Scouting in Rhode Island

Scouting in Rhode Island

Scouting in Rhode Island has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Early history (1910-1950)

Rhode Island Boy Scouts

Boy Scouts of America

In 1910 the First Providence Troop was organized in Washington Park, Providence, Rhode Island. On October 24, 1910 the troop was formally recognized by Scout headquarters. Troop meetings were held at the Broad Street School. The first Scoutmaster was Herbert R. Dean, a retired Army general. The first charter listed sixty-four boys. [cite web | url = http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0105/a-90an.html | title = 90 Years Old and Counting | accessdate = | accessdaymonth = 01 | accessmonthday = | accessyear = 2008 | author = Robert Peterson | last = Robert | first = Peterson | authorlink = | coauthors = | date = | year = 2001 | month = 05 | format = html | work = Scouting | publisher = Boy Scouts of America | pages = | doi = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | quote = ]

Four BSA councils were formed in the state. The first council, Providence Council (546), was organized in 1916 based in Providence. The second was Pawtucket RI Council (Council # 548) in 1917 and ended in 1920. From 1918 to 1924, (Council # 547) Newport RI Council existed. In 1924, Woonsocket RI (#549) formed a council. [http://www.honorpub.com/scout-e-zine/vol03/council_history/ri_history.htm HISTORY OF COUNCILS IN THE BSA -- FEATURED STATE: Rhode Island] ]

In 1917, Rhode Island Boy Scouts merged with Providence Council to form the Greater Providence Council and recognized its existence back to 1910. [http://www.narragansettbsa.org/volunteers/council/docs/History%20of%20the%20Council.pdf] In 1922, Pawtucket RI Council was reorganized into Pawtucket & Central Falls Council. In 1924, Newport Council became Newport County Council. In 1926, the Greater Providence Area Council was created from the merger of Greater Providence Council and Newport County Council. In the years 1929 and 1930, the three Rhode Island councils merged into Narragansett Council. [http://www.honorpub.com/scout-e-zine/vol03/council_history/ri_history.htm HISTORY OF COUNCILS IN THE BSA -- FEATURED STATE: Rhode Island] ] [http://www.narragansettbsa.org/volunteers/council/docs/History%20of%20the%20Council.pdf] The present Narragansett Council was formed as the result of a 2001 merger between the Moby Dick Council and the Narragansett Council. [http://www.honorpub.com/scout-e-zine/vol03/council_history/ri_history.htm HISTORY OF COUNCILS IN THE BSA -- FEATURED STATE: Rhode Island] ] [http://www.narragansettbsa.org/volunteers/council/docs/History%20of%20the%20Council.pdf]

couting in Rhode Island today

Girl Scouting in Rhode Island

There is one Girl Scout council office in Rhode Island.

ee also

* Roy Williams (Scouting)
* Camp Yawgoog

External links

* [http://www.narragansettbsa.org/ Narragansett Council] , Boy Scouts of America
* [http://www.gsri.org Girl Scouts of Rhode Island]

References

* [http://www.narragansettbsa.org/volunteers/council/docs/History%20of%20the%20Council.pdf History of the Council (PDF) on Narragansett Council (Boy Scouts) webpage]


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