[BCMA] SCOUT MUSEUM IN VICTORIA BC

Wed Feb 24 12:24:03 PST 2021

Hello Ron,

Our museum did a Scouting display in 2004. We had a number of items 
loaned to us from Margaret McGillvery of Scouts Canada (an information 
board and 2 photo albums) and other items donated through Scouts Canada 
in Vernon (song book, record book, photos, straps, badges, belt, vest, 
hat, scarves and banners) to be included in the display. Multiple 
attempts by previous administrators has failed to find someone to take 
the items back. As such, we would like to pass them along to you. Some 
items could easily be mailed at little cost while others not so much 
(photo albums). We are also happy to hang on to the items until someone 
from your area passes through the beautiful North Okanagan and can pick 
them up.
Let me know if this is something you are interested in.

Jackie Pearase, Administrator
Enderby & District Museum
On 2021-01-23 11:54 a.m., Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:
>
> Hi everyone.
>
> My name is Ron Bilinsky and I have been a member of Scouts Canada for 
> the past 28 years
> having been a Beaver, Cub and Scout leader as well as a Group 
> Commissioner for 2nd Tsartlip
> in Brentwood Bay, a Deputy Area Commissioner for the Saanich 
> Peninsula, a Deputy Commissioner
> for Honours and Awards, a member of the Camp Barnard Camp Committee 
> that oversees the
> Scout camp in Sooke BC, (i.e. where I have created a Ham Radio Shack), 
> and a member of the
> 30th BP Guild that oversees Scout House where our Scout museum is 
> located. I have also
> attended several Provincial Scout Jamborees, the last two were held in 
> 2015 & 2019 where I ran a
> Ham Radio Station which was held in my home town of Sooke, BC, and 
> I have run a yearly “Emergency
> Tarp Station" at the annual Klondike Derby held at Royal Roads.
>
> My other volunteer activities include:
> - member of the Sooke Fire Department’s "Emergency Support Services” 
> program
> - co-ordinator of the Sooke “Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness Program”
> - chair of the Sooke RCMP’s "Citizens on Patrol and Speed Watch" programs
> - running the “Great Sookeini Race” at the annual Sooke Fall Fair
> - Security Team leader for the annual Sooke Fine Arts Show
> - member of the Westcaost Amateur Radio Association & Radio Amateurs 
> Canada, (i.e. Ham Radio)
> - member of the Sooke Contract and the Duplicate Bridge Clubs, and
> - a grandparent to a 3 and 7 year old
>
> For the last 5 plus years, I have overseen the Scout Museum located at 
> 505 Marigold Road
> in Victoria BC. This collection of Scouting memorabilia has been 
> growing for many years, but
> basically was kept in boxes and cupboards. What I have done is create 
> more of a display type
> presentation that includes: a) more than a thousand badges on cork 
> boards, b) more than a
> dozen uniforms mounted on manikins, c) 8 glass cabinets for scout 
> trophies, cups and saucers,
> scout knives and whistles, d) plus a hundred or so Scouting books 
> and neckers etc. etc. etc.
>
>
>
>
> Presently however, we have dismantled our entire display, (which was 
> mainly housed in a small
> 10’ by 15’ room), as we are expanding to a room 3 X the size, which 
> will allow for a better display,
> and we have also started working with a museum mentor to help with our 
> planning and displays. With
> the Covid-19 virus however, the move to the larger space is presently 
> on hold until later in 2021.
>
> My request to all the other museums however, is that if you have 
> Scouting memorabilia that you
> no longer need or want, and wish to part with we would be most 
> appreciative, (i.e. mostly small items
> like badges, etc. which are less expensive to ship), as we are 
> generally good with most other items etc.
> In turn, we have many duplicate and triplicate badges that we can 
> donate or trade with you.
>
> PS: If you are a museum "focussed on Scouting", (or Guiding), I would 
> love to hear from you and would
> like to have ongoing contact as to how you:
> a) you present your memorabilia, (i.e. photos are always welcome)
> b) where are you applying for grants etc., and
> c) how you manage your museum budget and volunteer staffing etc.
>
> Sincerely
> Ron Bilinsky
> Scouts Canada
> Camp Barnard Camp Committee (Ham Shack)
> 30th BP Guild (Scout House and Museum)
> 2338 Sunriver Way, Sooke BC V9Z 0Y4
> Email ronbilinsky at shaw.ca <mailto:ronbilinsky at shaw.ca>
> Phone 250-664-7048
> Call Sign VA7RTB
>
>
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