Memorial sign at the Boy Scout Troop 85 Corral. The sign reads: "Dedicated to the memory our former scout - Dick Engle, lost in the Pacific on the U.S. sub 'Trigger'."
Contributing Institution:
North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting
Boy Scout Troop 248 marching the the Norse-American Centennial parade in New York City. Carl O. Pedersen's influence in organizing the Norse-American Centennial celebration spanned from New York to Minnesota, as well as other parts of the country.
Boy Scouts from Troop 28 build a four poster tower out of tree branches in an open field on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds for the Pioneering event at the 8th Annual Boy Scout Roundup.
Contributing Institution:
North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting
Narrative history of World War One activities in Clay County during World War One, and provides a photograph with a description of those in the county who fought in the war.
A young Hyman Berman stands in his Boy Scout uniform holdng semaphores. Scouting was available to both boys and girls. Although scouting's intent was in part to Americanize participants through civic service and outdoor recreation, the sponsors of most all of the Jewish scout troops were synagogues.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
This photo may reflect a gathering of boys from several different groups, suggested by the different numbers on the sleeves of several of the scouts. Many of the troops that Jewish boys and girls belonged to were synagogue-sponsored. That allowed for the adaptation of scouting themes and activities to incorporate Jewish values.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives