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Eagle-specific Sites

• EagleScout.Org
• Court of Honor Backdater (An online version of the backdater from The Eagle Court of Honor Book)
• Eagle Congratulatory Letter Addresses
• More Eagle Congratulatory Letter Addresses
• Eagle Project Ideas
• More Eagle Project Ideas
• Eagle Project Planning Guide
• Famous Eagles (and Other Scouts)
• More Famous Eagles (and Other Scouts)
• Still More Famous Eagles
• Soar with the Eagles: Guidelines for Earning Your Eagle Rank
• Eagle Leadership Service Project Workbook

Sites Mentioned in The Scoutmaster's Other Handbook

Chapter 1: Introduction 

• Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com
• The World Organization of the Scout Movement: http://www.scout.org
• The Scout Association: http://www.scoutbase.org.uk
• The Pine Tree Web: http://www.pinetreeweb.com

Chapter 2: The Annual Troop Program

• BSA Scout Sunday guidelines: http://www.scouting.org/relationships/05-961/index.html
• National Jewish Committee on Scouting: http://www.jewishscouting.org
• National Association of United Methodist Scouters: http://www.naums.org
• The MacScouter’s Big “A Scout Is Reverent” Resource Book: http://www.macscouter.com/ScoutsOwn/

Chapter 3: Outings

• Falcon Publishing/Globe Pequot Press: http://www.globepequot.com
• The Carolina Trader (Hiking Trails of America): http://www.thecarolinatrader.com/trails.htm
• Trails.com: http://www.trails.com
• Historical Climatic Data (from the Weather Channel): http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/climatology/monthly/10001 (substitute your zip code for 10001).
• Comparative Climatic Data (National Weather Service): http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.prodspecific?prodnum=C00095-PUB-A0001
• Nations Trails: http://www.nationstrails.com
• Links to local cycling events: http://www.bicycling.com, http://www.pedalusa.com
• U.S. Orienteering Federation: http://www.us.orienteering.org
• Sierra Club: http://www.sierraclub.org

Chapter 4: High Adventure

• Scout Camps USA: http://www.scoutcampsusa.com
• Philmont Scout Ranch: http://www.scouting.org/philmont/
• Northern Tier National High Adventure Bases: http://www.ntier.org
• Florida High Adventure Sea Base: http://www.bsaseabase.org
• Maine High Adventure Area: http://www.mainehighadventure.org/index.html
• International Division, BSA: http://www.scouting.org/international/
• Local Council High-adventure Directory: http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts/directory/index.html
• High-adventure links: http://www.usscouts.org/netresources/ha.asp
• Adventure Cycling Association: http://www.adventurecycling.org
• Scouts Canada: http://www.scouts.ca
• World Organization of the Scout Movement: http://www.scout.org
• Other sources for international Scouting events: http://www.worldscouting.org and http://www.geocities.com/scouttraveler/
• Kandersteg International Scout Centre: http://www.kisc.ch
• Brownsea Island: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/brownsea
• U.S. State Department (passports): http://travel.state.gov/passport/
• U.S. State Department (entry requirements): http://travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html
• U.S. State Department (travel warnings): http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control (travelers’ health): http://www.cdc.gov/travel/
• Bruce McCrea’s Suggestions for Traveling Overseas with Scouts: http://www.troopcrew180.org/international/inat-home.htm

Chapter 5: Philmont

• Philmont Scout Ranch: http://www.scouting.org/philmont/
• Tooth of Time Traders: http://www.toothoftimetraders.com
• Cooper Wright’s and Wally Feurtado’s Philmont Advisor’s Guide: Email CoopWright@aol.com
• Selden Ball’s List of Philmont Web Pages: http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/~seb/philmont.html
• Philmont Challenge Index: http://www.geocities.com/troop764x/phil_chal_index_guide.html
• Philmont Scout Ranch, The Complete Guide: http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/geyser/9949/
• Philmont Staff Association: http://www.philstaff.com
• PhilSearch Project: http://www.troop6bsa.org?cmd=philsearch
• Philmont Document Archive: http://philmontdocs.watchu.org

Chapter 6: Travel

• Guide to Safe Scouting: http://www.scouting.org/pubs/gss/toc.html
• NHTSA information on 15-passenger vans: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/studies/15PassVans/Index.htm
• Family Radio Service links: http://www.gmrsweb.com/frslinks.html
• Family Radio Service FAQs: http://www.provide.net/~prsg/frs-faq.htm

Chapter 7: Troop Meetings

• Honor Publishing: http://www.scoutingbooks.com
• Legacy of Honor (book about Eagle Scouts): http://www.legacyofhonor.com
• Chicken Soup for the Soul: http://www.chickensoup.com
• Reader's Digest: http://www.rd.com
• World Organization of the Scout Movement: http://www.scout.org
• USSSP’s World Scouting site: http://www.worldscouting.org
• HeroicStories: http://www.heroicstories.com
• Points of Light Foundation: http://www.pointsoflight.org
• Make A Difference Day: http://www.makeadifferenceday.com
• Angels in Action program: http://www.angelsoft.com/angelsinaction/

