Over the summer, one of my recently graduated Ambassadors (Emma) and her mom (Jen) sent me a text stating that someone from Jen’s work had given them some of her family’s Girl Scout memorabilia and insignia from different eras, and they wanted to know if I was interested in any of it. Of course, I emphatically said YES as I always do when I’m offered the chance to look at Girl Scout memorabilia and insignia.

The two of them came over one evening and brought two full bags of badges, patches, and insignia. I poured everything out onto the kitchen table and began to sort through the piles. One sash looked like it came from the 1960s and another one was from the 1980s. I also identified more Junior badges from the 1990s. There were also lots of random patches from legacy councils. While sorting through the patches, I came across three from the Old 96 council, which was the name of one of the three legacy councils that made up my current council and the one that covered the area I live in now. I’m not originally from Old 96 (I grew up in the Northeast Georgia council), but I collect patches from it anyway since I have an affinity for it due to the research I’ve done for Camp WaBak and this council’s history project. Continue reading