National Scouting Historian Summit

07/16/2024

Today is the Order of the Arrow's 109th Anniversary. Take a moment and "see" how it all began!

On Friday, July 16, 1915, on a humid summer day, a Scouting movement that would spark a legacy began. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Scouts have been i...

04/23/2019

We are less than two months away from the first ever National Scouting Historian Summit! Attendees, if you haven't already, make sure you have secured your ride from the airport to Philmont! We still have space in the OA shuttle from Albuquerque, which costs less than the Philmont shuttle. For more information or to secure your spot in the shuttle, email Kyle Palmer at [email protected].

Please also note that our trading post pre-order sales end this Sunday, so make sure you get your memorabilia! Keep in mind these items are for pick-up only at the Summit!

See you in a few weeks!

03/06/2019

The NSHS Leadership team has developed 5 learning tracks each with a selection of courses from the four themes centered on a common topic.

The Youth track is customized for our youth participants to provide resources, best practices, and methods
from all of the four tracks listed prior. Participants will experience courses from each of the four
tracks and a few specific youth-core courses.

For more information on this and other exciting news, be sure to frequently check Historiansummit.com for new content!

03/04/2019

The NSHS Leadership team has developed 5 learning tracks each with a selection of courses from the four themes centered on a common topic.

The Museums & Displays Track focuses on methods and best practices for designing and creating museums and displays of all types, sizes, and venues. Participants will learn about preservation best practices, collection and inventory methods, how to start a council museum, and creating pop-up museums.

For more information on this and other exciting news, be sure to frequently check Historiansummit.com for new content!

03/01/2019

The NSHS Leadership team has developed 5 learning tracks each with a selection of courses from the four themes centered on a common topic.

The Digital & Technology Track focuses on utilizing numerous digital and technology resources to find and share our history.
Participants will learn through examples including digitized newspapers, website development, digital
inventory systems, webinars, clouding sharing, and more.

For more information on this and other exciting news, be sure to frequently check Historiansummit.com for new content!

02/28/2019

The NSHS Leadership team has developed 5 learning tracks each with a selection of courses from the four themes centered on a common topic.

The Tours & Public History Track focuses on the essence of telling our story to the public, whether by tour, oral history, art, or periodicals. Participants will learn strategies for engaging in oral history practice, speaking in public
settings, finding and preserving art, and searching the world of digitized newspapers from the past.

For more information on this and other exciting news, be sure to frequently check Historiansummit.com for new content!

02/27/2019

The NSHS Leadership team has developed 5 learning tracks each with a selection of courses from the four themes centered on a common topic.

The Books & Publications Track focuses on various research methods and resources, and how to connect research to writing. Additionally, participants will learn strategies for writing history books, biographies, and historical newsletters.

For more information on this and other exciting news, be sure to frequently check Historiansummit.com for new content!

02/25/2019

We have developed five learning tracks for the NSHS:

Books & Publications Track
Tours & Public History Track
Digital & Technology Track
Museums & Displays Track
Youth Track

Each track has a selection of courses from the four themes centered on a common topic. Each track will also include signature panel discussions in all four of the main Summit themes. There will be flexibility for each participant to select additional courses, if desired, outside of their learning track based on individual interest.

For more information on these and more exciting news, be sure to check our website Historiansummit.com

02/21/2019

The National Scouting Historian Summit leadership team announces the central theme for the 2019 event – OUR STORY.

109 years of Scouting. Tens of millions of Americans involved in the Scouting movement. This is OUR STORY! We all share a common experience in the ideals and experiences of Scouting. Just the same, we all share our common history from local communities to the national movement. OUR STORY embodies how Scouting history transcends generations and programs. During this extraordinary week, you will learn how to research, preserve, craft, and articulate our story through the four thematic elements – Research; Storytelling; Inventory, Archiving, & Preservation; and Sharing. Be a part of preserving our past, present, and future. It is going to be an incredible week, and this is OUR STORY!

For more updates and reminders, be sure to check our website at Historiansummit.com

02/13/2019

The website has some cool new information that is definitely worth checking out!

Updates include:

Learning Tracks
Adult and Youth registrations status with links
"Our Story" theme

For this and much, much more be sure to visit Historiansummit.com

02/11/2019

Adult registration for the National Scouting Historian Summit is now FULL.
Adults wanting to attend are encouraged to sign up on the Adult registration Waitlist . There is no deposit required
to sign up on the Adult registration waitlist. The sooner you sign up, the higher your priority.
To leave this page and go to the waitlist directly, click here: https://goo.gl/forms/ATnbRiQYrAlE45lK2

We do have a few spots available for youth! Youth registration for the National Scouting Historical Summit is currently OPEN.

Hope to see you there! Thank you for your support!

As of February 5, 2019, Adult Registration for the Historian Summit is FULL. Adult Waitlist registration is now open and we anticipate an unknown number of members on the waitlist to be upgraded to registrant between now and the beginning of June. Youth Registration remains open. If you are a youth....

01/24/2019

Check out this great article by Bryan on Scouting about the National Scouting Historian Summit! Thanks Bryan! As always, more information including FAQs and complete course lists can be found at HistorianSummit.com

Youth and adult Scouting historians are invited to attend the first-ever National Scouting Historian Summit this June at the Philmont Training Center.