Month: March 2024

  • WSLS-TV Archives – March 30, 1965: Blue Ridge Boy Scout Council Holds Rallies to Plan Golden Heritage

    WSLS-TV Archives – March 30, 1965: Blue Ridge Boy Scout Council Holds Rallies to Plan Golden Heritage

    New clip digitized from the WSLS-TV News archives and preserved by the University of Virginia Special Collections Library. They are posted online for non-commercial use. They offer rare, unseen footage of the Roanoke scouts in the field, in meetings, holding camporees, and preparing for jamborees. Most clips include the news anchor’s notes, and any pertinent…

  • High Knoll Photos – Its First Year

    High Knoll Photos – Its First Year

    The photos shown here (slideshow above; gallery below) are from the first week of the first year (1975) of High Knoll Trail Program, Blue Ridge Mountains Council. They were taken by crew leader Donald “Grunt” Allison (ASM, Troop 50, Roanoke, VA), shown at right above. Natahwop editor S. Warren was Grunt’s senior patrol leader, shown…