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Title
Girl Scout Uniform
Subject
Social & Cultural
Description
Kerri Vitale wore this uniform and joined the ranks of thousands of young girls across the world when she joined her local girl scout troop. According to a 1962 report, the city of Waukesha was home to 1,019 Scouts who formed some 66 troops in neighborhoods across the city. Girl scouts often met and organized within schools, and the Waukesha report reflects this, as the neighborhood aligned with area schools: Blair-Barstow, Northview, Hawthorne-Lowell, Hadfield, St. Joseph—St. William,
St. Mary’s, Whiterock, Randall-Union, and Whittier.
One of the earliest references to Girl Scouts in Waukesha is March 1920, with the announcement of a St. Patrick’s Day party. By 1948 the Great Blue Heron Council was founded. The Council later moved into the Blair House, overlooking the city of Waukesha, from 1958-1974. It then moved into the former Aqua-Chem building, on what is today Carroll University’s Campus. Cookies sales have long been the primary fundraising effort for Girl Scouts. Camp Chinook, in town Waukesha, was funded by cookie sales. In 2007, councils from the region merged to form the Girl Scout Councils of Southeastern Wisconsin.
Donor: Gail & Kerri Zimmerman
Adopt an Artifact Sponsor: Susan Vetrovsky
St. Mary’s, Whiterock, Randall-Union, and Whittier.
One of the earliest references to Girl Scouts in Waukesha is March 1920, with the announcement of a St. Patrick’s Day party. By 1948 the Great Blue Heron Council was founded. The Council later moved into the Blair House, overlooking the city of Waukesha, from 1958-1974. It then moved into the former Aqua-Chem building, on what is today Carroll University’s Campus. Cookies sales have long been the primary fundraising effort for Girl Scouts. Camp Chinook, in town Waukesha, was funded by cookie sales. In 2007, councils from the region merged to form the Girl Scout Councils of Southeastern Wisconsin.
Donor: Gail & Kerri Zimmerman
Adopt an Artifact Sponsor: Susan Vetrovsky
Publisher
Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum
Date
1964
Rights
Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum