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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Half the Girl Scouts and Brownies in the 1980s (probably the 1970s, too) were named Jennifer. I've only been able to turn up a few pictures of them though. I participated in Brownies and Girl Scouts throughout most of my school...
A comedy came out in 1982 named Savannah Smiles. It was quintessential Generation X, centering on a 7-year-old daughter of a politician who is ignored and neglected by her parents. She ends up running away and hooking up with a couple of crooks. It was a very popular...