New Jersey Scout Museum

03/11/2026

The New Jersey Scout Museum just recently exhibited at the Jersey Shore Council’s University of Scouting training event held in Barnegat. Linda Hassler and Spencer Morasch helped man the table. This event attracted over 100 attendees and 13 exhibitors. Great to meet all the Scouters!

05/07/2024

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01/29/2021

It is with heavy heart we report the passing of our friend, Historian and Trustee of the NJSM, Randall Holden.

01/13/2021

The 'HOLY GRAIL' of N.J. Order of the Arrow. I am doing this presentation next Monday night at 8 PM.
Don't let this group' s title mislead you. We are coast to coast and from the north (NH) to the south (LA). Come learn something new and meet new friends. Either let John Pleasants or me know your email addy for your invite to to this North Carolina Cracker Barrel.

11/24/2020

Some of the other presentations are listed here:
Creating Memorabilia Guide Book :
Planning and Operating a BSA Trade-O-Ree :
The Cancelled World Jamboree –
The Approach to Collecting Boy Scout Patches :
Collecting Eagle Scout Patches (Cut Edge) :
Eswau Huppeday Lodge 560 - True S1 Black vs Tan Teepee :
Eswau Huppeday Lodge 560 - Restricted & Controversial Issues
Collecting Eagle Scout Patches (Rolled Edge) :
Tiwahe Lodge 45 - Flap Collecting :
Uwharrie Lodge 208 - Collecting Overview :
Echeconnee Lodge 358 - Collecting Overview :
Researching Scout History - Newspapers.com :
Tslagi & Tsalagi Lodge 163 - Collecting Overview :
Farewell to Camp Uwharrie - 1990 Last Camporee :
Early Scout Camps in New Jersey - Palisades Interstate Park :
A Beginners Guide to Collecting Square Knots :
Collecting Pacific Northwest Conclaves :
History of the Twelve Regions Part 1 - The Professionals
History of the Twelve Regions Part 2 - The Youth:
1910 - 1933 An Overview of Merit Badge Collecting
1934 - 2020 An Overview of Merit Badge Collecting
An Introduction to National Jamboree Ceramics

The Cracker Barrel has been an excellent feature during this pandemic and allows us to interact with our friends from around the country. It may have started as a local to North Carolina but we are now coast to coast and cover north to south as well (NH to FL and OR to CA/AZ) as everywhere else on any given week
All of these topics have been posted to youtube.com
Be sure to check out those topics that interests you. Next week is felt patches manufactured from a company in New Hampshire.

To join in our Cracker Barrel every Monday night at 8 PM, please contact: [email protected]
He will send you the link to our Zoom Meeting site. It is a lot of fun and very informative, not only in topic but in all what each member adds in their '2 minutes'. COME JOIN THE FUN!!!!

11/24/2020

Monday Night Cracker Barrel gives us a venue in which to share histories (to learn or to present) and a recent one was this one done by Terry Grove. 1915-1920 ORDER OF THE ARROW CEREMONIES

Weekly Zoom Conference - Terry Grove Presentation This video covers Order of the Arrow ceremonies from 1915-1920. There are lots of fantastic documents shown...

11/08/2020

As we move ahead with our building campaign going into the holiday season, we will be closing our second satellite display site and reorganize our third site. Many thanks to the girl Scouts of the Heart of New Jersey in Westfield and the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore for sharing their exhibit floors. We planning a new exhibit in Lawrence Lodge at Quail Hill SR (consolidating the cases out of Lass Lodge). The excitement begins to grow now that it is our plan to build a larger facility (80'x40') for our new home. Come join us as we begin this new exciting time. We are looking for people that share in the preservation of history and the desire to be a part of the atmosphere of showcasing it for all to enjoy.

09/21/2020

Come visit the Hansen Scouting Memorabilia Museum.
2 new display cases promoting this museum have been installed at the Rowan (Westhampton, NJ) and Riggins (Millville, NJ) Service Centers for the Garden State Council. Several new topics are on display in each of these cases od which none are duplicated at the museum. To schedule your visit times, please call Henry Hansen, 609-364-0996, so we can be available to showcase our expanding facility.

04/13/2018

Come help celebrate the Grand Opening of the newest Boy Scout museum in New Jersey created by own historian, Randy Holden, at the Kathleen B Hansen and Henry R Hansen Scouting Memorabilia Musuem on April 21st from 1-4 PM. Over 100 different topics are covered in this exhibit located at the Loren S Riggins Resource Center, 4468 S Main Rd, Millville, NJ 08332.

04/13/2018

Come help celebrate the Grand Opening of the newest Boy Scout museum in New Jersey created by own historian, Randy Holden, at the Kathleen B Hansen and Henry R Hansen Scouting Memorabilia Musuem on April 21st from 1-4 PM. Over 100 different topics are covered in this exhibit located at the Loren S Riggins Resource Center, 4468 S Main Rd, Millville, NJ 08332.