Selden's List of Scouting Web Pages

Contents

1: Rover Scouts (AU, CA and UK)
2: Exploring (BSA)
3: Varsity Scouts (BSA)
4: Venture Scouts (various)
5: Order of the Arrow (BSA)
6: Eagle Scouts (BSA)
7: Some things to read
8: Some things to eat
9: Some ways to communicate

9A: Scouting Mailing lists
9B: USENET
9C: IRC
9D: Web Forums
9E: 'Blogs and Social Networks
9F: Podcasts and Videos

10: Some Scouting Web references
11: Some Scouting Organizations
12: U.S. Scouting Service
13: Some Council, Troop and Camp Web sites
14: Some things to Watch
15: Some Scouting Chartering Organizations
16: Change notification request
17: Recent changes to this page
18: Disclaimer.

Please don't hesitate to send e'mail to seb@lepp.cornell.edu about any interesting sites that you'd like to see included.

See also:

• Selden's Philmont,
• SeaBase and
• High Adventure Web Pages

1: Rover Scouts (AU, CA and UK)

• (gone) Petersham Rover Crew (AU)
• (gone) Victorian Rovers Homepage (AU)
• (gone) 4th Erindale Questors (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)
• (gone) Rover Explorers Association (UK)

2: Exploring (BSA)

• 1998 change to Venture and Exploring organizations (BSA)

• (gone) Troop 24's list of Explorer Home Pages
• Explorer Net (mailing list info)
• Sea Scouts' Web site
• Post 369 advancement guidelines
• Explorer Post 713 Fire & Rescue (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
• (gone) Explorer Post 1138 (Walnut Ridge, Longhorn Council)

3: Varsity Scouts (BSA)

• What is Varsity Scouting (as described by the BSA)
• (gone) Varsity Program
  as described by Brent Perkins of Varsity Scout Team 444
• Varsity Scout Leader Basic Traning
  As described by the Mawat District of the Occoneechee Council (Raleigh, NC)
• (gone) Varsity Scout Team 2 (Greenfield, MA)
• Varsity Scout Team 2 (Walworth, WI)
• Varsity Scout Team 134 (Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA)
• (gone) Varsity Scout Team 444 (Great Smoky Mountain Council, Knoxville, TN)

4: Venture Scouts (various)

• 1998 change to Venture and Exploring organizations (BSA)
• The BSA Venturing Program
  • Venturing Electronic Magazine
  • Powder Horn Training Venturing Advisor's Outdoor Skills Course (US BSA)
  • Venturing Ranger award (US BSA)
  • (gone) Venturing Advisors' Outdoor Reference Guide ( Goddard Explorer Club: Post 1275 )
  • Venturing Corps of Discovery

• By Tom Robbins, Troop 965 (Webster, MD):
  • (gone) Starting a Venture Crew (BSA) [pre-1998]
  • (gone) What are Venture crews? (discussion)

• Venture Scout Activity Index (UK)

5: Order of the Arrow (BSA)

• (gone) Outdoor Adventureship 2000
  Coleman Lantern's scholarship program to attend any high adventure base -- application deadline: November 1, 1999.
  Coordinated by the Order of the Arrow
• National Order of the Arrow
• (gone) Troop 24's Links to OA Web sites
• John Wisinger's Book of Ceremonies
• (gone) OA Ceremony story (humorous) j
  by Patrick O'Shea; made available by Steve Tobin
• (gone) Gajuka Newsletter ( Summer 1995)

6: Eagle Scouts (BSA)

• (gone) National Eagle Scout Association
• As described by the BSA:
  • Eagle Scout Program description
  • Eagle Scout Required Merit Badges
• Eagle Scout Scholarships from Elks National Foundation
• (gone) Tips for Eagle Advisors
  made available by Troop 486 (Durham, NC)
• (gone) The Adult Scouter's Guide to the Life-to-Eagle Trail
  made available by the Occoneechee Council (Raleigh, NC)
• (gone) Eagle Scout Career and Recognition Day 1997
  as celebrated by the Greater Niagara Frontier Council; described by Mark Beese
• Alpha Phi Omega: service fraternity adopted by Eagle Scouts
  • APO (USA)
  • Bill Wells' APO site (many links)

