Eagle Scout

Silver Beaver

Wood Badge Staff

Keys - Advisor, Scoutmaster, Roundtable Commissioner

Vigil Honor

Kodiak Course Director

The following web sites are ones that I have created and maintain.  I hope that what I have done helps you become more knowledgeable in scouting and conservation for the benefit of our youth.

Venturing Notebook

  • Venturing Super-Activity Planning
  • Venturing Links
  • Philmont Training Schedule for Venturing
  • Venturing Conservation Awards
  • Examples of Venturing Bylaws
  • Local Venturing Awards
  • Tips from the Trenches
  • SageVenture's 10th Anniversary of Venturing patch
    San Gabriel Valley Council Venturing

BSA Badge History

  • The Eagle Scout Medals
  • The Eagle Badge  1924 - present
  • Boy Scout Cloth Rank Badges  1913 - 1925
  • First Class Scoutmaster Badges  1911 - 1969
  • Scouting's First Ranger Award  1944 - 1949
  • Did you know?  (various facts about scouting history)
  • Illustrated History of BSA Square Knot Evolution and Private Issues by George Crowl
  • Cub Scout & Den Mother Badges  1930 - Present
  • Silver Outranks Gold
  • National & Private Issue Venturing Badges

The Hiker's Scout Store

  • Venturing Square Knots
  • Venturing Patches
  • The Hiker's Patch Blanket - Patches that I designed and made for others
  • Certificates for Recognition - Old Scout certificates personalized for you

World Scout Coins

  • Centenary of Scouting
  • Year of the Scout, 1982-1983
  • Scout Coins from various countries
  • Miscellaneous coin items
  • Coin Collecting Merit Badges, 1938-present
  • Good Luck Tokens (primarily good luck swastika tokens)

National Venturing Youth Cabinet
   www.nationalventuringyouthcabinet.org
I worked with Amy DiFrancesco, the 2005-06 National Venturing Youth President, to develop this site.

Western Region Venturing
   www.wrventuring-bsa.org
With the encouragement of Robyn Knoll the 2006-07 Western Region Venturing President, Ken Bower and I brained stormed to develop this site.

Kodiak & Kodiak X Venturing Youth Leadership Training
   www.kodiak-bsa.org

International Scouting Museum, Las Vegas
   www.boyscoutmuseum.com

The Hiker's Clip Art

Clip art that I have drawn or created and am making available to other scouters.

Navajo Lodge 98

With the splitting of Old Baldy Council, Navajo Lodge is no longer but I am keeping the history that Bill Woodward maintained for the lodge.  The lodge web site was a 2004 NOAC Honor Site recipient.

San Gabriel Mountains Interpretive Association
   www.sgmia.org



Over a million page views to sageventure.com since the beginning of 2004.

If you have a question or additional information, please feel free to e-mail me, Craig Murray.

Information on my scouting background.