Battle Creek's first chartered Boy Scout troop, c. 1912

dc.date.accessioned	2019-08-26T18:55:24Z
dc.date.available	2019-08-26T18:55:24Z
dc.date.issued	1946-02-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/1000000609
dc.description	Members of Battle Creek's first chartered Boy Scout troop assemble on West Michigan Avenue in about 1912. Charles C. Thoma, the scoutmaster, is standing before the scouts. Battle Creek's foray into what was known as "the Boy Scout movement" began in 1910 when several community leaders — among them Thomas C. Morgan, a future state legislator, and George J. Genebach — organized the original troop, which met in the basement of First Congregational Church. Morgan, who provided the photograph, recalled the troop's early days in the Feb. 17, 1946, edition of the Enquirer and News. "We took them out to St. Mary's lake for two weeks," he said. "Of course, the camp was right out in the open, and often boys too young to become scouts would prowl around the tents, looking the place over. We sent scouts out to try to capture them, but they were always too nimble and we never succeeded."	en_US
dc.format.medium	4x5 BW negative
dc.subject	boy scouts	en_US
dc.title	Battle Creek's first chartered Boy Scout troop, c. 1912	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US
dc.description.envelope	Scouts BOY SCOUTS -- photo of first troop in city
dc.description.photographer	Enquirer and News
dc.description.taxonomy	Nonprofit Organizations\|Boy Scouts	en_US