Category:History and Heritage
The first Scout Troops in Africa were formed in Cape Town in 1908, the year after Baden Powell's Brownsea Island camp that started the worldwide Scout movement.
History of Scouting in the Western Cape
Scouting in the Western Cape is proud of its colourful history and in South Africa's significant role in the origins of Scouting.
The first Scout Troops in Africa were formed in Cape Town in 1908, the year after BP's Brownsea Island camp that started the worldwide Scout movement. The Western Cape therefore has a long and proud history of Scouting and the Gilwood Training and Heritage Centre showcases an amazing collection of scouting artefacts and memorabilia.
Western Cape Scout Heritage Centre
The Heritage Centre is maintained by a small team of volunteers who meet once a week at the centre tackling the on-going task of sorting and categorising the vast archives and updating the displays. Much of their work happens at home where documentation is scanned, photos and 'slides' digitized which are then collated and uploaded onto the Heritage Scoutwiki web site.
Museum
The Museum exhibits include an impressive array of photos, uniforms, badges, scouting books, memorabilia, and miscellaneous artefacts that chronicle Western Cape Scouting since the inception of the organization. The exhibits highlight major Scouting events, camps, and both National and World Scouting Jamborees.
Library
Our Library contains over 4000 books and is home to a wide collection of catalogued scouting of literature. A prized copy of the first scouting book written by BP and published in 1908, "Scouting for Boys" can also be found in the library.
Historical Archives
The recorded history of Scouting is stored in the archives with publications like "The Scout" and the "The Scouter". Initially record keeping was done by newspaper cuttings pasted into scrapbooks and personal Logbooks. There is also a large collection of documents, photos and 'slides' covering events like local and overseas Jamborees to mention a few
Legendary Leaders
We have kept a written record of many of the Scouting Leaders in South Africa.
See also
- A timeline of Scout Organisation in the Western Cape
- Western Cape Scout Regional Commissioners
- Western Cape Scouting History
- Western Cape Scout Groups - Atlantic Seaboard
- Western Cape Scout Groups - Cape Town City Bowl
History of Scouting in the Eastern Cape
See also
- Chief Scouts of South Africa
- Robert Baden-Powell
- Mafeking and the origin of Scouting
- Of Bullets and Boys
Subcategories
This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
A
- African Seeds of Scouting (17 P)
B
- Baden-Powell (22 P)
C
- Cub Pow-Wow (14 P)
J
- Jamborees (117 P)
L
N
- National symbols (6 P)
S
- Senior Scout Adventure (15 P)
Pages in category "History and Heritage"
The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total.
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- Warner Goodyear - the first Scout
- Western Cape Girl Guide and Boy Scout Camps
- Western Cape Jamborees
- Western Cape Scout Band
- Western Cape Scout Groups - Atlantic Seaboard
- Western Cape Scout Groups - Cape Town City Bowl
- Western Cape Scout Groups - Country Districts
- Western Cape Scout Groups - Northern Suburbs
- Western Cape Scout Groups - Southern Suburbs
- Western Cape Scout Groups – Western Suburbs
- Western Cape Scout Regional Commissioners
- Western Cape Scout Tattoos
- Western Cape Scouting History
- Wit Els
- The wolf that never sleeps
- Wood Badge
- World Jamborees