The New Jersey Scout Museum was created in 2004 and is a non-profit corporation of the State of New Jersey (IRS 501(c) 3. The Museum is not affiliated with the BSA or GSUSA. All funds for our operating expenses come from donations and memberships ("Friends of the Museum"). Monmouth Council BSA graciously provides our public exhibition space.

The Museum is open to the public and admission is free (a donation is appreciated for groups).  2008 Newsletter online!

• Virtual Tour ... See some of the displays.  New GSUSA (Girl Scout Displays) 2008
  
• Treasures ... Some of the special items in our permanent collection
• Virtual Collections ... Visual references especially for collectors
  • New Jersey Statewide Scout Events - Jersey Jamboree, New Jersey State Police Camporees
    
  • Boy Scouts - New Jersey council, Order of the Arrow and Camp patches
    
  • Girl Scouts - New Jersey council patches, anniversary patches, and ID strips
• Directory of Online Council Histories
• Recent Related Publications
  • CD-ROM: Sigmund Eisner Co. 1929 World Jamboree Photo Album (2004). Package includes a limited-edition CSP patch. An NJSM Exclusive!
  • Book: Images of America: Monmouth Council Boy Scouts (2003)
    
  • Book: There Were Camps Along The Delaware (1999), America's National Parks #2-37231
    • This booklet is similar to the free online article "Boy Scout Camps Along the Delaware River", Spanning the Gap newsletter of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Summer 1999).
  • Article: "Camp Derrick and Jamesburg Council #348: Institutional Scouting at the New Jersey State Home for Boys", ISCA Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2 (June 2005)
    • Institutional Scouting: Its Inception , no author, no date. This rare booklet was almost certainly written by Silver Buffalo recipient Calvin Derrick in the 1920s. It is referenced in the ISCA Journal article above.
  • Newsletter: Vol. 1, No. 1 (December 2004)
  • Newsletter: Vol. 2, No. 1 (October 2005)
  • Newsletter: Vol. 3, No. 1 (October 2007)
    
  • Newsletter: Vol. 4, No. 1 (January 2008)
    
• Museum Store
• Other Information
  • Driving Directions
  • About Us ... How the Museum got started, and info on our current operations
  • Museum tri-fold brochure
  • Memberships
  • Donating memorabilia ... Donations are always gladly accepted. Simply contact our Curator.