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Comment: Are there any secondary sources that you can add? BuySomeApples (talk) 01:04, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: (A) Mainly primary sourced, in dire need of secondary sources, espacially for claims like "official museum of the World Organization of the Scout Movement". (B) I don´t really get what is actually exhibited. Galleries/rooms are named, but seemingly there are very little exhibits that are notable on their own. (C) The section #Media Released about the World Scouting Museum should be reworded and shows only local to statewide impact. A wider view would be appreciated. --jergen (talk) 09:29, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
World Scouting Museum
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The World Scouting Museum formerly the Las Vegas International Scouting Museum is the official museum of the World Organization of the Scouting Movement (WOSM) in the United States. It is located in Charleston, West Virginia near the West Virginia International Yeager Airport and on the way to The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, a Scouting America National and World Jamboree Site. The museum is home to historic memorabilia from Scouting America, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, International Scouting organizations, and various defunct youth Scouting organizations.[1]
Background
[edit]Dr. Robert Lynn Horne founded the Robert Lynn Horne Foundation in 1996, a non-profit foundation to establish an international scouting memorabilia museum originally located in Las Vegas, Nevada to preserve the rich history of the scouting movement.[2]
Opening at a temporary facility on Charleston Boulevard in Las Vegas in June 1999. The Robert Lynn Horne Foundation officially changed its name to the Las Vegas International Scouting Museum in early 2002 and began operations.[2]
In November 2012 the museum moved into a new 13,000-square-foot building on West Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas. This allowed for more exhibit space and to show more of the collection to the public.[2]
Starting in October of 2022 the Las Vegas International Scouting Museum began the process of moving from Las Vegas, Nevada to Charleston, West Virginia. [2] The moving process started on the day after Thanksgiving and the final truck delivered the last load after Christmas 2022, a total of 5 tractor-trailer loads were needed per social media posts from the museum.
Upon moving to West Virginia in 2022 the Las Vegas International Scouting Museum changed its name to the World Scouting Museum to reflect its mission to serve the Scouts of the World by storing the history of the Scouting Movement.[2]
In July 2023, in conjunction with the 2023 Scouts BSA (now Scouting America) National Jamboree, the World Scouting Museum reopened to the public for tours and Merit Badge Counseling. The purpose of the move was to bring the museum closer to large gatherings of Scouts. Locating near the Yeager Airport on the way to the Summit Bechtel Reserve was to allow more Scouts a chance to see the collection and various International Scouting-focused items.[2]
The current location of the World Scouting Museum is 1615 Washington St East Charleston, West Virginia 25311.
Community Programming
[edit]The World Scouting Museum helps its community by offering educational resources to Scouts, young children, teenagers, young adults, home-schooled, and programming focused on families with children.[3]
Community Service Site for Girl Scouts of the USA and Scouting America
[edit]One major component of the World Scouting Museum is working with Scouts to achieve the Silver, Gold, or Eagle Awards from the appropriate sponsoring organization as a community service site. Since the World Scouting Museum is unaffiliated with both GSUSA and Scouting America, and partnered with the World Organization of the Scouting Movement (WOSM) and a non-profit organization community partner Scouts can complete any community service projects at the World Scouting Museum permitting approval and appropriateness.[2]
The Robert Lynn Horne Merit Badge College at the World Scouting Museum
[edit]Another major aspect is the Robert Lynn Horne Merit Badge College, which helps Scouts complete requirements on their Merit or Proficiency badges. Scouting America Merit Badges offered as of 2025 are:[3]
- American Business
- American Cultures
- American Heritage
- American Labor
- Citizenship in the World
- Coin Collecting
- Collections
- Digital Technology
- Mining in Society
- Scouting Heritage
More Merit Badges are planned to be added. Proficiency badges for the GSUSA are available but must be worked out with staff.[3]
Galleries
[edit]The World Scouting Museum contains four galleries and an Event room to host installations for special exhibits.[4]
The Baden-Powell Gallery
