RIBBON, PRIZE

Description: YELLOW PRIZE RIBBON. RIBBON IS FOLDED AT TOP TO MAKE A POINT, AND IS CUT IN THE SHAPE OF A DOVETAIL AT THE BOTTOM. PRINTED ON RIBBON IN GOLD IS "INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION LEWIS & CLARK DISTRICT MONTANA COUNCIL" "THIRD PLACE". ALSO PRINTED ON RIBBON IS A BOYS COUTS OF AMERICA LOGO, CONSISTING OF A CIRCLE WITH "BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA BE PREPARED" PRINTED AROUND PERIMETER. IN CENTER OF CIRCLE IS A FLEUR DE LIS, WITH AN EAGLE IN THE CENTER. ATTACHED TO BACK OF RIBBON IS A PAPER TAG THAT READS "UNIT NO. CANADA 1 LEADER CUB EVENTS DATE 5/84".

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.