ABOUT THE MUSEUM

Scout Homecoming is a Rousing Success!

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:55:44 -0500

500 attendees help to make the Ottawa Scouting Museums “Scout Homecoming” a success. Below you will find links to various media coverage of the 100th anniversary of scouting.

VOA:
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Boy-Scouts-of-America-Celebrate-100th-Anniversary-96390389.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSITwwdK8Ag

Ottawa Delivered:
http://www.ottawadelivered.com/story.cfm?id=3399&section=community

http://www.facebook.com/OttawaDelivered

The Times:
http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=406244&query=scout

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=406253&query=scout

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=406346&query=scout

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=406462&query=scout

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=406540&query=scout

Join Linda Gorham - Reddick Library - Saturday June 12, 2010

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:53:30 -0600

Join Linda Gorham, nationally renowned storyteller at the Reddick Library on Saturday, June 12. Dynamic and exciting, Linda uses movement, humor, audience participation, and sometimes zaniness as she tells old folktales and ghost stories updated "with attitude!"
There will be 2 programs:
10:30 am Creepy, scary, sometimes funny, and spine-tingling ghost stories
1:00 pm Interactive folktales from Native American and other cultures
Stop in and enjoy the fun!
1. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND ABOUT 45 MINUTES.
2. GHOST STORY PROGRAM MAY FRIGHTEN YOUNGER CHILDREN.
3. SEATING WILL BE LIMITED. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
Youth participants will be able to make a key fob after the storyteller.
They will use beads to spell their name in Morse Code. Supplies are limited.

www.reddicklibrary.org
Reddick Public Library District strives to serve its community's needs for literacy, information, recreation, and culture.

Things to do at Scout Homecoming 2010!

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:47:04 -0600

Lone Scout Patrol Banquet Saturday, June 12, 2010, 4:30-6:30p.m. W.D. Boyce Descendants - Keynote Speakers

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:04:49 -0600

To honor 100 years of Scouting, the Ottawa Scouting Museum will be hosting a Lone Scout Patrol Banquet on Saturday, June 12, 2010 between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Pitstick’s Pavilion, on Route 23 north of Ottawa. This historic, once-in-a-lifetime event is part of the museum’s grand celebration taking place in Ottawa from June 10-13, 2010 - as part of Scout Homecoming 2010.

The Board and I invite you to attend this historic event and meet some of William Dickson Boyce’s descendants. Our keynote speakers for this event will be great-grandson Stephen Hultberg, who will speak about the Boyce Family today, and W. D.’s grandson, Lee Mueller, who will discuss the upcoming Boyce family multi-million dollar project in Marseilles, Illinois.

Please join us!

Girl Scout Badge-A-Ree - Fun For The Whole Family

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:46:46 -0600

Why and When
To commemorate the first 100 years of scouting in America, the Ottawa Scouting Museum is hosting a huge Scout Homecoming 2010 event June 10-13, 2010.

Where
It will be conducted throughout Ottawa, Illinois and is open to the general public.

For Who
Friday and Saturday will be full days of events for children and activities for adults.

Some of these activities include: Dutch Oven cooking competition, Girl Scout activities & badge work, crafts, games, knots & lacing, kit kar derby, soap box derby, pioneering park (rope bridge, climbing tower, zip line, obstacle course), hiking trails, circus exhibits, silk screening, scrapbooking, quilting and Boy Scout badges.

What badges?
Girl Scout badges that will be offered each day (unless otherwise noted) include:

Girl Scouting in the USA for Juniors Girl Scout Ways for Brownies
Adventure Sports for Juniors Walking for Fitness for Juniors
Dancersize Tryit for Brownies Dance badge for Juniors
(offered noon - 4pm each day) (offered noon - 4pm each day)

On Thursday night there will be star gazing and an astronomy presentation open to the public. (Brownies can earn the Space Explorer Tryit and Juniors the Sky Search badge)

This badge list is subject to change; when you check in the day of the event you will get a complete list.

$$ Cost $$
The Girl Scout badge opportunities will be free with registration to the Scout Homecoming event.

Registration must be sent to the Ottawa Scouting Museum. If you register by April 15, the cost per participant is $15 each, late registration (after April 15th ) will be $20 per participant. Please register early so we can have enough materials for everyone. One price will be charged for most activities (some activities are extra).

How:
To get a registration form and for complete details check the website at ottawascoutingmuseum.org then brochures then Scout Homecoming 10, print and mail registration or call the Ottawa Scouting Museum at 815-431-9353.

When you check in on the day of the event you will get information to earn the Girl Scout Badges. Be sure to check for times and locations of badge workshops.