2010 Historic Merit Badges Program Is Here Again

[Stephen Henning]

This is no April Fools' Day joke: the Boy Scouts of America Historic
Merit Badge program is here.

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_flier_new.pdf

Today marks the first day boys can begin earning Signaling, Tracking,
Pathfinding, and Carpentry: four merit badges brought back for the
Centennial year.

The program honors Scouting's rich 100-year history by introducing
today's Scouts to the merit badges earned by yesterday's youth. To bring
the badges into a 21st-century context, the BSA has created supplemental
information guides that will accompany scans of the original merit badge
pamphlets.

€ The badges can be earned beginning today, April 1, 2010, and
requirements must be completed by Dec. 31, 2010.

€ Historic merit badges do count toward a Scout's rank advancement.

€ Each merit badge emblem features a gold border, which will help
identify it as special to the centennial year.

€ Pamphlets for these badges will not be reprinted. Instead, Scouts
and Scouters can go online to find digital scans of the original
pamphlets.


Signaling:
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_signaling_new.pdf

Tracking:
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_tracking_new.pdf

Pathfinding:
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_pathfinding_new.pdf

Carpentry:
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_carpentry_new.pdf

You need a qualified merit badge counselor for each badge.

[Paul S Wolf]

This is no April Fools' Day joke: the Boy Scouts of America Historic
Merit Badge program is here.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_flier_new.pdf
Today marks the first day boys can begin earning Signaling, Tracking,
Pathfinding, and Carpentry: four merit badges brought back for the
Centennial year.
The program honors Scouting's rich 100-year history by introducing
today's Scouts to the merit badges earned by yesterday's youth. To bring
the badges into a 21st-century context, the BSA has created supplemental
information guides that will accompany scans of the original merit badge
pamphlets.
€ The badges can be earned beginning today, April 1, 2010, and
requirements must be completed by Dec. 31, 2010.
€ Historic merit badges do count toward a Scout's rank advancement.
€ Each merit badge emblem features a gold border, which will help
identify it as special to the centennial year.
€ Pamphlets for these badges will not be reprinted. Instead, Scouts
and Scouters can go online to find digital scans of the original
pamphlets.

The links Stephen provided give new valuable information. I've added
links to the original merit badge pamphlets, below.

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_signaling_new.pdf

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/Signaling_MBP_Historical.pdf

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_tracking_new.pdf

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/Stalking_MBP_Historical.pdf

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_pathfinding_new.pdf

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/Pathfinding_MBP_Historical.pdf

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_carpentry_new.pdf

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/Carpentry.pdf

You need a qualified merit badge counselor for each badge.

You can also get all of the requirements at:
http://usscouts.org/meritbadges.asp

[J. Hugh Sullivan]

Post by Stephen Henning
This is no April Fools' Day joke: the Boy Scouts of America Historic
Merit Badge program is here.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_flier_new.pdf
Today marks the first day boys can begin earning Signaling, Tracking,
Pathfinding, and Carpentry: four merit badges brought back for the
Centennial year.
The program honors Scouting's rich 100-year history by introducing
today's Scouts to the merit badges earned by yesterday's youth. To bring
the badges into a 21st-century context, the BSA has created supplemental
information guides that will accompany scans of the original merit badge
pamphlets.
€ The badges can be earned beginning today, April 1, 2010, and
requirements must be completed by Dec. 31, 2010.
€ Historic merit badges do count toward a Scout's rank advancement.
€ Each merit badge emblem features a gold border, which will help
identify it as special to the centennial year.
€ Pamphlets for these badges will not be reprinted. Instead, Scouts
and Scouters can go online to find digital scans of the original
pamphlets.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_signaling_new.pdf
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_tracking_new.pdf
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_pathfinding_new.pdf
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_carpentry_new.pdf
You need a qualified merit badge counselor for each badge.
--
Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA - http://scouters.us

Any chance they will waive the age limit so I can get Tracking? I have
the other three!

Hugh

[e***@nospam.com]

Post by Stephen Henning
This is no April Fools' Day joke: the Boy Scouts of America Historic
Merit Badge program is here.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_flier_new.pdf
Today marks the first day boys can begin earning Signaling, Tracking,
Pathfinding, and Carpentry: four merit badges brought back for the
Centennial year.
The program honors Scouting's rich 100-year history by introducing
today's Scouts to the merit badges earned by yesterday's youth. To bring
the badges into a 21st-century context, the BSA has created supplemental
information guides that will accompany scans of the original merit badge
pamphlets.
€ The badges can be earned beginning today, April 1, 2010, and
requirements must be completed by Dec. 31, 2010.
€ Historic merit badges do count toward a Scout's rank advancement.
€ Each merit badge emblem features a gold border, which will help
identify it as special to the centennial year.
€ Pamphlets for these badges will not be reprinted. Instead, Scouts
and Scouters can go online to find digital scans of the original
pamphlets.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_signaling_new.pdf
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_tracking_new.pdf
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_pathfinding_new.pdf
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_carpentry_new.pdf
You need a qualified merit badge counselor for each badge.

Where can I find a complete list of current merit badges and if
possible, those that are no longer offerred? I'm just curious. I was
a scout from 1959 to 1968 (age 8 to 17). I'd like to find how things
are now. Come to think of it, do they have the whole BSA manual
online? (if they still use one???)

[Paul S Wolf]

Post by e***@nospam.com

This is no April Fools' Day joke: the Boy Scouts of America Historic
Merit Badge program is here.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_flier_new.pdf
Today marks the first day boys can begin earning Signaling, Tracking,
Pathfinding, and Carpentry: four merit badges brought back for the
Centennial year.
The program honors Scouting's rich 100-year history by introducing
today's Scouts to the merit badges earned by yesterday's youth. To bring
the badges into a 21st-century context, the BSA has created supplemental
information guides that will accompany scans of the original merit badge
pamphlets.
€ The badges can be earned beginning today, April 1, 2010, and
requirements must be completed by Dec. 31, 2010.
€ Historic merit badges do count toward a Scout's rank advancement.
€ Each merit badge emblem features a gold border, which will help
identify it as special to the centennial year.
€ Pamphlets for these badges will not be reprinted. Instead, Scouts
and Scouters can go online to find digital scans of the original
pamphlets.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_signaling_new.pdf
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_tracking_new.pdf
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_pathfinding_new.pdf
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/historic_carpentry_new.pdf
You need a qualified merit badge counselor for each badge.

Where can I find a complete list of current merit badges and if
possible, those that are no longer offerred? I'm just curious. I was
a scout from 1959 to 1968 (age 8 to 17). I'd like to find how things
are now. Come to think of it, do they have the whole BSA manual
online? (if they still use one???)

2 additional merit badges added since the start of the month:
Geocaching and Scouting Heritage

History of merit badges, including current list:
http://usscouts.org/mb/history.asp

Boy Scout handbook:
http://www.bsahandbook.org/