About Us

Troop 692

Boy Scouts of America

Prepared By Janelle Gilbert, September 10, 2013

Williston Troop 692 is a member of the Green Mountain Council # 592, Land of Champs District; and are proudly chartered by the Masons Washington Lodge #3. Eagle rank was first achieved by a Williston teen in 1931. Our Troop was first formally chartered on 7/1/1967.  Many Scouts have achieved Eagle rank in our Troop and are credited below.  It is significant to look at the dates they earned the highest Scouting rank and think of historical events that met their achievement.

A claimant for first Boy Scout troop is Troop #1 of Barre, Vermont in 1909. It was formed in Barre, Vermont by William Foster Milne, who moved to the United States from Aberdeen, Scotland.

In 1907 William Foster Milne, a stonecutter immigrated to Barre, Vermont from Aberdeen, Scotland, where he had been active in the early scouting movement.^[22] He is referred as the "First Scoutmaster in America" by Sir Francis Fletcher Vane.  Sir Francis Vane was London Commissioner of Scouts in Baden Powell's organization and also became President of the British Boy Scouts.  In 1909 "Billy" Milne learned of a small group of boys at the First Baptist Church in Barre, who were already members of the Boys Brigade, he offered them an alternative to their routine of marching and drills. By re-organizing into a new "Boy Scout Club" (Troop #1 in the United States) these scouts learned first aid, new outdoor skills and being helpful to others. "Billy" Milne went back to his native Scotland and brought back the books and materials he needed along with a British Charter. By 1910 Barre's Troop #1 joined the Boy Scouts of America.

The first Eagle Scout in Williston was A.M. Dole in 1931.  His Troop of record is Troop #1.  A few other Willston Scouts have earned Eagle in neighboring Troops as noted in the footnotes of the Eagle list.

Williston Troop 692 is active in the community and is a high adventure, deep skill learning, boy led Troop.  Strengthening the community has long been the focus of our Eagle projects, resulting in honoring our Veterans, caring for the environment, helping youth, and supporting our emergency responders. In recent years, the boys of Troop 692 have been deeply involved in efforts to reviving the historic Brennan Barn.

The Williston community knows us for our two annual fundraisers, the Christmas Tree pickup just after the first of the year, and our hot dogs and drinks at the Independence Day Parade. Many parents have stepped forward to guide this Troop.  They serve knowing the skills they invest their time to pass along result in a stronger community in the future.

Scout Masters & Senior Patrol Leaders

2023-2024    Maurice Denis / Will Ackerly

2022-2023    Maurice Denis / Jackson Yager & Michael Denis

2021-2022    Maurice Denis / Robert Nesbit

2020-2021    Tony Medici / Aiden Blevins

2019-2020    Tony Medici / Jared Kartschoke

2018-2019    ZuWallack, Randy / Micah Rieley

2017-2018    ZuWallack, Randy / Parker Soares

2016-2017    Hark, Thomas / Noah Gilbert

2015-2016    Hark, Thomas / Mark Lang

2014-2015    Hark Thomas / Phil Hampson & Ben Cotton

2013-2014    Hark, Thomas / Eli hark, Hender Dye, Max Rieley, Max Ryan, Tommy Watson

2011-2012    Watson, Pete / Lang, Thomas, Boutin, Justin

2007-2011    McSalis / Bill, Billy McSalis, Austin Burbank, Who else?

2001-2006    Stewart Martin /

2000-2001    David Beckett /

1999-2000    Phillip Gingrow /