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Tag Archives: Guiding history
Canada’s new $10 bill – this is for all the girls breaking barriers
Daring. Courageous. Risk-taker. These are all words that describe Viola Desmond, who’s featured on a the new Canadian $10 bank note. In 1946, the Nova Scotia business woman refused to leave a whites-only area of a movie theater. When it would’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged $10 bill, Guiding history, Viola Desmond, Wanda Robson, women's history
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Pamela Rice: Why Feminism Is Not a Dirty Word
Nesta Ashworth is the kind of hero that girls today would have no problem relating to. In the early 1900s, she saved her pocket money to buy an axe and build a fort in the woods with her friends. When … Continue reading
Opening the Vaults – World Thinking Day and the Intangible Spirit of Guiding
When we look through the collection in our national archives, we’re often inspired by the intangible spirit of Guiding that shines so bright in many of the images. For this World Thinking Day, we have pulled together a selection of quotes … Continue reading
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Tagged Global Guiding, Guiding history, Opening the Vaults, World Thinking Day
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All in the family – sisters and role models
Daring. Courageous. Risk-taker. These are all words that can be used to describe Viola Desmond, who’ll be featured on the new Canadian $10 bank note. In 1946, the Nova Scotia business woman refused to leave a whites-only area of a … Continue reading
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Tagged $10 bill, Guiding history, Viola Desmond, Wanda Robson, women's history
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Opening the vaults: A camping we will go…
As girls are set to arrive at Guiding Mosaic 2016 (July 9 to July 17), our 13th national camp, we have combed through the archives and discovered some pictures from past national camps. Our first national camp was held in … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, Guiding history, Guiding Mosaic, national camps
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Opening the Vaults: Mountaineer, explorer and Girl Guide Phyllis Munday
Girl Guides of Canada–Guides du Canada was thrilled to hear that former member, and famous mountaineer, Phyllis Munday has been nominated as one of the iconic Canadian woman to be featured by the Bank of Canada on a new bank … Continue reading
Opening the Vaults: Vintage Girl Guide cookie boxes
Our spring cookie season is ramping up, a tasty tradition that started in 1927 when girls in Regina sold cookies to raise money for their uniforms and camping equipment. Many visitors to our archives are drawn to the vintage cookie … Continue reading
Opening the Vaults: World Thinking Day and the World Flag
World Thinking Day reminds us of our connections to global Guiding. Last year, we opened the vaults to look at the many ways that we have celebrated World Thinking Day in the past. This year, we’re showcasing the origins of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Guiding history, Opening the Vaults, trefoil, WAGGGS, World Flag, World Thinking Day
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Opening the Vaults: 1920s and 1930s Campfires and Cookbooks
Every so often we find cookbooks included in a donation to the archives. Today we have decided to share a few of the earliest cookbooks and illustrations from our collection. Many of these recipes and cooking styles would no doubt … Continue reading
Opening the Vaults: World Thinking Day
As we approach World Thinking Day 2015 on February 22, this edition of our Opening the Vaults blog series shines a light on Canadian Guiding’s strong tradition of celebrating our global Guiding connections. Thinking Day (now World Thinking Day) was … Continue reading
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Tagged CWFF, Guiding history, Opening the Vaults, WAGGGS, World Thinking Day
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Opening the Vaults: Cookie Selling
The tradition of selling Girl Guide cookies goes back to 1927 when a Girl Guide leader in Regina baked and packaged cookies for her girls to sell as a simple way to raise money for their uniforms and camping equipment. … Continue reading