Nothing brings up nostalgia like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, especially as we head into the summer months filled with memories of camping. These 75 vintage photos of Cleveland-area Scout Troops are courtesy of the Cleveland Memory Project.
Camping, 1919Cleveland’s First Troop, 1919Carol Rehearsal, 1940Washing, Camp Julia Crowell, 1941Archery, 1941Knitting, 1941Wurlitzer Band, 1941Climbing a Tree, Richfield, 1942Sailing, 1942Stocking Donation, 1942World War Two Hosiery Donation, 1943Collecting Rocks in a Creek, 1945Cooking in the Woods, 1948Cooking Outdoors, 1949Scout Troop 253, 1949Selling Cookies to House Speaker Sam Rayburn, Washington D.C., 1949Camping at Old Waterwheel, Camp Julia Crowell, 1955Face Painting, 1956Brownie Troop, 1956Face Painting, West Park Camp, 1956Girl Scout Cookie Advertisement, 1956Performance at World Friendship Program, 1956Middleburg Heights Mayor Andrew Rosbough Donating Sacks of Beans to Scouts, 1956Christmas Tree Decoration, 1958Lakewood Intermediate Girl Scouts Day Campers, Rocky River Reservation, 1958Selling Cookies, 1958Lakewood Girls Scouts, Rocky River Metro Park, 1958Book Fair Planning, 1959Camping, 1959Camping, Camp Julia Crowell, 1959Cleveland Girl Scout Council and Mayor’s Traffic Safety Education Committee, 1959Fundraising for Group Trip, 1959Parmadale Orphanage Scouts, 1959South Euclid Graduation Ceremony, 1959Volunteering for Diabetes Association of the Greater Cleveland, 1959World Friendship Program Performance, 1960Wickliffe Troop Painting Fire Hydrant, 1960Luau, Solon, 1960Hungarian Wedding March Dance, Cleveland Stadium, 1960Horseback Riding, 1960Flag Presentation, 1960Fencing, North Royalton, 1960Dr. Zelma George Leads Singing, Cleveland Stadium, 1960Cleveland Stadium, 1960Boarding a Plane to Europe, 1960Berea Scouts Horseback Riding, Cleveland Stadium, 1960Indoor Swimming Pool, Rocky River, 1961Girl Scouts Receive Marian Award, 1961Grocery Shopping, 1961Troop 493, Fairview Park, 1961Camping, 1962Parma Brownies Celebrating Girl Scouts of America 50th Anniversary, 1962Annual Senior Girl Scouts Conference at Sheraton-Cleveland Hotel, 1962Rocky River Troop Making a Bed, Fairview Hospital, 1962Gardening, 1962Fundraiser Dinner, Masonic Auditorium, 1963Senior Girl Scouts Planning Lake Erie Council Conference, 1963Hand Puppet Show, 1963Award Ceremony, Hough Scouts, 1963Arts and Crafts, 1964Scout at Shaker Lakes, 1967Brownie Troop, Central Neighborhood, 1967Boxes of Cookies, 1967Cub Scout Christmas Party, Shaker Heights, 1967Boy Scout Troop at Memorial Day Parade, University Heights, 1968Girl Scout Troop at Memorial Day Parade, University Heights, 1968Building a Rope Bridge, Cuyahoga Community College West, 1968Mayor Carl Stokes Receives Tickets to Boy Scouts’ Sportsmen Show, 1969Singing by Fireplace, 1973Scouts Posing After Keep America Beautiful Day, 1974Gardening, Cleveland Heights/University Heights Public Library, 1974Keep America Beautiful Day, 1974Senator Anthony Celebrezze Jr. Presents Ohio State Flag, 1976Brownies Giving Cookie to Walter John, Press City Editor, 1982
