8th World Scout Jamboree

The 8th World Scout Jamboree was held in 1955 and was hosted by Canada at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. The Jamboree saw the introduction of the World Membership Badge which is still worn on the uniforms of Scouts the world over. [cite web | author= Walton, Mike | year= 1999| title=The World Crest Badge...(and why do we *all* wear it?) | work= | url=http://www.mninter.net/~blkeagle/crest.htm | publisher = | accessdate=21 December | accessyear=2006]

This was the first World Jamboree to be held in the Western Hemisphere (indeed, the first outside of Europe). alone.

There are some incredible tales of the efforts made by Scouts to attend the Jamboree, with the New Zealand contingent leaving four months ahead of the event and traveling over 30,000 miles on the way. There were also three Brazilian Scouts who arrived after traveling by jeep from their hometown. [ [http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/world_events/world_jamboree/jamborees_history Jamborees History / World Jamboree / World Events / Events / Information & Events / Home - World Organization of the Scout Movement ] ]

The 50th Anniversary of the Jamboree was celebrated in September 2005 at which time a plaque [http://wj55.org/graphics/wj55-plaque.jpeg] commemorating the event was unveiled. The Niagara Parks Commission also planted a memorial oak tree.

ee also

*World Scout Jamboree
*Scouting in Ontario

References

External links

* [http://wj55.org/ 8th World Scout Jamboree 1955 Website]
* [http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/history/inter/jambo.htm#1955 Jamboree Histories at Scoutbase.org]
* [http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/world_events/world_jamboree/jamborees_history Jamboree Histories at Scout.org]
* [http://letsjamboree.org.uk/history/jam07_08.htm LetsJamboree.org]