PATCH

Description: RECTANGULAR PATCH. HAS A LIGHT BLUE BACKGROUND. EMBROIDERED IN CENTRE OF PATCH IS A BROWN EAGEL, WITH OUTSPREAD WINGS. BEHIND EAGLE IS A YELLOW FLEUR DE LIS (MOSTLY COVERED BY EAGLE). BELOW EAGLE IS "1983" IN RED. SURROUNDING THIS CENTRE IMAGE ARE THE WORDS "CATCH THE SCOUTING SPIRIT LEWIS & CLARK DISTRICT BSA BSC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION", IN RED. EDGE OF PATCH IS FINISHED IN BLACK THREAD. REVERSE OF PATCH IS STIFFENED WITH NETTING AND LACQUER.

History: SCOUTING HAS CHANGED ITS ORGANIZAITONAL STRUCTURE AND THE LETHBRIDGE DISTRICT HAS BEEN ABSORBED INTO A WIDER GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. ON MAY 25TH 2000, OFFICE OFFICIALLY CLOSED BUT BOY SCOUTS STILL REMAIN IN OFFICE. DUE TO FEAR OF ITEMS LOSS THEY WERE GIVEN TO THE MUSEUM. SCOUTING IN LETHBRIDGE BEGAN IN 1914. SEE P20000041001-5-GA FOR MORE HISTORY ON SCOUTING IN LETHBRIDGE.; *UPDATE* IN 2021, TWO COLLECTIONS ASSISTANTS, RYLEY GELINAS AND O. E., CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF THE ROLLED TEXTILE COLLECTION, INCLUDING OTHER ARTIFACTS WITHIN THIS COLLECTION. ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2021, AN INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH RON SHIELDS TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF OBJECTS RELATED THIS COLLECTION. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ARTIFACT WAS PROVIDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE.