationship to Scouting :   Campfire Girl

Comments :   Congratulations!Very good stuff!but you can also but things like: Songs,roles, how can a person be a member, etc... I´m waiting for everbody in the national jamboree in Brazil, on july,2003, see you!

First and Last Name :   Bob Roberson

Location :   Cocoa Florida

Your Relationship to Scouting :   42 years in scouting

Comments :   Started in Melbourne Fla. where I earned my eagle and God and Country awards.Have earned the God and Life adult award, Silver Beaver and many scoutmaster and Cubmaster awards. Still active as a unit commissioner after 42 years of continuious service.