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Boys’ Life Archives

Scout Life magazine has partnered with Google Books to archive more than 100 years of Boys’ Life magazine. You can view nearly every issue from March 1911 to December 2012 at the following links:

Once you find the issue you’d like to read, just click on the “Preview this magazine” link. You can also search within a particular issue or across all issues.

What About Issues Since 2012?

Many articles published since 2012 are available here on the Scout Life website. You can also find recent issues of the magazine on the Scout Life app.

13 Comments on Boys’ Life Archives

  1. Sure, we had plenty of sweaters that looked like that, only we didn’t get them until the 70’s. Looks just like we dressed, say 73 or so. happy scouting

  2. Wonderful addition to my LIFE, nice to reminisce.

  3. Superman14524 // September 10, 2011 at 7:15 pm // Reply

    I LOVE the wayback machine
    I can go look at Boys Life Magazines In 1910
    SO COOL!!!!!!!!

  4. last year was my schools first year playing football we started a 8 man team and made it to the unofficial state semi finals it was a blast thanks for digging up this article

  5. WAY AWESOME FOR BL!!!!!!

  6. I think the WAYBACK Machine is wonderful. I have been looking for an article for 50 years. and there it was! Is it possible to get a reprint of November 1956 pages 74-75?

  7. i love it

  8. legosrcool // August 4, 2011 at 7:29 pm // Reply

    this is so cool!

  9. Eaglemike68 // August 3, 2011 at 11:56 am // Reply

    Awesome

  10. Ive wondered so much what was inside the first BSA magazine but thanks to BSA they made they made that come true with Way back machine
    thanks BSA!.

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