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Edith Macy Conference Center Timeline
Guests at Girl Scouts of the USA's Edith Macy Conference Center cannot help but feel a close tie with the past and the future. For three-quarters of a century, this site—rich in American Indian, Dutch, and English history—has symbolized the spirit of learning in Girl Scouting, embracing generations of Girl Scout adults in a continuity of professional development, purpose, ideals and friendship.
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1926
Fourth International Conference of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts convenes at the newly opened Camp Edith Macy in May.
1937
Silver Jubilee Encampment, the first international gathering of girls in the United States, takes place in August. Ninety-nine Girl Scouts from the United States and 26 Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from other countries attend.
1940
The first Juliette Low Western Hemisphere Encampment is held August 14-28 at Camp Andree Clark. Twenty-two Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from 13 countries and colonies in the Western Hemisphere attend. |
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1948
First Conference for Leaders of the Handicapped held in August.
1957
Macy installs dial telephones. |
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1964
First rising of the Macy flag. |
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1980
Girl Scouts of the USA breaks ground for Edith Macy Conference Center, a year-round, residential, multipurpose training and educational facility. The organization initiates a capital campaign to raise the $10 million needed to continue building the center.
1982
Edith Macy Conference Center dedicated in May. |
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1988
Girl Scout Outdoor Education Center, a national training laboratory in outdoor education, opens in January. In October, its name changes to John J. Creedon Camp of Tomorrow.
1992
Girl Scout Think Tank on Pluralism recommends a broad strategy for pluralism in the next triennium.
2001
Girl Scouts of the USA celebrates 75 years of Macy magic. |
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