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Scouting in the United States can refer to Scouting associations that are recognized by one of the international Scouting organizations as well as independent groups that are considered to be "Scout-like"or otherwise Scouting related.
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Origins
Ernest Thompson Seton started the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 and published The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians in 1906. Daniel Carter Beard started the Sons of Daniel Boone in 1905. When Bade-Powell created the first Scouting program in 1907, he used elements of Setons' work in his Scouting for Boys. Several small local Scouting programs started in the U.S. soon after, most notably the Boy Scouts of the United States, the National Scouts of America, the Peace Scouts of California and Colonel Cody’s Boy Scouts.
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For more details on this topic, see History of the Boy Scouts of America.
In 1909, W.D. Boyce brought Baden-Powell's Scouting program to the U.S. He incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910; a few months later he effectively turned the BSA program over to administrators from the YMCA. Many of the other Scouting organizations merged into the BSA, but other Scouting organizations were also started around this time; notably, the Rhode Island Boy Scouts, the Salvation Army Life Saving Scouts and the American Boy Scouts. While other organizations merged into the BSA, the American Boy Scouts survived into the 1920s under various names. Boyce created the Lone Scouts of America in 1915 and merged them into the BSA in 1924. The Boy Rangers of America, an organization for younger boys, was created with help from the BSA and mainly merged in 1930. Scouting for Girls began when the Camp Fire Girls were incorporated in 1910 with help from the BSA. The Girl Scouts of the USA were founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912. The BSA was granted a congressional charter in 1916 and the GSUSA in 1950.
Scouting today
The main national Scouting organizations in the U.S. are the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). The BSA is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement while the GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. The Baden-Powell Scouts, a UK Scouting organization, have had a small presence in the U.S. since 1998.[1][2][3] The Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego (Polish Scouting Association) also has some presence in the U.S.
Scout-like organizations
These youth organizations are not recognized by any of the Scouting associations, but use Scout-like methods:
- Pathfinders, founded 1907
- Camp Fire USA, founded 1910
- Awana, founded 1950
- Royal Rangers, Assemblies of God, founded 1962
- American Heritage Girls, founded 1995, membership 6,000+
- Learning for Life, a BSA subsidiary founded 1998
- SpiralScouts International, founded 1999
- YMCA Adventure Guides, founded 2001
- Native Sons and Daughters [4], founded 2002
- Youthscouts [5], founded 2002
- Star Scouting America [6], founded 2003
- Frontier Girls [7], founded 2007
Scouting-related organizations
- Alpha Phi Omega
- Coalition for Inclusive Scouting
- Scouting for All
- Scouting Legal Defense Fund [8]
- U.S. Scouting Service Project
- Traditional Scouting
- Save our Scouts [9]
- ScoutPride [10]
Historical organizations
- Woodcraft Indians, 1902–1940s, merged into the BSA in 1910 but later reorganized
- Sons of Daniel Boone, 1905–1910, merged into the BSA
- Boy Scouts of the United States, merged into the BSA in 1910
- National Scouts of America, merged into the BSA in 1910
- Peace Scouts of California
- Colonel Cody’s Boy Scouts, formed in 1909, renamed to American Naval and Marine Scouts, now known as the American Cadet Alliance since 1927
- Salvation Army Life Saving Scouts [11], 1913–1929, renamed to the LifeSaving Guards-Boys in 1918, merged into the BSA
- Lone Scouts of America, 1915–1924, merged into the BSA
- Boy Rangers of America, a BSA supported organization for boys eight through twelve, founded 1913[1]
- Rhode Island Boy Scouts, 1910–1917, merged into the BSA
- Leatherstocking Scouts of Cleveland
- Exploring, a BSA program moved to Learning for Life in 1998
- American Boy Scouts, 1910–1920
- YMCA Indian Guides, 1926–2001
See also
References
- ^ A Brief History of the Boy Scouts of America. Three Fires Council. Retrieved on 2006-07-27.
