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== Origins == | == Origins == | ||
The collecting of Scouting memorabilia likely began when Scouting was founded in | The collecting of Scouting memorabilia likely began when Scouting was founded in Britain in 1908, though in those early years many did not think to save their items, and so much is lost to history. Early Scouters often sewed awards they had earned, as well as insignia they had traded with other Scouts, directly to woolen campfire blankets. Most of the original Scouting insignia of that period was wool itself and has not survived. Several beautiful examples of these early campfire blankets exist in the collection of the [http://www.koshare.org/ Koshare Indian Museum] in [[La Junta, Colorado]]. | ||
== Function of Scouting memorabilia == | == Function of Scouting memorabilia == | ||
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* [[Scouts on Stamps Society International]] | * [[Scouts on Stamps Society International]] | ||
== External links and references, by country or region== | == External links and references, by country or region == | ||
===Australia=== | === Australia === | ||
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/australianscouts Australian Scouts Yahoo group] | * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/australianscouts Australian Scouts Yahoo group] | ||
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* [http://www.canbadge.com Images of badges listed by the Canadian Badger's Club] | * [http://www.canbadge.com Images of badges listed by the Canadian Badger's Club] | ||
===Caribbean === | === Caribbean === | ||
* [http://www.angelfire.com/fl/thetrader/csj/ Patches and memorabilia of the Caribbean Scout Jamborees] | * [http://www.angelfire.com/fl/thetrader/csj/ Patches and memorabilia of the Caribbean Scout Jamborees] | ||
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* [http://www.scouts82.com/eurojam/badges.htm Scouting in Cyprus] | * [http://www.scouts82.com/eurojam/badges.htm Scouting in Cyprus] | ||
===Germany=== | === Germany === | ||
* [http://abzeichen.irmer.org Andreas' Badge Collection] | * [http://abzeichen.irmer.org Andreas' Badge Collection] | ||
* [http://www.pfadfinderabzeichen.de Virtual Badge Collection] | * [http://www.pfadfinderabzeichen.de Virtual Badge Collection] | ||
===Ireland=== | === Ireland === | ||
* [http://www.irishscoutbadges.com Irish Scout Badges] | * [http://www.irishscoutbadges.com Irish Scout Badges] | ||
===Japan=== | === Japan === | ||
*the [[Scouting Memorabilia Club of Japan]], organized in 2003 with more than 65 member Scouters throughout Japan. | *the [[Scouting Memorabilia Club of Japan]], organized in 2003 with more than 65 member Scouters throughout Japan. | ||
===Netherlands=== | === Netherlands === | ||
* [http://home.wanadoo.nl/stefpoolen Scout pages] | * [http://home.wanadoo.nl/stefpoolen Scout pages] | ||
===New Zealand=== | === New Zealand === | ||
* [http://www.nzscoutbadge.com | * [http://www.nzscoutbadge.com Virtual picture catalog of New Zealand Scout Badges] | ||
* [http://www.biznet.net.nz/badgers IBC New Zealand Section] | * [http://www.biznet.net.nz/badgers IBC New Zealand Section] | ||
* [http://www.rockhoppers.net/telys/badges/ index of New Zealand Scout and Guide Badges] | * [http://www.rockhoppers.net/telys/badges/ index of New Zealand Scout and Guide Badges] | ||
===Portugal=== | === Portugal === | ||
* [http://www.cpcoe.org Portuguese Scout Club of Collectors] | * [http://www.cpcoe.org Portuguese Scout Club of Collectors] | ||
===Spain=== | === Spain === | ||
* [http://tejones.scouts-es.net Spanish Badgers Club] | * [http://tejones.scouts-es.net Spanish Badgers Club] | ||
* [http://elwebdelleonamistoso2.iespana.es Spanish Scout insignia] | * [http://elwebdelleonamistoso2.iespana.es Spanish Scout insignia] | ||
===United Kingdom=== | === United Kingdom === | ||
* [http://www.johnrhoggarth.co.uk Scout memorabilia] | * [http://www.johnrhoggarth.co.uk Scout memorabilia] | ||
===United States of America=== | === United States of America === | ||
===by topic=== | ===by topic=== | ||
* [http://councilstrip.com/ Council/Jamboree Shoulder Strip Patches] | * [http://councilstrip.com/ Council/Jamboree Shoulder Strip Patches] | ||
