Demonstrations and Programming Available from the World Scouting Museum for Events, Conferences, Vendors, Schools, Camps, and Councils

The World Scouting Museum offers demonstrations and programming to local organizations for the events that they hold. Below you can find the World Scouting Museum flyers and more information about what we can offer you! These demonstrations and programs are offered as donation opportunities to raise funds for the World Scouting Museum.

Please reach out to us by phone at 681-215-4450 or email at wsmwvcurator@gmail.com to inquire about booking the World Scouting Museum for your events!

For all the offered Demonstrations or Programming from the World Scouting Museum, please reach out to us during Normal Business Hours (M-F 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) to ask questions or discuss options. 681-215-4450 | wsmwvcurator@gmail.com

Demonstrations and Programming Available:

Knot-Tying Demo

Using rope for all attendees, we show some important knots to be used in everyday life, camping, boating, and fishing. This demonstration is low-cost in terms of materials, requiring only rope/string. We request that you provide the materials (until we receive donated reusable materials) and donate to the World Scouting Museum for the time and travel to your event. If your event is located more than 10 miles from the World Scouting Museum, money for trip expenses will be required (max of $40.00 requested).

Outdoor Cooking Demo

Using items from the Dollar Tree and the grocery store, we demonstrate how to make delicious campfire meals using different pieces of camping cooking equipment. Recipes include Silver Turtles (Hamburger, Potatoes, Carrots, and Onions in Aluminum Foil), Cobblers (in Dutch Oven), Campfire Pies (Pie Iron), Hotdogs/Marshmallows (locally sourced sticks), Campfire Nachos (Box Oven), and Outdoor Pizza. This demonstration will teach how to make and use Foil Dinners, Box Ovens, Pie Irons, Sticks, Dutch Ovens, and general outdoor cooking safety. We request that you provide the materials (food to be cooked and materials to distribute cooked food) and donate to the World Scouting Museum for the time and travel to your event. If your event is located more than 10 miles from the World Scouting Museum, money for trip expenses will be required (max of $40.00 requested). You can choose which recipes you would like to offer below. We will combine the recipes on a special Museum webpage for the event, with directions on how to make any cooking utensils as needed, as a resource for attendees. (We are working to obtain all the items needed for this cooking, like: Dutch Oven, Pie Irons. Please provide locally sourced Firewood for the demonstration.)

Geocaching, Compass, & Map Skills

Geocaching is a fun hobby that groups many outdoor skills, map reading, GPS use/understanding, and using a compass. We are happy to offer Geocaching Workshops combining these skills for your events! We also offer Geocaching as a Merit Badge we offer! We will teach attendees how to begin Geocaching and hide and find a cache at the EVENT! Attendees will also be shown and explained various types of maps, such as physical maps, topographic maps, road maps, historical maps, and geologic maps. We request that you donate to the World Scouting Museum for the time and travel to your event. If your event is located more than 10 miles from the World Scouting Museum, money for trip expenses will be required (max of $40.00 requested).

Camping/Fire Building Demo

Attendees will learn how to find and build a fire with tools in nature and fire-starting tools. We will cover various methods to start fires, along with different tent types or shelters that can be built. Each demo must be customized for the event it is held at. (We are working to obtain all the items for this demonstration. Until then the must be provided or sourced.) We request that you donate to the World Scouting Museum for the time and travel to your event. If your event is located more than 10 miles from the World Scouting Museum, money for trip expenses will be required (max of $40.00 requested).

Scout History Lectures

Our Museum Curator, Alex Bennett, is happy to provide Lectures on Scouting History to Packs, Troops, Crews. Ships, Groups, Classes, or conferences as requested. Topics include: World Scout Jamborees, National Scout Jamborees, World’s Fairs, R.Baden-Powell, Ernest T. Seton, James West, other Scouting Figures, Brownsea Islands, Cub Scouts founding Girl Scouts, Camp Fire, Woodcraft, and many other topics. We request that you donate to the World Scouting Museum for the time and travel to your event. If your event is located more than 10 miles from the World Scouting Museum, money for trip expenses will be required (max of $40.00 requested).

Leave No Trace Training

Our Museum Curator is a registered Leave No Trace Trainer/Educator. We will work with attendees to explain the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace. Leave No Trace is intended for 5th Grade Students and above and required in 3 of the 55 WV Counties! All attendees will leave with Youth Outdoor Steward and will be given completed LNT Certificates. Please register the total number of attendees so we can provide enough LNT certificates. We request that you provide the material costs and donate to the World Scouting Museum for the time and travel to your event. If your event is located more than 10 miles from the World Scouting Museum, money for trip expenses will be required (max of $40.00 requested).

WV History Lectures

Our Museum Curator, Alex Bennett, is a 2025 West Virginia History Hero, serves as the Vice President of the West Virginia Association of Museums (2025-), and is a locally educated Historian. He is happy to give lectures on West Virginia history topics, including coal mining, union organization/busting, salt industries, cooperage industries, moonshine production, WV Cryptids, WV Tourism, WV Statehood, WV State Capitol locations, and WV Civil War. Depending on the topic and request we ask that you give our Historian at least 1 week to prepare the Lecture for your event. We request that you donate to the World Scouting Museum for the time and travel to your event. If your event is located more than 10 miles from the World Scouting Museum, money for trip expenses will be required (max of $40.00 requested).

COMING SOON: Mobile Museum Exhibits: SM-LRG

We have been donated a Scouting Wrapped RV! It has damage that needs to be repaired, and we must raise funds for insurance and pay for the operating costs of the Mobile Museum. At this time, we are unable to offer this programming. We want to include it here as we are currently fundraising to offer this programming in the future! Learn more about the ACOV RV at www.worldscoutingmuseum.org/acovrv | Help us raise money for the ACOV RV: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/help-the-world-scouting-museum-utilize-the-acov-rv

Sign up for our Demonstrations & Programs Online!

Use this BLUE box to setup Demos or Programs with us online right now! If you are unsure about demo/programming costs or what to donate to us for your event, please reach out to us directly before scheduling at 681-215-4450 or by email at wsmwvcurator@gmail.com

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Sources of Recipes for Outdoor Cooking Demos

Here you can find all the different Recipes we can make for Outdoor Cooking Demos. Please choose a few, depending on the time you want us to fill or those you think are the most interesting to offer. Be sure to choose recipes with different outdoor cooking equipment so attendees can learn new options and techniques!

Campfire Cooking from Scouts UK

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Foil Pack & Ember Cooking Recipes

Foil_Pack_Ember_Cooking_RecipesDownload

Foil Cooking Ideas- Simple & Quick

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Winning Recipes for Campfire Cuisine – Scouting Magazine 2005:

Winning Recipes for Campfire Cuisine – Scouting magazineDownload

How to Make A Buddy Burner/Vagabond Stove

How-to-Make-a-Buddy-Burner-Vagabond-StoveDownload

Griddle, Skillet, & Buddy Burner Recipes

Griddle_Skillet_Buddy_Burner_RecipesDownload

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