7: Some things to read

• Scouting for the Homeschooled
  A Philmont Training Center conference reviewed by Karen Hoogland
• Scout Bridge Ceremony for BSA members reaching the age of 18.
  on the Leaders' Online Web site.
• A Few Scouting Books: Ideas on Paper
• Web Pages: Ideas on the Screen
  • The Life of Baden-Powell (very brief biography)
    by Communications Service, Scouts Canada, National Council.
  • Baden-Powell's defense of Mafeking
    at Wikipedia
  • History of BSA
    by Randy Worcester
  • A Guidebook For Scoutmasters On The Theory of Scout Training, By Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell
    Provided by Globusz Publishing's e-book service

  • West Texas Scouting History
    by Frank T. Hilton

  • Abbreviations and Acronyms used in Scouting,
    by Ric Koval, made available by The MacScouter Scouting Resources Online
  • (gone) D.E.L.T.A. DEVELOPING ETHICAL LEADERS THROUGH ACTION online handbook
    by Beth Emshoff, Viking Council, BSA (Minneapolis, MN) and
    the Center For Youth Development And Research, University of Minnesota, St. Paul;
    made available by Steve Tobin
  • (gone) Working With Scouts With Disabilities
    made available by Marin Council (Marin Couty, CA)

  • Boy Scout Oath, Law, Motto and Slogan (BSA)
    • Meditations on the Scout Law
      by Al Best, ASM Troop 700
    • (gone) Scout Law Gospel Reading
      by Troop 49 (Austin, TX)
    • Readings on the Oath and the Law
      by Alan Houser; made available by R. Gary Hendra at The MacScouter Scouting Resources Online
    • Vespers from Pine Tree Camp A Scout's Own Observance
      at Lewis P. Orsns' The Pine Tree Web
  • (gone) On the Front Line of the Culture War: Recent Attacks on the Boy Scouts of America, by William A. Donohue
    Published by The Claremont Institute
  • The Scoutmasters and Committee Members Resources (including "Scoutmaster's Minutes")
    by R. Gary Hendra -- The MacScouter WL Pack 92,MC Troop 92 (Milpitas, CA)
  • (gone) BSA forms: National, Eagle, Council, Unit and Other (PDF format)
    made available by the Greater Yosemite Council
  • MeritBadge.com: Scouting Advancement
  • Index to Merit Badge Requirements
    by Michael Kauffmann Rountable Commissioner: Carroll/Haralson District (Carrollton, GA)

8: Some things to eat

• Pemmican: Recipes, Stories and Stores

9: Some ways to communicate

• Internet Scouting: software for communicating
• ScoutForum Places to communicate

  (gone) 9A: Scouting Mailing lists

  • (gone) Philmont and other Scouting mailing lists at BowLine.Org
  • (gone) SCOUT-TALK
    provided by Philmont.Com (primarily for Scouts in New England)
  • SCOUTS-L Welcome info about SCOUTS-L mailing list
    provided by Jon Eidson
  • J-Scouts Mailing list
    provided by the National Jewish Committee on Scouting, BSA
    and by Shamash(tm) The Jewish Internet Consortium

  9B: USENET

  • (gone) USENET Rec.Scouting FAQs
    at Ohio State University
  • Scouting Newsgroups
    links to Usenet newsgroups by way of your local "news:"

  9C: IRC

  • ScoutLink IRC for scouts only: registration required
  • (gone) #scouting IRC logs of both ScoutLink and Effnet

  9D: Web Forums

  • Scouts Online
  • Scoutmates.com

  9E: 'Blogsand Social Networks

  • Boy Scout Social Network
    http://boyscout.ning.com/
  • Blogs
    • http://www.melrosetroop68.org/blog.html

  9F: Podcasts and Videos
  

  • http://melrosetroop68.org/podcast/podcast.xml

10: Some Scouting Web references

• Scouting on the Internet
  by R. Gary Hendra and Michael F. Bowman; made available by R. Gary Hendra at The MacScouter Scouting Resources Online
• (gone) The NetWoods Virtual Campsite
  made available by Steve Tobin
• L.P.Orans' Pine Tree Web
• Scouting Resources by Joe Jansen
• (gone) Index to Troop 24's many pages (Berkeley, CA)
• (gone) CyberBase Index of Troop 49 (Austin, TX)
• Scouting Online: Scouting Resources

