Join the celebration of this special part of the heritage of Southern Arizona and Tucson

Mormon Battalion

Service Celebration

Month

BOY SCOUTS AND SCOUTING UNITS ONLY:

REGISTER FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS, MERIT BADGES AT: catalinacouncil.org/activities/merit-badge-day/

ON THE TRAIL:

The BSA Historic Trails Award and patchAny or all of the following (on the trail) BSA merit badges: • Camping • Backpacking • Animal Science • Geology • Reading

AT THE SPECIAL MERIT BADGE CLINICS with the Arizona History Museum, Catalina Council, Presidio San Agustin, Mission Garden and Southwest Archaeology: • American Cultures • American Heritage • Archaeology • Gardening

ATTEND: The MORMON BATTALION HERITAGE RENDEZVOUS for Scouts and Scouters only •Firemusketsandfrontloadrifles • Run in the relays • See the displays and exhibits •MeritBadgeCounselorsavailableonlytopassoff requirements that have been completed on those merit badges listed here.

EXPLANATION OF THE CATALINA COUNCIL BSAMORMON BATTALION COMMUNITY

CELEBRATION

Mayor Jonathan Rothschild of Tucson has declared December 2018 a celebration of the service of the Mormon Battalion during the Mexican-American war.

The Catalina Council and The Mormon Battalion Monument Foundation seek to promote community participation in the celebration of Mormon BattalionService and Celebration month.

In 1846 the United States Army ask Mormon leader Brigham Young to provide enough volunteers to form an entire battalion of over 500 soldiers for military service during the Mexican American war. These men became known as the Mormon Battalion and they played a role in the history of Southern Arizona, then a part of Mexico. The battalion entered Tucson in December of 1846 and without firingashotattheMexicansoldiersstationedattheTucsongarrison,raisedtheAmericanflagforthefirsttimeoverTucson. The Boy Scouts of America, Catalina Council, has joinedwithselectnon-profithistory-basedorganizationsin celebrating the 170th year of the release of the last of the subgroup known as The Mormon Battalion Volunteers.

In partnering with these history based organizations, the council has provided many opportunities for our Scouts to register for special merit badge classes to further their advancement, obtain free passes, and enjoy the services provided by our partnering organizations.

For questions or comments call Clint Liechty 520 623 6062or Laurene Huelsman at CouncilOffice750-0385,Ex 1007.

HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE:LEARN: About the Mormon Battalion and its impact on the history of Southern Arizona.

READ: The Mormon Battalion U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Norma Baldwin Ricketts (1996) The Remarkable Journey of the Mormon Battalion, Michael N. Landon & Brandon J. Metcalf (2012) History May Be Searched in Vain: A Military History of the Mormon Battalion, Sherman L Fleek (2006)

HIKE: The Historic Mormon Battalion Trail or portions of it. mormonbattalionsaz.org/trail-map.html

CAMP: At designated available campsites along the Mormon Battalion Trail.

DRIVE: Part of the Mormon Battalion Trail and consider the history as you travel.

VISIT: • Presidio San Agustin del Tucson Museum in Downtown Tucson, a re-creation of the Tucson Presidio built in 1775. The Presidio allows visitors to travel back in time and learn about life as early Tucsonans would have lived it. Docent tours discuss life in the Santa Cruz Valley for early Native Americans, Presidio residents and Territorial settlers. Choose from many events. www.TucsonPresidio.org

Suggested donation*

• Arizona History Museum, 949 E. 2nd St. Tucson. Learn about Arizona’s history. azhs.gov *

• The Mormon Battalion Monument in downtown Tucson, FREE mormonbattalionsaz.org

•TheMilitaryOfficerQuarters,Hospital,and Museum at Fort Lowell Historical Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd. features exhibits chronicling army life at Fort Lowell, which served as a U.S. Army post, with cavalry and infantry units, from 1879 to 1891. 10am- 4pm Thurs-Sat. FREE. Do your own soap-making, every 2nd Sat. of the month ($4). www.azhs.gov

• The historic Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House Museum at 151 South Granada in downtown Tucson. FREE Mon-Fri: For hours: 882-8607

• The Mission Garden and learn of heirloom plants, and irrigation methods learned from the native inhabitants and much more. missiongarden.org, and online see tucsonsbirthplace.org • Downtown History Museum at 140 N. Stone Ave. Learn of the history of Arizona and Tucson. FREE Wed-Fri 11am-3pm. 770- 1473

• Native Nations participation; Tohono O’odham; Pascua Yaqui

• The Otis H. Chidester Scout Museum of Southern Arizona at 1937 E. Blacklidge in Tucson. Open by appointment and most Saturdays. Call 403-0811 or 795-9484.

• Archaeology Southwest preservation facility at 10901 N. Oracle Rd. at Steam Pump Ranch in Oro Valley. This is a hands-on facility. Second Saturday of every month. Use an atlatl, a stone ax, watch demonstrations, enter the pithouse, and ask the on-site archaeologist questions. 882-6946 and archaeologysouthwest.org

ATTEND: • A FREE lecture sponsored by the Arizona Pathfinders**attheArizonaHistoryMuseum located at 949 E. Second St. Tucson azpathfindersahs@gmail.com

• December: Adventures in Arizona History by Bruce Dinges 6pm December 13, 2018

• January: Street Name Origins in Tucson by David Leighton. 6pm January 17, 2019.

• A FREE presentation by the Tucson Mormon Battalion Monument Foundation *** about many of the aspects of the Mormon Battalion. For scheduling, see www.facebook.com/mormonbattalionsaz

EARN: • The Mormon Battalion Monument Foundation Honorary Mormon Battalion Award Patch pins. mormonbattalionsaz.org/trail-award.html

SERVE: • Volunteer with any of the sponsoring or participatingnon-profitorganizationsorone you choose online at: volunteer.unitedwaytucson.org or justserve.org

* EARN A FREE PASS (200 only) to the Arizona History Museum by completing any two of the requirements for the Mormon Battalion Monument Foundation Honorary Mormon Battalion Patch Award, or (200 only) to The Presidio San Augustin del Tucson by completing any one Monument Foundation requirement or walk the downtown Turquoise trail. mormonbattalionsaz.org/trail-award.html and tucsonpresidio.orgor contact Clint Liechty at 520-623-6062

** Pathfinders is a non-profit organization supporting the Arizona History Society and Arizona History Museum

*** The Mormon Battalion Monument Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of The Mormon Battalion. mormonbattalionsaz.org

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