Boy Scout Troop 70
Scouting Resources on the Internet
There is a rich variety of scouting resources on the Internet. You can find information
on the BSA program, as well as skills-related topics, equipment, advice and fellowship.
This is certainly not an exhaustive list, just some pointers to sites I have found
to be valuable.
If I have not provided a pointer to something you need, learn to use the search
capabilities of the World Wide Web. If you find something useful, please let
me know about it, so I can add it to the next edition of this list. You can
contact me at:
Jim McMaster
Home: 303-530-1655
Work: 303-673-7419
Email: mcmasjc@tatanka.stortek.com
Email Lists
There are several scouting email lists, which feature advice, discussions and
answers from other scouters.
SCOUTS-L
The biggest (and in my opinion, the best) is SCOUTS-L. This features hundreds
of members all over the world, and bills itself as the Round Table that never
ends. Ask a question, and you are almost guaranteed to get an answer quickly.
You also can get information on upcoming changes quickly, and usually accurately.
If you subscribe, you will get approximately 50 messages per day. To sign up,
send mail to listserv@tcu.edu with a single line consisting of subscribe
scouts-l your-first-name your-last-name.
Other Lists
- JLT-L - devoted to Junior Leader Training for Scouts - ranging from
troop based training up to week long Council/District events. To subscribe,
send e-mail to Majordomo@info.uah.edu and in the
body of the message, type subscribe JLT-L
- Patch-L - for those interested in the hobby of trading patches. To
subscribe, send e-mail to: listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu
and in the body of the message, type: subscribe Patch-L yourname
- Arrow-L - for members of the Order of the Arrow (signup requires
answering some O/A specific questions.) To subscribe, send an e-mail to:
listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com
and in the body of the message type: subscribe Arrow-L yourname
- WAGGGS-L - for Girl Scout and Girl Guide leaders from around the
world. To subscribe, send an e-mail to: listserv@iupui.edu and in the body
of the message type: subscribe WAGGGS-L yourname
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World Wide Web
The WWW is fast becoming the dominant information medium of the age. This is no
less true in Scouting than in any other area of life. Here is a very small selection
of scouting-related URLs. Use them and look for others.
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Last Modified:
Tuesday, 14-Jan-2003 21:25:02 MST
Please send comments or suggestions to:
Jim McMaster at:
mcmasjc@tatanka.stortek.com