Local History Badge

Our local history is important and this is an opportunity to learn more about it. Through this badge you will learn more about your own community and Australian history and how Scouting has played a part in this. The badge may be completed as a Pack project or earned individually.

Requirements:

• Chart the history of your local Scout Group OR
• List in order ten milestones in Scouting, starting with the beginning of the Movement

And complete two of the following:

1. Visit a local museum, historical society or a Scout museum/Heritage Centre and
   a) Complete a worksheet on the contents (to be arranged prior to the visit) OR
   b) Give a talk to the Pack on your visit and describe some item from 50 years ago.
2. Meet a local senior citizen, learn the history of the local area and present this history to the Pack.
3. Visit historical landmarks in your town (such as memorials, buildings) and list information as to their origin.
4. Research the history of the school you attend, and either write a short story or give a short talk on it
   AND
   through an Internet website or public library, research the history of a major Australian historical event and present your findings to the Pack.

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