Station 1 - JGL's birthday and birthplace (Graydon Park)

JGL Facts- JGL was born on October 31 in Savannah, Georgia, just a few months
before the Civil War began. She was the second of 6 children. Her uncle said she
was going to be a "daisy" (something special). From then on, her family began
calling her Daisy. She always loved trying new things - she spent hours making
paper dolls, acting in skits, drawing, and playing outdoors. Her family was full of
stories.
- Knife safety skills - (Daisies observe, Brownies learn to hold properly, Juniors pass,
cut, and clean). Never run or play with a knife. Always hold knife with blade away
from you, holding the handle with your whole hand. Keep at least an arm's length
away from anyone else. Make small cuts at a time, in a direction away from you, so
your knife won't slip. Keep the fingers of your other hand away from the cutting
edge. To clean your knife, hold a cloth at the back of the blade, wiping carefully
across the whole blade. When opening and closing a jacknife, hold the handle of
the jackknife in one hand with the sharp cutting side of the knife facing upward.
With the fingers of your other hand, pull out or push in the blade, keeping your
fingers away from the cutting edge. If you need to hand a knife to someone else,
close it first (if it's a jackknife) or hold it away from the cutting edge, with the handle
facing them.
Station 2 - JGL's love for animals (Renee's house, Old Brandon)
- JGL loved all kinds of animals, and had a pet bunny. She was always coming home
with stray animals. JGL was good at many things, including learning languages
easily (though she didn't spell very well). Art was her favorite subject. She got
good grades. She went to a boarding school in Staunton, Virginia, then finishing
school in New York. JGL started losing some of her hearing in her 20s. When she
got married, a piece of rice got stuck in her ear, and eventually she became almost
totally deaf. She wore "ear horns" and later hearing aids.
- Animal care skills - learn how to approach animals without getting hurt, how to
handle animals gently without hurting them, and the kind of care they need.
- Emergency call skills - if you call 911, you'll be giving information to the person on
the other end of the phone so that the right help can be sent as quickly as possible.
It's okay if you don't know everything. Just give them as much information as you
can: your name, the phone number where you are calling from, and what happened
- did someone fall off a ladder? Was there a car accident? Tell the operator what's
wrong - is someone bleeding, passed out, or dizzy? Tell the operator where you are
- even if you don't know the address, give the nearest landmarks, such as "next to
the grocery store" or "Down the road from the high school." Tell them how many
people are hurt, and what's already been done to give first aid. Remember - don't
hand up until the 911 operator tells you it's okay to do so! He or she might need to
ask you more questions.

Station 3 - JGL's first troop (Elizabeth River Trail behind Mallory Country Club)
- JGL got the idea of scouting from Robert Baden-Powell. Robert and his sister Agnes
started the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides in England in 1910. In 1912, JGL decided to
start Girl Scouts in the United States. She called her cousin Nina and told her about
her idea for starting Girl Scouts. The first two patrols with 18 girls were called
Carnation and White Rose. The first Girl Scout Handbook was called How Girls Can
Help Their Country, and had instructions on how to stop a runaway horse and how
to tie up a burglar with 8 inches of cord.
- Good citizenship skills - President Kennedy said it best in his 1961 inaugural
address - "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your
country." Name two examples of how to be a good citizen (examples: understand
what the national holidays are for, wave to firefighters, police officers, and trash
collectors who help keep our community safe and clean, help and be friendly to
others in our community, don't do something wrong just because someone else
wants you to, question things that you don't understand, recycle, respect and learn
about your elders)
- Flag folding skills - begin by holding it waist-high with another person so that its
surface is parallel to the ground. Fold the lower half of the stripe section lengthwise
OVER the field of stars, holding the bottom and top edges securely. Fold the flag
again lengthwise with the blue field on the outside. Make a triangular fold by
bringing the striped corner of the folded edge to meet the top (open) edge of the
flag. Turn the outer (end) point inward parallel to the open edge, to form a second
triangle. The triangular folding is continued until the entire length of the flag is
folded in this manner. When the flag is completely folded, only a triangular blue
field of stars should be visible. To unfold a flag, have one girl unfold the first fold,
handing the rest of the folded flag to the next person, and so on until the flag is
unfolded. All girls should take hold of the top of the flag and raise it so the
lengthwise fold will open. Do not let the flag touch the ground!
- Knot tying skills - square knot and clove hitch
Station 4 - JGL's love for outdoors (Weyanoke Sanctuary)
- JGL loved climbing trees and swinging on vines, rowing, swimming, and canoeing.
One of her special talents was standing on her head, and she did so frequently. The
first Girl Scout patrols (later called troops) played sports, enjoyed nature, went
camping, and learned to do lots of things for themselves, which girls didn't usually
do at that time. Her mother's family helped settle the West. Her grandmother was
captured by an American Indian tribe called the Senecas and held for ransom; she
grew up with the name "Little Ship Under Full Sail."
- Hiking Safety - what to do in case you get lost (see sheet) - sit down, rest, think,
and stay calm! Remember, you will be found. Stay near those places where

searchers are likely to look for you - along a trail or road, near the place where you
said you were going, out in the open where visibility is good. Select a tree, rock, or
bush as a "friend" and stay with it until you are found. Don't hide from searchers if you hear someone, let them know you are there!
- Trail markers - sheet to help
- Compass skills - learn how to hold a compass, how to find north, and how to follow
a simple compass direction (e.g. walk east for 20 steps then turn north).