PATCH

Description: FIVE SIDED PATCH. BACKGROUND COLOUR IS YELLOW. PATCH IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS. TOP SECTION READS "LETHBRIDGE" IN RED, BELOW WHICH IS EMBROIDERED PART OF THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE. BOTTOM LEFT SECTION HAS A BLACK SHEAF OF WHEAT, AND BOTTOM RIGHT SECTION HAS A MINER'S HAT AND PICK AXE. AT BOTTOM OF PATCH READS "DISTRICT" IN RED. BORDER AND DIVIDING LINES ARE EMBROIDERED GREEN. REVERSE OF PATCH IS 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.