# Is it possible to link my old scout records to scoutbook so I can see them? **URL:** \ **Category:** Using Scoutbook & Scoutbook Plus\ **Created:** [October 13, 2019, 8:00am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/is-it-possible-to-link-my-old-scout-records-to-scoutbook-so-i-can-see-them/136073 "2019-10-13T08:00:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MatthewWalters1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/matthewwalters1/32/7019_2.png) [@MatthewWalters1](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/MatthewWalters1)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 8:00am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/is-it-possible-to-link-my-old-scout-records-to-scoutbook-so-i-can-see-them/136073/1 "2019-10-13T08:00:07Z")
This is more a novelty, or for simplicity sake, and not really a need. I wondered if there is an mechanism to find and link old records from when I was a scout so I can see my old awards and advancements in the system as well? It would be nice to be able to see dates and tenure, etc, as well as verify awards if need be, without having to call the council. Just curious if this type of functionality is even possible. ---
**Author:** ![jacobfetzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jacobfetzer](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/jacobfetzer)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/is-it-possible-to-link-my-old-scout-records-to-scoutbook-so-i-can-see-them/136073/2 "2019-10-13T12:51:40Z")
Are you a volunteer in the same council as you were a scout? ---
**Author:** ![MatthewWalters1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/matthewwalters1/32/7019_2.png) [@MatthewWalters1](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/MatthewWalters1)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/is-it-possible-to-link-my-old-scout-records-to-scoutbook-so-i-can-see-them/136073/3 "2019-10-13T12:59:01Z")
I’m a volunteer, and I’m not sure how to answer the council question. I grew up in the Detroit area council. Apparently the Detroit area Council subsequently merged with the Clinton Valley Council, and became the Great Lakes Council; but then a few years later the BSA reorganized all the Michigan Michigan councils into the Michigan Crossroads Council, and the Great Lakes Service Council falls within that. My current pack, for which I’m the the den leader for my son, is in the Water and Woods Service Council, which is also with the Michigan Crossroads Council. So this new organizational structure is confusing to me, and it’s been 20 years since I got my eagle and aged out, so a lot had changed. ---
**Author:** ![jacobfetzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jacobfetzer](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/jacobfetzer)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/is-it-possible-to-link-my-old-scout-records-to-scoutbook-so-i-can-see-them/136073/4 "2019-10-13T13:21:13Z")
Hmmm, I’m not sure either. If you were in the same council, I was going to suggest that you get your volunteer registration under the same bsa member number as you had as a youth. You might try calling your council service center or registrar to see if that’s possible or not. If it were me, I’d do that whether the next piece is doable or not. The other thing is that I’m not sure whether Scoutbook would then have advancement records that far back. My guess is not, but I’ll ask around. ---
**Author:** ![MatthewWalters1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/matthewwalters1/32/7019_2.png) [@MatthewWalters1](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/MatthewWalters1)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/is-it-possible-to-link-my-old-scout-records-to-scoutbook-so-i-can-see-them/136073/5 "2019-10-13T13:26:27Z")
I suppose to find my BSA member number from when I was a youth I would probably need to call the current service council that corresponds to my old Council? Seems most likely? ---
**Author:** ![jacobfetzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jacobfetzer](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/jacobfetzer)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/is-it-possible-to-link-my-old-scout-records-to-scoutbook-so-i-can-see-them/136073/6 "2019-10-13T13:43:59Z")
That sounds right. They’d be most likely to have your records. You could also ask them how far back they have electronic advancement records. ---
**Author:** ![MatthewWalters1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/matthewwalters1/32/7019_2.png) [@MatthewWalters1](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/MatthewWalters1)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/is-it-possible-to-link-my-old-scout-records-to-scoutbook-so-i-can-see-them/136073/7 "2019-10-15T03:58:43Z")
I called the office today. I was told the electronic records probably don’t go back that far, but I was told to email them as much information as I could and they would look into it for me. I sent the email of with the year I got eagle, my troop, and previous troop and pack i had belonged too. They were all in the old Detroit Area Council, and are now party of the Great Lakes Area Service Council, so I’m hoping that office can come up with something for me.