Editing Scouting in New Hampshire (section)

==Scouting museums in New Hampshire==
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In 1967, prominent Scouter [[Max I. Silber]] sought to display several articles he had acquired from his many Scout trips worldwide. Amongst other artifacts, Max had been given many personal effects of Scouting founder [[Robert Baden-Powell]] from his widow, Lady [[Olave Baden-Powell]], including original drawings and writings from the founder. Max and his good friend Council Executive Lawrence L. "Larry" Lee discussed the idea of displaying the collection, and they decided to build a small museum at Camp Carpenter in [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]].  . Larry died before the museum was finished, and it was decided that it was only fitting to name the museum after him. The Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum opened its doors in 1969.<ref name="museum2">[http://www.scoutingmuseum.org/page2.html Scouting Museum: Page 2<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909042944/http://www.scoutingmuseum.org/page2.html |date=September 9, 2007 }}</ref>

In 1978, the museum needed to expand, and it was decided also to build a library where the large collection of Scout books could be displayed and used to learn about Scouting's vast history.<ref name="museum4">[http://www.scoutingmuseum.org/page4.html LL Lee Museum Page 4<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909213310/http://www.scoutingmuseum.org/page4.html |date=September 9, 2007 }}</ref> The Museum Committee elected to name the library after Max, who on top of his great dedication and service to Scouting around the world was the catalyst for the museum's founding.<ref name="museum1">[http://www.scoutingmuseum.org/page1.htm Scouting Museum: Page 1<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705221920/http://www.scoutingmuseum.org/page1.htm |date=July 5, 2007 }}</ref>

The Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum and Max I. Silber Library are run by volunteer staff and a committee that keeps the museum open every Wednesday 10-4, Select Saturdays 10-3 and select days during Cub Scout Summer Camp in July and August.  They never have had to charge for admission.<ref name ="museum1" />   (jb 12/24)