This is Bridgy in my sister 1960s vintage Girl Scout uniform. Faith and Rebecca were members of the Spanish Trails Council, Troop 785, Hacienda Heights, California. My mom was their troop leader. She was amazing!!!!! We found their uniforms along with my brother’s Boy Scout uniform and my Girl Scout uniform in the bottom of […]
San Gabriel Valley Boy Scouts, Vintage Years
Going through my mother’s cedar chest, we found our old Girl Scout and Boy Scout uniforms. My mother loved being a Girl Scout leader, and of course, she was awesome! Here’s my brother’s San Gabriel Valley Boys Scouts of America cub scout shirt. This was back when we were all, quite literally, Valley Girls. I […]
Girl Scout Float, Kansas Parade, 1976
It’s Girl Scout Cookie season! Check out this beautiful photo of Gen X Girl Scouts. They’re riding a float in a parade in Salina, Kansas, 1976. They’re members of the Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland. Once again, my little girl Bridgy is selling Girl Scout cookies. Typically, we go around the neighborhood, but this year, […]
Gen X in New Zealand, 1976-82 (Beautiful Class Pictures)
These beautiful class pictures feature Gen X in New Zealand between 1976-79. They reveal some popular trends from the Gen X childhood era. The pictures are from Plateau School in Te Marua near the Wellington Region. While the styles are not a mirror image of what American kids were wearing around the same time, there are more […]
Bridgy’s Junior Girl Scouts Bridging Ceremony (Pictures)
My daughter Bridgette recently had her Girl Scouts bridging ceremony. We celebrated her flying up from Brownies to Juniors with friends and cookies! New pins and badges, too. She was so excited to reach another milestone on the brief and beautiful journey known as childhood. It seems like yesterday she bridged from Daisies to Brownies. […]
My 1977 Girl Scout Membership Card
When I was in high school, I put together a scrapbook of things I’d held onto from childhood. We moved around a lot, so it’s a miracle that I was able to save anything at all, but somehow, I held onto these Girl Scout membership cards including one from 1977. It’s hard to imagine that […]
How To Bridge From Daisies to Brownies
Twist me and turn me and show me an elf, I looked in the water and saw myself! The end of the school year always brings a lot of fun events like the school talent show and field day. Last week, we celebrated Bridgette’s bridging ceremony marking her passage from Daisies to Brownies. Her wonderful […]