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In 1931, the founder of Scouting and Chief Scout of the World, Lord Baden-Powell, met Somers during a tour of Australia and was impressed by his commitment to Scouting. [10] On Somers' return to Britain, The Boy Scouts Association appointed Somers as its Chief Commissioner in 1932 and then its deputy Chief Scout from 1935 to 1941. Baden-Powell ...
The Virginia Museum of Natural History was founded in 1984 as The Boaz Foundation, named after Dr. Noel T. Boaz, Founding Director, along with co-founder Dr. Dorothy Dechant Boaz. The museum was founded as a private institution, but on June 2, 1985, the museum opened to the public with the new and current name.
Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL (/ ˈ b eɪ d ən ˈ p oʊ əl / BAY-dən POH-əl; [3] 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder of The Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of The Girl Guides Association.
Natural history: Virginia's natural history and ecosystems, live mammals, fish, reptiles and birds Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art: Virginia Beach: Virginia Beach: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Art: Focuses on 20th-century art with changing exhibitions of American & international artists. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Richmond: Richmond: Central ...
Founded in 1913, the Heart of Virginia Council, Boy Scouts of America, serves 1,400 youth in Central Virginia. The council offers training and support to units in 24 counties in the Tidewater and Piedmont regions of the state, an area spanning 8,143 square miles.
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100 acre Victorian estate, park features a nature center dedicated to native Virginia wildlife, a historic house museum, arboretum, formal gardens, carriage collection and petting zoo Mill Mountain Discovery Center: Roanoke: Roanoke: Southwest Virginia: website, operated by the City in the 611-acre Mill Mountain Park Motts Run Nature Center ...
Betsy Sweeney bought a crumbling 130-year-old house for $16,500 in Wheeling, West Virginia and renovated it into a gorgeous historic home — complete with its original pocket doors, Victorian ...