Boy Scout Merit Badge Collection Overview

For over 100 years the Boy Scouts of America has issued merit badges to Scouts that fulfilled the requirements in specific topics. Anyone who has dabbled in collecting Scouting memorabilia has come across merit badge patches and will notice that they have changed quite a bit over the years in style, material and focus. In this quick video I want to share with you my decade long project to assemble a merit badge collection and teach you the basics about the different types. My goal is to help you be able to interpret the merit badges in your collection and understand what you have.
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[@kenshores9900]

Good intro. Very good point about the backs. Now that is a rabbit hole.

[@philbetter7]

Good video Jason! I learned a lot!! Thanks!

[@TheSanteeswapper]

Thanks! If I had more hours in the day I'd do some of these on lots of different topics.

[@jm-rp2ef]

Great overview introduction into the hobby!

[@TheSanteeswapper]

Thanks any other topics you think would be helpful?

[@kenshores9900]

I have a type B weather (with the weather vane). Not many people earned that merit badge.

[@kenshores9900]

The only “old style” merit badge I own is Weather. It did not come as a square. It came as a round. Is that common?