William Bauer Community Center & Troop #1 Unadilla Boy Scout Museum

William Bauer Community Center & Troop #1 Unadilla Boy Scout Museum holds an extensive collection of Boy Scouts of America memorabilia in Unadilla, inside a building that used to be a Masonic Temple. It is also the home of Troop 1.

What sets Unadilla’s Troop 1 apart is its continuity. Every year a troop must file paperwork to renew its charter, and Unadilla has never missed a deadline, making it the oldest continually chartered Boy Scout troop in the United States. The Unadilla Historical Association behind it works to preserve the town’s artifacts and history.

What to Know

• The museum fills a former Masonic Temple with Boy Scouts of America memorabilia.
• Unadilla’s Troop 1 has never missed a charter renewal deadline.
• Groups can arrange a visit by calling ahead.
• The Unadilla Historical Association works to restore two of the oldest buildings in town.
• The museum is featured by This Is Cooperstown.