11: Some Scouting Organizations

• World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
  • Swiss Web site
  • U.S. Mirror Web site
• Scouts Australia
• (gone) Scouts of Australia
• Boy Scouts of America
  • BSA Site Map (with search engine)
• National Council of Scouts Canada
• Scouting New Zealand
• ScoutNet UK
• (gone) Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (UK)
• (gone) Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (AU)
• Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (AU) (updated site)
• Baden-Powell Scouts' Association of Canada
  • National Council
  • Ontario
  • (gone) Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Four Arrows Baden-Powell Explorer Group (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

12: U.S. Scouting Service

• U.S. Scouting Service Project

13: Some Council, Troop and Camp Web sites

• 2001 National Scout Jamboree
  by Earl Owens, 1st ASM, Troop 764 (Dunwoody,GA)
• (gone) WFIS 2002 World Scout Jamboree
• 2003: 20th World Scout Jamboree (Thailand)
• (gone) 2003 World Scout Jamboree news (UK)

• Camp Barton (Tompkins County, NY)
  managed by the Baden-Powell Council (Binghamton, NY)
• (gone) Buffalo Trail Council (Midland, TX)
• (gone) Troop 147 (Hannibal, MO)
• (gone) Troop 175 (Midland, TX)
• Troop 381 (Prairie Village, KS)
• Troop 1167 (Caguas, Puerto Rico) [en Español]

14: Some things to watch

• Scouting videos
  by Steve B. Scoutmaster, Troop 68 (Melrose, MN)
• "Boy Scouts Be Prepared" with Robert Baden Powell (1917)
• "Drum Taps" with Slim Whitaker (1933)
• "Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts" with Tex Ritter (1938)
• "Scouts to the Rescue" with Jackie Cooper. (1939)
• "Joy Scouts" with the "Our Gang" crew (1939)
• "Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout" with James Lydon (1944)
• "Mister Scoutmaster" with Clifton Webb (1953)
• "Follow Me, Boys" with Fred MacMurray (1966)
• "The Wrong Guys" (1988)
• "Bushwhacked" (aka "Tenderfoots") with Daniel Stern (1995)
• "Scout's Honor" (2001) (see also: PBS description)

15: Some Scouting Chartering Organizations

• (gone) IN PARTNERSHIPS FOR YOUTH Sponsor Guidelines for Canadian Scouting
• (gone) Community Organizations and the Boy Scouts of America
  • (gone) National Catholic Committee on Scouting Information
  • LDS
    • LDS Scouting
      information and resources -- by Robert and Matthew Lewis.
    • LDS (Mormon) Scouting
      startup guidebooks and support information -- by David L. Opin
      • Mormon Thoughts
  • The United Methodist Church Scouting Ministries
    • (gone) UMC number one in Boy Scouting in USA By CYNTHIA B. ASTLE, Associate Editor -- 4/3/97 for United Methodist Reporter Communications
    • (gone) Agencies and association share oversight of youths Reporter Staff Special -- 4/3/97
    • (gone) Coordinator's stories highlight ministry behind youth agencies By CYNTHIA B. ASTLE, Associate Editor -- 4/3/97
  • The National Association of Presbyterian Scouters

16: Change Notification Request

17: Recent changes to this page

18: Disclaimer

This Web page is maintained by Selden Ball at Wilson Lab.
Please read his disclaimer.
Please send any comments or corrections to seb@lepp.cornell.edu

1: Rover Scouts (AU, CA and UK)
2: Exploring (BSA)
3: Varsity Scouts (BSA)
4: Venture Scouts (various)
5: Order of the Arrow (BSA)
6: Eagle Scouts (BSA)
7: Some things to read
8: Some things to eat
9: Some ways to communicate

9A: Scouting Mailing lists
9B: USENET
9C: IRC
9D: Web Forums
9E: 'Blogs and Social Networks
9F: Podcasts and Videos

10: Some Scouting Web references
11: Some Scouting Organizations
12: U.S. Scouting Service
13: Some Council, Troop and Camp Web sites
14: Some things to Watch
15: Some Scouting Chartering Organizations
16: Change notification request
17: Recent changes to this page
18: Disclaimer.