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Featured articles

FA article	Date created	FA status date	Author	Notes
William D. Boyce	11 May 2004	03 Feb 2009	Rlevse	founder of BSA and LSA, MAIN PAGE: on Jun 16, 2009
William Hanna	13 Aug 2004	19 Sep 2008	Rlevse	animator, DESA, Scouter, MAIN PAGE: on Jul 14, 2010 - 100th anniv
Terry Sanford	07 Jan 2004	30 Jun 2008	Rlevse	politician and educator, DESA, MAIN PAGE: on Aug 08, 2010
William Hillcourt	18 Jan 2006	26 Feb 2008	Rlevse, Gadget850, JGHowes	Major influence on Scouting training and programs, esp BSA, MAIN PAGE: on Aug 06, 2010 - 100th anniv
E. Urner Goodman	25 May 2005	02 Feb 2008	JGHowes	Founder of the Order of the Arrow, MAIN PAGE: Mar 28, 2008.
Frederick Russell Burnham	19 Jan 2006	29 Sep 2007	Ctatkinson, with Gadget850 and Rlevse	key in the founding of Scouting
Mackinac Island	10 May 2004	24 Jul 2007	Mr.Z-man (not authored by Scouting project)	Michigan Park with Honor Scout program
Brownsea Island Scout camp	09 Jul 2006	16 Jul 2007	Rlevse with Wimvandorst	The first Scout encampment
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell	06 Jul 2002	21 Apr 2007	Wimvandorst	founder of Scouting movement and British Army Lt. General MAIN PAGE: Aug 01, 2007
Wood Badge	17 Aug 2003	03 Mar 2007	Rlevse and Wimvandorst	highest leader training award in Boy Scouting MAIN PAGE: Sep 12, 2007.
The Scout Association of Hong Kong	06 Sep 2005	31 Jan 2007	Wimvandorst and HenryLi	self-explanatory
Scouting	24 Apr 2001	30 Dec 2006	Multiple	our flagship article MAIN PAGE: Feb 06, 2007
Girl Scouts of the USA	12 Aug 2003	11 Nov 2006	Darthgriz98	our first female-specific FA MAIN PAGE: Oct 29, 2007
Gilwell Park	17 Jan 2004	12 Sep 2006	Rlevse with Wimvandorst	the hallowed ground of Scouting MAIN PAGE: May 04, 2007
~~Boy Scouts of America membership controversies~~	26 Sep 2005	24 Jul 2006	Jagz and Alecmconroy	self-explanatory MAIN PAGE: Sep 26, 2009, DELISTED Feb 1, 2010
Baden-Powell House	28 May 2006	21 Jul 2006	Wim van Dorst	Scout hostel in London
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)	02 Feb 2003	23 Jun 2006	Gadget850 and Rlevse	BSA's highest and most prestigious rank. MAIN PAGE: Nov 14, 2006
Gerald Ford	19 Oct 2001	05 Apr 2006	various, not Scouting Project	Only US President who was an Eagle Scout. MAIN PAGE: May 06, 2006
Franklin D. Roosevelt	20 Sep 2001	24 Mar 2006	various, not Scouting Project	Strong Scouting supporter, Silver Buffalo award. MAIN PAGE: Oct 13, 2006
History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)	03 Dec 2005	19 Jan 2006	Rlevse	history of the types or generations of merit badge manufacturing in the BSA. MAIN PAGE: Feb 22, 2006
Witold Pilecki	14 Jul 2004	03 Jan 2005	multiple (not authored by Scouting project)	leader of a Scout resistance group in WWII Poland, volunteered to enter Auschwitz, very interesting MAIN PAGE: Jan 24, 2005

NOTE: put in order of FA designation, most recent on top.

