Historian

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Serving as Historian can apply towards Positions of Responsibility requirements for Star, Life, and Eagle.

Historian

Selection: Appointed Selected by: Senior Patrol Leader Reports to: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

The Troop Historian preserves troop photographs, news stories, trophies, flags, scrapbooks, awards, and other memorabilia.

Reports to

• Assistant Senior Patrol Leader

Responsibilities

• Gathers pictures and facts about troop activities and keeps them in a historical file or scrapbook.
• Takes care of troop trophies, ribbons, and souvenirs of troop activities.
• Keeps information about former members of the troop.
• Set a good example.
• Enthusiastically and correctly wears the Scout uniform (all four parts).
• Live by the Scout Oath and Law.
• Show Scout spirit.

Equivalents

The Historian is the youth historian leader in its unit. Other youth historian leaders are:

• Historian - Boy Scouting and Varsity Scouting
• Crew Historian - Venturing

See also

Boy Scout portal

• Positions of Responsibility
• Star Rank
• Life Rank
• Eagle Scout Rank

References

• BSA Troop Leader Training Powerpoint Presentaiton

Troop Positions of Responsibility
(Youth Positions)

Senior Patrol Leader  Asst.(s)	Quartermaster	Junior Asst. Scoutmaster(s)	Order of the Arrow Rep.
Patrol Leader(s),  Venture Patrol Leader,  Asst.(s)	Historian	Instructor(s) & Troop Guide(s)	Chaplain Aide
Scribe	Librarian	Den Chief(s)	Bugler & Musician
Advisers: Scoutmaster,   Troop Committee Chair,   Assistant Scoutmaster(s)