[edit]The Baden-Powell Gallery is dedicated to Robert Baden-Powell the founder of the Scouting Movement. The Baden-Powell Gallery is home to most of the museum's collection that is on display, from the earliest days of Scouting and Robert Baden-Powell to the most recent Scouting America National Jamboree patches. This gallery is filled with patches, books, artwork, and many other items to peruse and learn about.[4]
The Edson-Goodman Gallery
[edit]The Edson-Goodman Gallery is dedicated to the founders of the Order of the Arrow, Carrol A. Edson and E. Urner Goodman. This gallery focuses on Order of the Arrow memorabilia such as sashes, patches, and neckerchiefs. National Order of the Arrow Conference memorabilia is also on display along with other Order of the Arrow project memorabilia from the past. Norman Rockwell and Joseph Csatari prints are also on display.[4]
The Low Gallery
[edit]The Low Gallery is dedicated to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America founder Juliette Gordon Low. The Low Gallery is a loosely connected area of the gift shop and two adjoining rooms that showcase the history of the GSUSA via Girl Scout dolls, trinkets, patches, uniforms, and other memorabilia.[4]
The Rockwell Gallery
[edit]The Rockwell Gallery is dedicated to Norman Rockwell, who served as an American artist and longtime art contributor to Boys' Life Magazine. The Rockwell Gallery is located throughout the connecting sections of the museum and displays artwork by Rockwell, Csastari, Hergé, Jim Davis, and other notable artists. The Rockwell Gallery is also the location of the wall of International Scouting Uniforms, which allows Scouts to view the differences in uniforms up close between World Scout Jamborees.[4]
The Horne Event Room
[edit]The Horne Event Room is dedicated to Dr. Robert Lynn Horne, the founder of the World Scouting Museum, and is the home of the Robert Lynn Horne Merit Badge College. The space is equal in size to the Baden-Powell Gallery as it sits below it and is able to host large events, traveling exhibits, art installations, and any other museum or scouting-focused activities.[4]
Exhibits
[edit]The World Scouting Museum is home to various Scouting-related exhibits from around the world. Some highlights include:[5]
Digital Exhibits
[edit]Monthly Newsletter
[edit]The World Scouting Museum began production of a digital monthly newsletter in January 2025. The World Scouting Museum Monthly Newsletter is released during the last half of each month throughout the year and contains articles containing updates on the museum. Each issue features one historical topic or exhibit within the Museum which is expanded upon to provide the reader with interesting or useful knowledge. Tour Guests can then scan QR codes to view the information from signs within the Museum enhancing their educational experience.[6]
Order of the Arrow Patch Donation Online Gallery
[edit]The World Scouting Museum has uploaded its entire Order of the Arrow Patch Gallery to its website to allow members of Scouting America's Order of the Arrow members to donate any missing patches so their active or inactive Order of the Arrow Lodge can be represented completely in the archives. This also serves as an active donation program to complete the Order of the Arrow Archive located within the Edson-Goodman Gallery.[7]
Scouting Postcards
[edit]The World Scouting Museum has a digital archive of Scouting Postcards available to view online on their website.[5]
The Daisy Doll and Steve Scout Podcast
[edit]The World Scouting Museum began production on an AI-generated Audio Podcast using sources vetted by staff and Google NotebookLM to auto-generate voices for the historic scouting items Steve Scout and Daisy Doll, an Action Figure and Cabbage Patch Kids Doll dressed in a Daisy Scout uniform that help Scouts learn about different historical topics, specific items in our collections, and do deep dives on Scouting centric themes. The podcast is available on Spotify and is called The Daisy Doll and Steve Scout Show[8]
Physical Exhibits
[edit]International Scout Uniform Wall
[edit]The World Scouting Museum is home to a large array of scouting uniforms from around the world that are on display in the Rockwell Gallery. These uniforms get rotated out to showcase other Scouting organizations on occasion.
Scouting Automata
[edit]The World Scouting Museum has 4 Scouting Automata on display for guests to view. The automata can be viewed in various galleries throughout the museum depending on the theming of the automaton.[9]
Steve Scout by Kenner Display
[edit]The World Scouting Museum has a large Steve Scout Action Figure by Kenner display containing various figures from the range in Scouting scenarios and scenery. This display is located in the Baden-Powell Gallery.
Scouting America National & World Scout Jamboree Memorabilia
[edit]The World Scouting Museum has the largest collection of patches and items on display from both Scouting America National Scout Jamborees and World Scout Jamborees. The collection includes items from the very first Jamborees to the current. These displays are located in Baden-Powell Gallery.