Featured lists

FL	Date created	FL status date	Primary designer	Notes
List of Eagle Scouts	31 Dec 2003	18 Nov 2006	Gadget850 with Rlevse	notable BSA Eagle Scouts

Featured portals

FP	Date created	FP status date	Primary designer	Notes
Scouting	28 Jan 2006	12 Mar 2006	Rlevse	portal for worldwide Scouting

Good articles

GA article	Date created	GA status date	Author	Notes
White Stag Leadership Development Program	16 Jul 2008	14 Apr 2010	Btphelps	BSA youth leadership program
Order of the Arrow	27 Aug 2002	22 Feb 2009	Eustress (with Gadget850, User:Rlevse, JGHowes, User:Marauder40,and evrik)	BSA honor camper society
Béla H. Bánáthy	22 Sep 2004	15 Dec 2008	Btphelps	Systems scientist, professor, Scout leader, White Stag program
David Archuleta	19 Feb 2008	28 Oct 2008	not authored by Scouting Project	teen singer and Scout
Wood Badge (Boy Scouts of America)	28 Jul 2008	04 Nov 2008	Btphelps	Wood Badge in America
William Hanna	13 Aug 2004	30 Aug 2008	Rlevse	DESA, animator, Scouter, became featured article
Stephen Breyer	14 Jan 2003	31 Oct 2007	not by Scouting Project	US Supreme Court, DESA
Steve Fossett	22 Feb 2003	15 Nov 2007	not authored by ScoutingWikiProject	DESA, businessman, adventurer
E. Urner Goodman	25 May 2005	31 Oct 2007	JGHowes	Founder of the Order of the Arrow, became Featured Article
Frederick Russell Burnham	19 Jan 2006	08 Sep 2007	Ctatkinson, Rlevse, Gadget850	Key in the founding of Scouting; became Featured Article
The Scout Association	17 Jan 2004	21 Aug 2007	Mas 18 dl	British Scouting organization
Brownsea Island Scout camp	09 Jul 2006	21 Jun 2007	Rlevse	The first Scout encampment; became Featured Article
Alpha Phi Omega	04 Feb 2004	24 Mar 2007	Naraht and User:Derek.cashman	Scouting college service fraternity, DELISTED AS GA 12 May
Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)	27 Feb 2006	18 Feb 2007	Gadget850 and User:Rlevse	the Boy Scout (troop) level program of BSA
Boy Scouts of America	27 Aug 2002	17 Feb 2007	Gadget850 and User:Rlevse	self-explanatory
Wood Badge	17 Aug 2003	28 Jan 2007	Rlevse	worldwide adult Scout leader training (WOSM); became Featured Article
South African Scout Association	10 Apr 2005	30 Nov 2006	Jediwannabe and Zaian
Arthur Rose Eldred	17 Jan 2006	10 Nov 2006	Rlevse	BSA's first Eagle Scout
The Scout Association of Hong Kong	06 Sep 2005	16 Oct 2006	Wimvandorst	Scouting in Hong Kong; became Featured Article
Girl Scouts of the USA	12 Aug 2003	09 Oct 2006	Darthgriz98	Girl Scouting in the USA; became Featured Article
Boy Scout	24 Jul 2006	30 Jul 2006	Rlevse	was a redirect that was turned into a full article on 24 July 2006
Scouting	24 Sep 2001	13 Jul 2006	multiple	overview article on the Scouting movement; became Featured Article
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell	06 Jul 2002	28 Jun 2006	multiple	founder of Scouting movement and British Army Lt. General; became Featured Article
George Thomas Coker	08 Jan 2006	23 Jun 2006	Rlevse	POW leader during Vietnam War and Distinguished Eagle Scout
Baden-Powell House	28 May 2006	18 Jun 2006	Wim van Dorst	BP hostel and conference center in London; became A-class; became Featured Article
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)	02 Feb 2003	17 May 2006	multiple	about BSA's highest rank, Eagle Scout; became Featured Article

NOTE: put in order of GA designation, most recent on top.

Did you know?

