Our History

Fast Facts

  • The troop was founded on April 31, 1943, at St. Albans under the guidance of Doc Christy
  • Our first Scoutmaster was Bill Griffith & Bob Carpenter was his Assistant Scoutmaster
  • Our first summer camp was in July 1944 at Treasure Island
  • Our first Eagle Scout was Ed Ketter 1945
  • We relocated to Epiphany Lutheran Church in 1963
  • We relocated to Leverington Presbyterian Church on Sept.1, 2003

Founding and Location

Our Original Charter

The troop was founded on April 31, 1943, at St. Albans Episcopal Church at Ridge and Fairthorne Ave. under the guidance of Doc Christy. In 1962 St. Albans felt that they had no ties to the organization asked them to relocate and released the Troop number to them.

At that time a member of the Troop, George (the future uncle of member Bob Texter, Sr.), was a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church at 520 Livezey Lane and helped coordinate a move. In 1963, Troop 334 officially transferred their number to Epiphany Lutheran Church. The Troop stayed with Epiphany into the new century.

In 2002 Epiphany decided to move and informed the troop of their plans. The leadership of both Troop 334 and the church agreed that it was in the best interest of both parties that we go our separate ways. Epiphany released the number to the Troop, and for the second time in its history, the troop was in search of a new home.

After making inquiries at several locations, the scoutmaster found two possible locations and turned it over to a committee to investigate and make a report to the leadership committee. They recommended that Troop 334 relocate to Leverington Presbyterian Church at Ridge and Hermitage St., and in the spring of 2003, the Troop Committee adopted the investigative committee’s recommendations. During the spring and summer, the two churches and the Troop took the necessary steps to make the transfer complete, including Leverington releasing the Troop number that they still held for their defunct Troop (215) which had folded in the early 70’s. One week after the Troops specialty summer camp trip to Boston they packed up the Troops belongings at Epiphany and moved down the Ridge.

At 12:01 am on Sept. 1, 2003, Troop 334 officially transferred over to Leverington Presbyterian Church.

Scoutmasters

  • Bill Griffith 1943-1944
  • Joe Garvey 1945-1947
  • West Cording 1948-1949
  • George Snyder 1949-1958
  • Norm Snyder 1958-1998
  • David Craighead 1998-Present