Turn up the sound, the recorded level is not high: Film showing a Scout’s trip to the 1950 National Scout Jamboree in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Scouts traveling to the new Summit Bechtel Reserve site in West Virginia in 2013 will have a much, much different experience. How many differences can a student find, just watching the film?
http://www.scoutinghotfinds.com (turn up the volume all the way!) This great video was shot by the Boy Scouts and was released as an old strip on 1″ magnetic film after the 1950 National Scout Jamboree. The original film was digitized by Scouter Rick Maples and he has given me permission to post it on YouTube for all to see. There are lots of great pieces of history here and any Scout who has had the Jamboree experience will appreciate this tale of American history. Watching this it makes you wonder how much have changed as the 2013 National Scout Jamboree at the Summit is coming up soon.
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(This is labeled “Part 1.” Is there a Part 2?)
It’s almost 20 minutes of film, but fascinating to watch just to see how much is different. Trains? No sunscreen?
President Harry Truman appears about 13 minutes into the film. His speech would probably be considered too political by today’s standards, and it’s interesting to see the reaction of the Scouts and leaders Truman (who was awarded the Silver Buffalo, Scouting’s highest honor for a leader).
Interesting to see the re-enactment of the retreat of Washington’s forces to Valley Forge. Interesting way to learn history.
47,000 Scouts participated in the 1950 National Jamboree. 2013 will be a bit bigger, and in a more wild location.
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Posted by Ed Darrell 
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