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:
- 1911-1919 issues
- 1920-1929 issues
- 1930-1939 issues
- 1940-1949 issues
- 1950-1959 issues
- 1960-1969 issues
- 1970-1979 issues
- 1980-1989 issues
- 1990-1999 issues
- 2000-2009 issues
- 2010-2012 issues
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.
I remember all those ads for the greeting card sales clubs in the late 1970’s (STAR WARS era). I used to do those all the time. My first prize I picked was a model rocket kit, my mom bought all the boxes required. Now I am actual rocket scientist, and my son just got his first issue of Boy’s Life this past week.
Awesome! really cool 🙂 :.
This is a great way too see what was inside earlier magazines
Awesome!
Thank you “Boys Life.” My sons enjoy your magazine as much as I did when I was young. Your fine values of Faith, Family and Nation remain intact. My grandsons will get your magazine too.
I love it,especially April 1992.Kirbys may man
that was the year the M1911 was invented fyi.
Great Way Back Tool–Remember reading my brothers mags in the 70s. Time to make an updated mask!
Going though all boy’s life issues took lots of time but my favorite one was the febuary 1956 magizine.
THAT IS COOL IT IS SO COOL THAT BOYS’ LIFE HAS BEEN MADE FOR 100 YEARS THAT IS 91 YEARS OLDER THAN ME
THAT IS COOL
this is so freakin awesome!!!!!!!!
Dose anybody out there remember burying a time capsule?
magazines have changed alot since 1911
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WOW MY MOM USE TO BY ME THESE BOOKS!!IVE BEEN BUYING IT SINCE BELIEVE IT OR NOT!SINCE 1936!
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
Wonderful addition to my LIFE, nice to reminisce.
I LOVE the wayback machine
I can go look at Boys Life Magazines In 1910
SO COOL!!!!!!!!
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
do you know how to get to august 2010 in the way back machine cus im lookin for the easy shot clip
you need to wait a while until it will show up.
WAY AWESOME FOR BL!!!!!!
what do u mean
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?
i love it
this is so cool!
Awesome
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!.