Historic Merit Badges

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boys Scouts, 4 discontinued Merit Badges have been taken out of retirement for 2010 only.  The badges will have a distinctive gold border; regular badges have a green border and Eagle required have a silver border.  The original requirements for the badges are used and the work must be completed within the 2010 calendar year.  Troop 2 will be offering some of these badges during our summer camp - hopefully every boy will be able to earn at least one of these merit badges.

Carpentry 
scan of original BSA pamphlet, copyright 1928

• First offered 1911 - 1952.
• Sample requirements: demonstrate the use of several tools, demonstrate how to lay shingles, build a simple piece of furniture for use at home.

Pathfinding
scan of original BSA pamphlet, copyright 1927

• First offered 1911 - 1952.
• Sample requirements: be able to guide people to several places within a three-mile radius of your home, submit a scale map of your community.

Signaling
scan of original BSA pamphlet, copyright 1940

• First offered 1910 - 1992.
• Sample requirements: build a simple buzzer or blinker capable of sending Morse code messages and send a message of at least 35 words, send and receive messages using semaphore flags at a rate of at least 30 letters per minute.

Tracking (originally called Stalking merit badge) 
scan of original BSA pamphlet, copyright 1942

• First offered 1911 - 1952.
• Sample requirements: recognize the tracks of 10 different animals, give evidence to show you have tracked at least two different kinds of birds or animals, document their speed and direction.