It is my intention to bring you a little history about scout badges. This is research by me and others who have spent a great deal of time learning about and categorizing these early scout badges. It is my hope that what you learn from these pages, you will pass on to others for the greater enjoyment of scouting. I welcome any questions, so please feel free to e-mail me.
If you want a interesting PDF with badge history, you can down load - BShistory1910-60.pdf.
Badge History Links:
- The Eagle Scout Medals
- The Eagle Badge 1924 - 2012
- 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 - 2010 (updated 1/17/22)
- Silver Outranks Gold
- National & Private Issue Venturing Badges
- Scout Leader Pins by George Crowl
- Die Cut Rank Badges (early 1950's trial badges)
- Commissioner Badges 1911 - 2010
- Swastikas in Scouting (this webpage links to the Las Vegas International Scouting Museum as I am their webmaster and chose to post it on their site)
References:
Other Excellent Scouting History Links:
- A History of Senior Scouting Programs in the BSA
- Silver Beaver Medals
- A Virtual Boy Scout Museum, 1910-1919 (from archives)
- Sitemap of Troop 97 showing a number of scouting history pages
- Sea Scouting: Historic Sea Scout Insignia (from archives)
- Vintage Girl Scout Online Museum
- Scouting at the Worlds Fair (from archives)
- Bugles and Scouting by Bruce McCrea
- Boy Scout Insignia Virtual Museum
If you are looking for great old resources for scouting, a good place to browse is "The Dump". It is filled with PDF files for your use.
Link to webmaster's scouting background.
This is not an official site of the Boy Scouts of America. The rank badges are scanned images of mine and other's collections and the scanned images are copyright. You are welcome to print these pages for your reference. However, if you would like to use the images in any other manner, you must receive permission from Craig Murray.