On March 12, 2012, Girl Scouts of the USA celebrated its centennial
anniversary. Since Juliette Gordon Low formed the first troop of 18
girls in Savannah, Georgia, the organization has grown to include 3.2
million girl and adult members, and 59 million American women can call
themselves Girl Scout alumnae. This exhibit honors the accomplishments
of the national Girl Scouts organization and will feature artifacts
culled from the collection of the Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska
council. The exhibition will showcase uniforms, merit badges and awards,
handbooks and additional artifacts from the earliest years of Girl
Scouting to the present day. A retrospective video will also be
featured; telling the complete story of Girl Scout leadership and
building girls of courage, confidence and character since 1912.