PATCH

Description: TRIANGULAR SHAPED PATCH. BACKGROUND COLOUR IS OFF-WHITE. EMBROIDERED ON PATCH IS A BLACK TEEPEE FIGURE. WITHIN TEEPEE IS A YELLOW FLEUR DE LIS OVERLAYING A RED MAPLE LEAF; A GREY ANIMAL'S FACE; A BROWN BEAVER SHAPE; A YELLOW BIRD FLYING THROUGH A BLUE V; A YELLOW FLEUR DE LIS; AND A WHITE FLEUR DE LIS OVERLAYING A RED MAPLE LEAF. AROUND PERIMETER OF TEEPEE READS "LETHBRIDGE DISTRICT SKILLS-RAMA BSC 1998 BSA". EDGES OF PATCH ARE FINISHED IN GREEN THREAD. BACK OF PATCH HAS A GOLD STICKER ON IT THAT READS "ZONE WEST LTD.".

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.