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Wilderness Road Girl Scout Council Oral History Project

Project Summary

This project documents the history of the Girl Scouts in Lexington and Kentucky. Former executive directors, board members, and Girl Scouts discuss Central Christian Church Scout troops in Lexington, Girl Scouts in Lexington during World Wars I and II, scouting as a social activity, skills learned by Scouts, Trail's End Camp, hemp growing during World War II, the Girl Scouts' commitment to conservation and the environment, day camps, the merger of local units into the Wilderness Road Council in the 1950s, the Second Presbyterian Church, fundraising, community support, attitudes in the 1930s about women camping, the origin of Girl Scout cookies, the Day Law and desegregation of the Girl Scouts, a trip to England in the 1930s for a folklore and folk dance festival, Mrs. A. R. Henry, Alice Rucker, Kathleen McGraw, Lady Badenpole's visit from England, and Laura Ball in Harlan County.

Project Code

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Project Keyword

Trail's End Camp (Ky.)

Project LC Subject

Baden-Powell, Olave, 1889-1977   Ball, Laura   Camping   Central Christian Church (Lexington, Ky.)   Conservation of natural resources   Day camps   Environmental protection   Folk festivals--England   Fund raising   Girl Scout cookies   Girl Scouts--Kentucky--Lexington   Girls   Hemp   Lexington (Ky.).   McGraw, Kathleen   Rucker, Alice   Second Presbyterian Church (Lexington, Ky.)   Wilderness Road   Wilderness Road Girl Scout Council   Wilderness survival   Women   World War, 1914-1918--War work--Girl Scouts   World War, 1939-1945--War work--Girl Scouts


Interviews in this Project (20 Total):

Interview Accession Number: 1983oh018_gs001
Interviewer: Ellen Allen
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Interview Accession Number: 1983oh035_gs002
Interviewer: Ellen Allen
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Interview Accession Number: 1984oh009_gs003
Interviewer: Ellen Allen
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh064_gs004
Interviewer: Helen Ivey
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh065_gs005
Interviewer: Helen Ivey
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh066_gs006
Interviewer: Ellen Allen
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh067_gs007
Interviewer: Pat Davis
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh068_gs008
Interviewer: Ellen Allen
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh069_gs009
Interviewer: Ellen Allen
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh070_gs010
Interviewer: Pat Davis
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh071_gs011
Interviewer: Mildred Watson
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh072_gs012
Interviewer: Ellen Allen
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh073_gs013
Interviewer: Pat Davis
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh074_gs014
Interviewer: Mildred Watson
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh075_gs015
Interviewer: Pat Davis
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh076_gs016
Interviewer: Ellen Allen
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh077_gs017
Interviewer: Ellen Allen
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh104_gs018
Interviewer: Ellen Allen
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh105_gs019
Interviewer: Ellen Allen
Restrictions: No Restrictions
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Interview Accession Number: 1986oh107_gs020
Interviewer: Susan V. Miller
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