1. A conversation with Bill langham
Nov 22, 2020
Brendan Kirk, our 2020/21 troop historian, has undertaken an oral history project to capture some of the story of scouting in Rye. He started by interviewing two former scoutmasters, Bill Langham and William Haigney, both of whom have many decades of experience with the troop, along with our current scoutmaster, Garrick Gelinas.
Brendan’s first interview was with the original “Old Goat”, Bill Langham. Mr. Langham served as scoutmaster for many years and we are thankful he remains on board as an assistant scoutmaster today. He has kept notes, and collected documents and artifacts over the years to help keep the troop’s historical memory alive. In this conversation, Mr. Langham reminisces about his time as a boy scout and his enduring love of scouting.
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2. A conversation with William Haigney
Feb 6, 2021
Mr. Haigney, also a former scoutmaster, has been in scouting for 50 years, starting as a Cub scout in the 1960’s. He continues to work as a merit badge counselor and supporter of the troop.
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3. A conversation with Garrick M. Gelinas, Scoutmaster
Feb 7, 2021
4. A conversation with JOHN GRAHAM, FORMER Scoutmaster
April 11, 2021
5. A conversation with John Tobin, FORMER Scoutmaster
October 30, 2021
6. A conversation with Paulo Zangiacomi, FORMER Scoutmaster
November
Mr. Gelinas has been Rye Troop 2’s Scoutmaster since 2018. In this conversation, he tells the story of how he came to lead the troop and how important scouting has been to him and the Rye community. Mr. Gelinas sings in this interview, so not to be missed!
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Mr. Graham was Rye Troop 2’s Scoutmaster between 2000 and 2006. Brendan interviewed Mr Graham and talks about his scouting journey.
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Mr. Tobin is another legendary former Scoutmaster. Mr. Tobin reminisces about his time as a scout as a young man. Mr Tobin is still highly involved with our troop and is a merit badge counsellor for several topics.
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Brendan gets to spend some time with another giant of Rye Scouting Mr. Z. Mr Z talks about starting his scouting career back in Brazil in 1977. Mr Z. led our troop between 2012 and about 2015. Mr. Z is still an invaluable asset to our troop and is helping lots behind the scenes.
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