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Webster Museum historian Lynn Barton gave the museum photos from 1912 of the first known Boy Scout troop in Webster camping in the Dunn’s Woods on Lake Rd. Witmer, Grabb, Curtice all known names from old time Webster, met at the Presbyterian Church. Troop 108 has it’s history back to 1925 and meets at the Presbyterian Church today but the mystery still remains if they are one and the same troop. Boy Scouts of America was incorporated in the USA on February 8th 1910 by William D. Boyce a Chicago newspaper publisher who also employed as many as 20,000 newsboys. He turned the leadership over to Edgar M. Robinson and asked that boys of all races and creeds be included.
Good deeds in Webster by the Eagle Scouts; benches at the Arboretum, shelving at the Webster Community Chest, and many more Projects. a Eagle Scout is the one who must earn 21 merit badges including 12 that are mandatory and carry out a service project to benefit his community to earn the Eagle badge. Fewer then 2 million in the country have achieved this highest rank.
Many community members have helped us put together a display.
- Sharon Pratt shared a history of participation in Scouting by her father and award winning pinewood derby cars also.
- John Newberry with over 86 years in scouting and a long time scout in the area, met the original scoutmaster in England, Baden Powell , the founder of the Boy Scout movement in England in 1908. John’s daughter, Carol Huther, loaned his collection of badges and photos from many different countries.
- Nicholas Grenier and Christopher,Craig and David Smith have their Eagle Scout uniforms on display.
- Tom Pellett an avid scout and scout leader brought his collection of neckerchiefs, sliders his memories of scouting and learning carving.
- Amy Kniffin a young cub scout leader, gave us the cub scout items for display.
Check the Valentines from the past. Our new area for the business display is in front of our library. The Chamber of Commerce is in a prominent location in the case.The Business and Professional Women ,”Women of the Year” recipients are now settled in a new case. Work will begin on a collection histories with all their histories inside…so you can read about them too… Museum is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 2-4:30pm.
