SSScout 1608 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 (edited) """Dinosaur lunchbox, hidden in Smithsonian museum, features family and work mementos."" ""....Arlton Murray, who worked with fossils at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, hid his own time capsule in a dinosaur installation in 1947. The wooden box — containing Murray’s Boy Scout membership card and a note about one of the installations — was a surprise find five years ago as the museum’s Fossil Hall was taken apart for renovation...."" ""...It took a bit of research to discover the significance of the Boy Scout card . . . Murray discovered his passion for fossils on a Boy Scout outing. "" https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/?utm_term=.20cf958898ee He was a Scoutmaster in 1945..... Edited May 26, 2019 by SSScout 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FireStone 421 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 What a cool story! Link to post Share on other sites
mrkstvns 486 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 On 5/26/2019 at 6:36 AM, SSScout said: ""...It took a bit of research to discover the significance of the Boy Scout card . . . Murray discovered his passion for fossils on a Boy Scout outing. "" That's why the time and effort we all spend supporting scouting is so worthwhile. Link to post Share on other sites
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