One of the highl ights of Boy Scout life is the skills learned at camp. Among numerous photographs and artifacts in the South Carolina State Museum’s new exhibit The Centennial History of the Boy Scouts of America is this shot of Scouts learning archery at camp. Photo courtesy Boy Scouts of America/S.C. State Museum The Boy Scouts of America turns 100 years old in 2010, and the South Carolina State Museum is helping celebrate that illustrious mark with the exhibit The Centennial History of the Boy Scouts of America.

The exhibit, now in the museum’s lobby, features photographs and artifacts that illustrate the organization’s progress and the contributions it has made to communities all across South Carolina.

Museum guests can see approximately 20 historic photographs, including Camp Barstow, that was originally established in 1930 on the site of what is now Fort Jackson.

Among the more than two dozen artifacts are an early Boy Scout uniform c. 1915; a scout pack with an image of mountains painted on it from c. 1937; and, of course, one of the organization’s most recognizable icons, the Boy Scout knife.

In addition, visitors will get a look at contributions that scouting has made to South Carolina communities over the years from scrap and bond drives in World War II to raising money for New Orleans refugees in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

The Centennial History of the Boy Scouts of America is presented in conjunction with the scouts of South Carolina, particularly the Indian Waters Council that operates in the Midlands.

The exhibit can be seen through June 20. For more information on the exhibit, contact Fritz Hamer at (803) 898-4921 or visit www. southcarolinastatemuseum. org.