8th World Scout Jamboree
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| Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario | ||
| Country | Canada | ||
| Date | 1955 | ||
| Attendance | 11,000 Scouts | ||
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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.[1]
This was the first World Jamboree to be held in the Western Hemisphere (indeed, the first outside of Europe).File:World Scout Jamboree Stamp.jpg
The Jamboree was heralded by a commemorative stamp issued in 1955.
There are some incredible tales of the efforts made by Scouts to attend the Jamboree, with the New Zealand contingent leaving 4 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.[2]
The 50th Anniversary of the Jamboree was celebrated in September of 2005 at which time a plaque[3] commemorating the event was unveiled. The Niagara Parks Commission also planted a memorial oak tree.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ↑ Walton, Mike (1999). "The World Crest Badge...(and why do we *all* wear it?)". http://www.mninter.net/~blkeagle/crest.htm. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
- ↑ http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/world_events/world_jamboree/jamborees_history
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[edit] External links
- 8th World Scout Jamboree 1955 Website
- Jamboree Histories at Scoutbase.org
- Jamboree Histories at Scout.org
- LetsJamboree.org
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