The Reece Museum will host Community History Harvest: Girl Scouts in the Appalachians on Saturday, March 7, from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. This event is connected to the 2027 exhibition Mountain Magic: Girl Scouts in the Appalachians.
The Community Harvest invites the public to bring in their personal items connected to the Girl Scouts to document history. These materials will be recorded in a variety of ways, such as photography, videography and audio recording. Objects will be taken home by participants the same day.
Participants are encouraged to bring pieces of uniforms, badges, scrapbooks, photos, and anything else that is connected to their history with the Girl Scouts.
“A History Harvest invites community members to share the objects and memories that tell the stories of their lives. For many, Girl Scouts holds deep personal meaning, and when those stories are shared, community members are placing trust in us to help preserve that history,” Assistant Professor of History at ETSU, Dr. Jennifer Axsom Adler, explains in a press release. “The experience also helps students understand how lived experience offers a powerful lens into the past and why preserving those stories matters.”
This Community Harvest is connected to the future exhibition Mountain Magic: Girl Scouts in the Appalachians. It is planned to be on display in the fall of 2027 at the Reece Museum. A press release about the event shares, “The exhibition is designed to celebrate both the 115th anniversary of the Girl Scouts as a national organization and the 110th anniversary of the origins of the Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians, with an emphasis on honoring regional memories that have solidified the impact of the Girl Scouts in the Appalachian region.
Following the Community History Harvest: Girl Scouts in the Appalachians, the Reece Museum has additional events planned throughout March. Author Charles Baxter will present a lecture on March 10. Move Through Light: A Through the Light Interpretive Dance Performance will take place on March 26.
