PATCH

Description: ROUND PATCH. BACKGROUND COLOUR IS BLUE. EMBROIDERED WITHIN CENTER OF PATCH IS THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE, WITH A YELLOW FLEUR DE LIS ABOVE IT. BELOW THIS IS THE IMAGE OF A WRECKING BALL STATUE IN YELLOW. ALL OF ABOVE IS WITHIN A YELLOW RING. AROUND PERIMETER OF PATCH READS "LETHBRIDGE DISTRICT" IN BLACK. EDGES OF PATCH ARE FINISHED IN YELLOW THREAD. A GOLD STICKER ON BACK OF PATCH READS "MADE IN TAIWAN".

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.