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HOWLAND -- The boys and girls of Canfield's Troop 25 recently gathered at the Medici Museum of Art to learn about Scouting heritage through the eyes of famed artist Norman Rockwell.
The Scouts out of Canfield United Methodist Church were guided by Howland attorney Ned Gold, who was central to the three-year effort to bring the Rockwell paintings to the museum. The 65 paintings are part of the art collection owned by the Boy Scouts of America.
"Mr. Gold is a treasure to the museum itself," said Suzanne Heino, Scoutmaster of Troop 8025. Sharing stories from a lifetime of Scouting, Gold added context to the paintings from his many experiences at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico and the 2019 World Jamboree held in West Virginia at Summit Bechtel Reserve.
"The stories from him growing up in Scouting, sharing it with his children and continuing as an adult, really brings Rockwell's images to life for younger Scouts," Heino said.
The Medici Museum of Art, 9350 E Market St., applied to house the Scout art collection in 2019. The central location of the museum to approximately half of the population of the United States, being just off several major thoroughfares and the weather conditions played into the factor when the Medici was chosen over the National Scouting Museum in New Mexico and other more prominent museums.
The Rockwell collection is only a fraction of the more than 400 pieces of artwork in the full collection. Currently an addition is being constructed to increase the gallery space and is set to be completed within the next year. For more information on the museum, visit www.medicimu seum.art.
Both the boy and girl Scouts BSA Troops 25 meet separately on Wednesdays at the Canfield United Methodist Church. For information on joining or to learn more, visit www.Troop25Canfield.org. Youth (completing the fifth grade to 18 years old) and parents are welcome to visit a troop meeting by calling Heino at 330-261-3127 or Kevin Prus, Scoutmaster for the Boys Troop 9025 at 330-774-7130.