American Heritage Camporee on board the
USS Massachusetts

What better place to understand our duty to our country than on the historic naval ships that served the United States in war and peace.  At Battleship Cove, home to five national historic landmarks, earn your merit badges by exploring your relationship to the past.  Discover through tours, interviews and activities what it means to be an American, then and now.  Scouts will have the choice to either take American Heritage merit badge or Radio merit badge using the actual battleship radio communications room.  If you choose to not take a merit badge, the museum and exhibits are open for exploration.  The event begins on Friday evening, Scouts will sleep on board the battleship for one night.  The program will begin Saturday morning after breakfast and will run until approx. 4pm on Saturday.   All meals for the camporee will be provided.

American Heritage:

Prerequisites:  This workshop will not cover requirement 3, part c: “Research your family’s history.”  Scouts will need to complete this on their own time.

Objectives:  To meet the requirements of the American Heritage badge, Scouts will:

• § Tour Battleship Cove and discover our national historic landmarks
• § Interview two US Navy veterans
• § Explore heritage careers with museum staff members
• § Listen to and discuss songs from different eras of war
• § Compare the accomplishments of two individuals during World War II
• § Describe the significance of the flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, the seal, the motto, the national anthem and the Declaration of Independence

These are the specific requirements the workshop will teach:

• Requirement 1: all 
• Requirement 4: a, e
• Requirement 2: a, c 
• Requirement 5: c
• Requirement 3:  a, b            
• Requirement 6: all

Radio Merit Badge:

Familiarize yourself with the radio terms used in requirements 1-8 so the class can have a lively discussion.