The Green Bar Bill Hillcourt Libraries
[edit]The World Scouting Museum is home to the largest library of Scouting-focused printed material in the world. The Hillcourt Libraries are dedicated to 'Green Bar' William 'Bill' Hillcourt, an international Scouter, leader, and prolific author of seminal scouting works in his lifetime for the Boy Scouts of America. The Hillcourt Libraries consist of one library, one annex library, and a book/ephemera storage area. The libraries contain everything from papers sent to scouts going on Jamborees to nonfiction books about Scouting adventures produced early in Scouting history. Most of the library focuses on the English language, but there is also a substantial amount printed in other languages and from other countries. The museum is home to one of the largest Scouting sheet music collections in the world.[4]
Media Released about the World Scouting Museum
[edit]The World Scouting Museum has been featured in numerous articles from local newspapers, news tv stations, and online media since it opened in West Virginia. Some of the articles are listed below:
- https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/26/hurricane-high-schooler-honored-with-gold-award-highest-honor-in-girl-scouts/[10]
- https://wchstv.com/news/local/world-scouting-museum-moves-to-charleston[11]
- https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/putnam_news/putnam-county-girl-scout-honored-with-gold-award/article_fcdb5821-06c7-5fff-8992-d5323bd44fe8.html[12]
- https://therealwv.com/2023/08/03/world-scouting-museum-opens-in-charleston-as-summit-reserve-welcomes-thousands-to-southern-west-virginia/[13]
- https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/charleston-new-home-of-world-scouting-museum/article_3f1946ef-b104-5c6d-94ca-903835af1129.html[14]
- https://wchstv.com/news/local/boy-scouts-from-across-the-nation-come-to-wva-for-national-jamboree[15]
- https://wchstv.com/news/local/world-scouting-museum-of-west-virginia-honors-911-first-responders[16]
West Virginia Senate Resolution 49 (2024)
[edit]In 2024 the West Virginia Legislature recognized the World Scouting Museum and its Founding Executive Director Dr. Robert Lynn Horne in the State Senate through the passage of Senate Resolution 49 to coincide with History Day at the West Virginia State Capitol.[17]
The bill was sponsored by Senators Tom Takubo (Lead), Patricia Rucker, Robert H. Plymale, and Mike Caputo and introduced on February 20, 2024 It completed legislative action on February 21, 2024. The bill had support from both Republican and Democratic legislators.[18]
The resolution reads as follows:
Recognizing the World Scouting Museum.
Whereas, In 1996, Dr. Robert Lynn Horne created the Robert Lynn Horne Foundation, a non-profit foundation with the goal of establishing a world-class museum in Las Vegas dedicated to preserving the rich history and heritage of the scouting movement; and
Whereas, The World Scouting Museum is dedicated to showing the magnitude of the influence scouting has had on individuals, families, communities, countries, and the world; communicating the continuing significance of scouting's historical values and principles to present and future generations; and promoting world peace by acknowledging and demonstrating the similarities of youth in every country and culture; and
Whereas, The World Scouting Museum offers a number of exhibits specific to scouting such as postcards showcasing the history of scouting, coins, and tokens from scouting events around the world, World Jamboree Memorabilia, and Council and Jamboree shoulder patches; and
Whereas, It is believed the World Scouting Museum is the custodian of the largest collection of scouting memorabilia in the world containing over 200,000 pieces of scouting history; and
Whereas, Recently, the World Scouting Museum acquired contributions from John Huskins, Camp Chief at Gilwell from 1969-1975, and a 1924 World Jamboree sash worn by the 56 members of the Boy Scouts of America who attended the 1924 World Jamboree in Denmark; and
Whereas, In 2023, the World Scouting Museum moved to a 13,000 square foot building in Charleston, West Virginia with the vision to disseminate the inspirational stories of individuals whose lives have been impacted and changed by the scouting program; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby recognizes the dedication of Dr. Robert Lynn Horne for his hard work in creating a repository for international scouting memorabilia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to Dr. Robert Lynn Horne, Executive Director.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Scouting Museum". World Scouting Museum. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g "About Us". World Scouting Museum. 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ a b c "Robert Lynn Horne Merit Badge College". World Scouting Museum. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g "World Scouting Museum Galleries and Facilities". World Scouting Museum. 2025-02-13. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ a b "Exhibits". World Scouting Museum. 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "World Scouting Museum Newsletter". World Scouting Museum. 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "Order of the Arrow Lodges Past and Present". World Scouting Museum. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "The Daisy Doll and Steve Scout Podcast". World Scouting Museum. 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ "WSM Scouting Automata Automaton". World Scouting Museum. 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ Lewis, Jarett (2024-05-26). "Hurricane high schooler honored with Gold Award, highest honor in Girl Scouts". WV MetroNews. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ KLEIN, SHAYLA (2023-07-08). "World Scouting Museum brings world peace message to Charleston". WCHS. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ Council, Courtesy of Girl Scouts Black Diamond (2024-06-05). "Putnam County Girl Scout honored with Gold Award". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ Young, Matt (2023-08-03). "World Scouting Museum opens in Charleston as Summit Reserve welcomes thousands to Southern West Virginia". therealwv.com. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ rsteelhammer@hdmediallc.com, Rick Steelhammer (2023-07-09). "Charleston new home of World Scouting Museum". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ KLEIN, SHAYLA (2023-07-19). "Boy Scouts from across the nation come to West Virginia for National Jamboree". WCHS. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ CLINE, HANNAH (2023-09-11). "West Virginia museum honors 9/11 first responders". WCHS. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ^ a b "SR 49 Text". www.wvlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ^ "Bill Status - Complete Resolution History". www.wvlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
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