Girl Scout Handbook 1942
I love to go to thrift stores, yard sales, and estate sales. This was a little jewel I picked up second hand. This is the 1942 edition of the Girl Scout Handbook. It has a green and yellow cover, and some lovely line drawn illustrations inside showing Girl Scouts and work and play.
This particular book belonged to a girl by the name of Betty Carol Kimball, and shows she was a Second Class Girl Scout.
I was never a Girl Scout, but I was a Missionette and a Sunbeam. Sunbeams were the Salvation Army's version of scouting, and Missionettes were the Assembly of God's version. I think Sunbeams were much more similar to the Girl Scouts, which included camping, nature walks, learning to set the table, etc., where Missionettes did include these types of activities, but also had a very intensive focus on Bible reading, Scripture memorization, missions and outreach.
As a task-oriented person, I actually enjoyed reading through this and learning about the origins of scouting and what a girl had to do to earn badges. It reminded me a lot of my childhood. I don't know what modern-day Girl Scouting looks like, but if you can ever come across a vintage handbook, you might just enjoy reading it and maybe be inspired to try some of the activities and expand your own skills.
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