PATCH

Description: RECTANGULAR PATCH. BACKGROUND COLOR IS YELLOW. EMBROIDERED IN CENTRE OF PATCH IS THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN RED, AND THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, IN BLUE. OVERLAYING THESE IS A WHITE FIGURE. TO THE RIGHT OF ALBERTA IS A RED FLEUR DE LIS. AT TOP OF PATCH READS "INTERNATIONAL SCOUT-A-RAMA-79", IN RED, AND AT BOTTOM OF PATCH READS "LEWIS & CLARK DIST.", IN BLUE. EDGES OF PATCH ARE FINISHED IN BLUE THREAD. REVERSE OF PATCH HAS BEEN STIFFENED WITH NETTING AND LACQUER.

History: SCOUTING HAS CHANGED ITS ORGANIZATIONAL 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.