Main Page DYK article	Date created	Date on DYK	Author	Notes
Squirrel Scouts (The Scout Association)	2021-09-09	5 October 2021	Bogger
Bolton Smith	2022-05-28	28 May 2022	evrik
Black Cap Mountain	2012-03-19	2 June 2020	evrik
Campfire ash ceremony	1 Jul 2020	9 August 2020	evrik
Ellie Morrison	13 Feb 2019	30 November 2019	evrik
William Verbeck	13 Feb 2019	10 Jan 2020	evrik
Scout councils	13 Jun 2004	16 March 2013	evrik
Scouting/USA	3 Feb 2018	5 Mar 2018	evrik
Mounted Boy Scout Troop 290	16 Apr 2012	24 Apr 2012	PumpkinSky	Only mounted troop in BSA history
Girl Scout National Center West	04 Oct 2010	12 Oct 2010	Kintetsubuffalo and Rlevse	Girl Scout high adventure camp in Wyoming
Bill McKown	18 Sep 2010	28 Sep 2010	Rlevse	DESA, Navy Captain, airport manager
Scouter's Key Award	02 Sep 2010	10 Sep 2010	Ericalford	Adult BSA training/service award
Scouter's Training Award	29 Aug 2010	07 Sep 2010	Ericalford	Adult BSA training award
William G. Higgs	2010-08-17	29 Aug 2010	Rlevse	DESA, West Point grad, businessman
Edward L. Rowan	11 Jul 2010	19 Jul 2010	Rlevse	DESA, author on medicine and Scouting, psychiatrist
Catherine Pollard (Scouting)	06 Jul 2010	12 Jul 2010	Rlevse	First female Scoutmaster in BSA
Historic Trails Award	04 Jul 2010	10 Jul 2010	Rlevse	Activity recognition program of BSA
James G. Howes (lead hook, pictured)	13 Jun 2010	22 Jun 2010	Rlevse	Communications and aviation businessman, Scouting leader
Koshare Indian Dancers	29 Nov 2009	08 Dec 2009	Nickeyrc	Order of the Arrow Indian dancers
Quartermaster Award (Boy Scouts of America)	16 Jun 2009	26 Jun 2009	Rlevse and Stnfll	Highest award in BSA's Sea Scouting
Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy	06 Jan 2009	29 May 2009	JGHowes	Movie in which Scouting is a key
Camp Gilwell	21 Mar 2009	28 Mar 2009	SriMesh	Canadian Scout Camp
Strengthen the Arm of Liberty	05 Nov 2008	11 Nov 2008	Philly jawn	50th Anniversary of BSA
Nkwenkwe Nkomo	06 Oct 2008	14 Oct 2008	Kintetsubuffalo	South African businessman and WSC member
Béla H. Bánáthy	22 Sep 2004	24 Sep 2008	Btphelps	Systems scientist, professor, Scout leader, White Stag program
Carl Rungius	10 Aug 2008	18 Aug 2008	Kintetsubuffalo	Wildlife artist
Robert W. Peterson (writer)	04 Jun 2008	11 Jun 2008	JGHowes	Scouting magazine writer and writer about Negro League baseball
Sturmtrupp-Pfadfinder	02 Jan 2008	09 Jan 2008	Phips	First German coed Scout Association
Boy Rangers of America	29 Dec 2007	04 Jan 2008	Gadget850	precursor to Cub Scouting in the BSA
Scouting in displaced persons camps	01 Nov 2007	07 Nov 2007	Phips and Kintetsubuffalo	Scouting in displaced persons camps (was in Phips' workshop first)
Russell Adam Burnham	13 Apr 2006	16 Oct 2007	Ctatkinson	soldier of the year and FR Burnham descendant
Unami Lodge	23 May 2007	29 May 2007	evrik	the founding chapter of the Order of the Arrow
Anne Hyde Choate	21 Apr 2007	26 Apr 2007	Erp	Early GSUSA and WAGGGS leader
Humshaugh	15 Jan 2007	02 Feb 2007	Horus Kol and Pradiptaray	Site of the first official Scout camp in 1908
