Girls Scout House-1929
The Hingham Girl Scouts were founded in 1917, just five years after the original formation of the Girl Scouts in America in 1912. By 1927, they had outgrown their old rented meeting space. Funds for the new Hingham Girl Scout house were raised during by local activist Amy Howard and her friends artist Beatrice Ruyl, and Emma Stringer. They researched and designed a special historical map of Hingham. Sales of the map helped them purchase the land on Burr Road for the House.
The Girl Scouts were photographed in 1941 by Frances Cooke Macgregor as they hosted a Christmas party for “small children of less fortunate families”. That photograph was later featured in Eleanor Roosevelt’s book, This is America, as an example of the socially beneficial activities in which children in a typical American town could engage.
The Girl Scouts were photographed in 1941 by Frances Cooke Macgregor as they hosted a Christmas party for “small children of less fortunate families”. That photograph was later featured in Eleanor Roosevelt’s book, This is America, as an example of the socially beneficial activities in which children in a typical American town could engage.
The Girl Scouts were photographed in 1941 by Frances Cooke Macgregor as they hosted a Christmas party for “small children of less fortunate families”. That photograph was later featured in Eleanor Roosevelt’s book, This Is America, as an example of the socially beneficial activities in which children in a typical American town could engage.