 Chapter 8: Ceremonies

• “Our Flag” (U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Publishing): http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/misc/ourflag/titlepage.htm
• Eagle Court of Honor Book: http://www.eaglebook.com
• U.S. Scouting Service Project’s ceremonies page: http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/ceremony.asp
• The MacScouter’s ceremonies page: http://www.macscouter.com/ceremony/
• The United States Flag Page: http://www.usflag.org
• Bugle calls (sheet music): http://www.usscouts.org/mb/bugle_calls.html
• Bugle calls (MIDI files): http://www.fmaalumni.org/bugle_calls.html
• The Eagle Resource Center: http://www.eaglescout.org/index.htm

 Chapter 9: Advancement

• Worksheet for Building a Merit Badge Counselor List: http://www.scouting.org/forms/
• TroopMaster software: http://www.troopmaster.com
• The Eagle Resource Center: http://www.eaglescout.org
• Eagle Leadership Service Project Workbook: http://www.nesa.org/trail
• Merit Badge Research Center: http://www.meritbadge.com
• Religious Emblems Program: http://www.scouting.org/awards/religious/index.html
• P.R.A.Y.: http://www.praypub.org
• William T. Hornaday Awards: http://www.scouting.org/awards/hornaday/index.html
• U.S. Space and Rocket Center: (800) 637-7223; http://www.spacecamp.com/museum/scouts/

 Chapter 10: Patrols

• BSA Supply Division: http://www.scoutstuff.org
• Patrol patches (PDF file illustrating official patches): http://usscouts.org/boyscouts/Patrolbadges.pdf
• Scouts Canada: http://www.scouts.ca

Chapter 11: Membership

• A Year-round Guide to Boy Scout Recruiting: http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts/resources/18-748/
• The Scout Zone: http://thescoutzone.org

Chapter 12: Adult Leaders

• Adult Leader Training and Support (BSA): http://www.scouting.org/nav/boyscout/atrns.html
• BSA Online Learning Center: http://www.olc.scouting.org
• Wood Badge: http://www.woodbadge.org
• Philmont Training Center: trainingcenter@philmontscoutranch.org, http://www.scouting.org/philmont/ptc/index.html

Chapter 13: Parents

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Chapter 14: Junior Leaders

• White Stag: http://www.whitestag.org
• Junior Leader Training forums: http://www.jltbsa.org
• JLT online community: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JLT_training/

Chapter 15: Troop Administration

• BSA forms online: http://www.scouting.org/forms/
• TroopMaster software: http://www.troopmaster.com

Chapter 16: Safety

• Guide to Safe Scouting: http://www.scouting.org/pubs/gss/toc.html
• American Red Cross Health and Safety Services: http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/
• The U.S. Scouting Service Project’s safety page: http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/safety.asp

Chapter 17: Equipment

• Patrol box and table plans: http://www.netwoods.com/d-equipment.html, http://usscouts.org/netresources/equip.asp
• BSA Supply Division: http://www.scoutstuff.org
• Campmor: http://www.campmor.com
• ScoutDirect (ALPS Mountaineering): http://www.scoutdirect.com
• REI: http://www.rei.com
• GearFinder (Backpacker magazine’s online gear guide): http://www.gearfinder.com
• Lodge Manufacturing (Dutch oven manufacturer): http://www.lodgemfg.com

Chapter 18: Money

• TroopLedger software: http://www.troopmaster.com/products/ledger/ledger.html

Chapter 19: Communication

• Yahoo! Groups: http://groups.yahoo.com
• Google Groups: http://groups.google.com
• NPOGroups: http://npogroups.org/lists/
• Coollist: http://www.coollist.com
• SparkLIST: http://www.sparklist.com
• BSA guidelines for unit Web sites: http://www.scouting.org/webmasters/units.html
• BSA guidelines on council Web sites: http://www.scouting.org/webmasters/standards/

 Chapter 20: Resources

• eBay’s Scout-book section: http://listings.ebay.com/listings/list/all/category13887/
• Email discussion lists on Scouting: http://www.usscouts.org/lists/, http://usscouts.org/netresources/netresources5.asp
• Scouts-L archives: http://listserv.tcu.edu/archives/scouts-l.html
• Boy Scout Talk: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Boy-Scout-Talk
• U.S. Scouting Service Project: http://www.usscouts.org
• The MacScouter: http://www.macscouter.com
• The NetCommish: http://www.netcommish.com
• Scoutmaster.org: http://www.scoutmaster.org

Other Scouting Sites

• Boy Scouts of America (Official Site)
• U.S. Scouting Service Project
• Boy Scout Trail, Resources for Cub Scouts, Webelos, and Boy Scouts
• The InsaneScouter
• Do A Good Turn Daily, The Gateway to Resourceful Scouting Trails
• The Scoutmaster's Rocking Chair
• Scouting Online
• BSA Online
• Gary Hendra's MacScouter
• NetWoods Virtual Campsite
• Glob@l Scoutnet
• Scouting Bear's Cave
• Merit Badge Dot Com
• Boy Scout Troop 317