Ye Htoon	10 Dec 2006	15 Dec 2006	Kintetsubuffalo	Final director of the Burmese Scout Movement
Oleg Pantyukhov	09 Dec 2006	13 Dec 2006	Kintetsubuffalo	Key found of Russian Scouting
Religion in Scouting	01 Dec 2006	04 Dec 2006	Horus Kol	Religion and spirituality in Scouting, and controversies caused
Valley Forge Pilgrimage	26 Oct 2006	30 Oct 2006	Evrik	Oldest scouting event
Scouts' Day	06 Oct 2006	09 Oct 2006	Evrik and Horus Kol	Article was a rename from Scout Sunday page.
Harry Brinkley Bass	27 Sep 2006	28 Sep 2006	Rlevse	Eagle Scout and WWII hero (two DYKs in one day!)
Silver Fish	26 Sep 2006	28 Sep 2006	Kingbird	Highest female Scout Leader award
3rd World Scout Jamboree	17 Sep 2006	21 Sep 2006	Wimvandorst	Coming of age Jamboree and Baden-Powell had a peerage conferred upon him there
1st World Scout Jamboree	12 Sep 2006	15 Sep 2006	Horus Kol	First world wide Scout encampment
Tunnel Mill Scout Reservation	02 Sep 2006	05 Sep 2006	Bedford	First murder at a Scout camp (of its type at least)
Resica Falls Scout Reservation	06 Aug 2006	12 Aug 2006	Evrik	Museum citation
Brownsea Island Scout camp	09 Jul 2006	12 Jul 2006	Zaian	first Scout camp and upcoming centenary
Mafeking Cadet Corps	06 May 2006	11 May 2006	Zaian	Volunteer boy cadets who were one of Baden-Powell's inspirations when he started Scouting
50-miler award	21 Mar 2006	23 Mar 2006	Johntex	hiking/canoeing award to encourage positive values
Sanford N. McDonnell	17 Mar 2006	20 Mar 2006	Rlevse	Chairman of McDonnell Douglas and president of BSA
Owasippe Scout Reservation	01 Feb 2006	02 Feb 2006	Thesquire	Oldest continuously operating Boy Scout camp in the United States
Arthur Rose Eldred	17 Jan 2006	19 Jan 2006	Rlevse	First Eagle Scout in BSA history, son and grandson are Eagle Scouts
George Thomas Coker	08 Jan 2006	10 Jan 2006	Rlevse	1 of 2 POWs who escaped from the "Hanoi Hilton", Distinguished Eagle Scout

In The News

Main Page News article	Date created	Date on Main Page	Author	Notes
Little Sioux Scout Ranch	12 Jun 2008	12 Jun 2008	JGHowes	Tornado hits this Scout camp, killing 4 Scouts and injuring 48 while demolishing the camp

V0.5, V0.7 and V1.0 Selections

Article	Date created	V0.5 selection	V0.7 selection
Terry Sanford	07 Jan 2004		01 Nov 2008
E. Urner Goodman	25 May 2005		01 Nov 2008
William Hillcourt	18 Jan 2006		14 Oct 2008
Arthur Rose Eldred	17 Jan 2006		Hold
George Thomas Coker	08 Jan 2006		Hold
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell	06 Jul 2002	13 Oct 2006
Scouting	24 Sep 2001	13 Oct 2006
History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)	03 Dec 2005	29 Jul 2006
Boy Scouts of America membership controversies	26 Sep 2005	26 Jul 2006
Baden-Powell House	28 May 2006	23 Jul 2006
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)	02 Feb 2003	13 Jul 2006

NOTE: put more recent Distinguished Articles on the top of their section.

NOTE: once an article is selected, it's also added to subsequent releases.