Boy Scout Troop 29, Madison, WI

02/14/2016

A couple photos from the the 71st Annual Troop 29 Chili Supper.

02/09/2016

Forty-five years ago today, Scoutmaster Jim Rowsam sent out this notice for the annual chili supper. Prices were $1.25 per person in 1971!

01/27/2016

Almost that time!

01/25/2016

International Scouting. More stuff from the 1970's. While converting more slides, found this photo taken by our Scoutmaster in Saigon Vietnam in 1968. Vietnamese Boy Scout troop on bicycles.

01/22/2016

Former Scoutmaster Jim Rowsam while out with Troop 29 during the 1973 National Jamboree.

11/15/2015

Congratulations, Mr. Max Foege, on earning the rank of Eagle Scout!

This is my friend Max.

I had the honor of presenting at his Eagle Ceremony today.

He assures me that he will take the rank of Eagle as unfinished and continue his service throughout his life.

This is good news for our community!

Congratulations To Max and to his family!

10/01/2015

Camp Woodruff says goodbye to Ranger Foster. Thanks for 35 years of service!

Come help us celebrate 35 years of service to Camp Woodruff and our Scouts! A retirement celebration for Ranger Kendall Foster will be held at Woodruff on Saturday, August 22nd from 4-7pm. Fellowship will be from 4-5:30pm at the Nunn Center followed by dinner at 5:30pm at the Main Pavilion. If you wish to share a memory or photo of Kendell please send them to Lisa Wood at [email protected]

Please RSVP to Lisa Wood by August 17th at [email protected]

The cost is $10 and the funds collected will go towards the gift for Kendell and Frances

08/31/2015

After four years serving Troop 29 as Scoutmaster, I have handed the responsibilities to Barb Hallick, a dedicated mother and Scouting volunteer. It has been an incredible time of camping, hiking, and meeting new people! Helping young boys grow into confident young men is quite the honor and I thank everyone in the Troop for allowing me to participate in the journey.

As I continue with my graduate studies and internship with the National Park Service, I will transition into a Troop Committee role as unit membership chair. Troop 29 could use some new Scouts and I hope to grow the ranks, keeping our family going well into the future.

Yours in Scouting,

Christopher Beaver

08/08/2015

Troop 29 Eagle Scout, current Assistant Scoutmaster, Crew 29 Venturer, and Chief of Takoda Lodge leading the pack at NOAC.

Getting ready for more fun at

07/27/2015

Scoutmaster's Minute:

American poet Carl Sandburg once said, "nothing happens unless first a dream." We have sent astronauts to the Moon and have made significant steps toward racial equality thanks to visionaries like John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. The key to these successes has, indeed, been due to leaders who were able to share their visions with many people across the Nation. You, too, might change the course of history one day by sharing your vision with others. However, the easiest way to start is to figure out what success looks like to you and make a plan to bring that vision to life. Your own Patrol should share a vision, too, to be the best if can be. Don't just sit there; seek out this vision and make it reality!

07/13/2015

Scoutmaster's Minute:

As we know, a Scout promises "to help other people at all times" and "to do a good turn daily." We also know that a Scout doesn't do these things for recognition or thanks. However, it is a nice gesture to thank someone, Scout or not, who has helped you in some way. For example, none of us would be where we are today if it weren't for the help of many people. Have you taken the time recently to think of who these people are? Have you thanked someone for helping you get where you are today? If not, I would urge you to take a moment to do so.