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These feather badges occasionally turn up on older Girl Scout sashes. Many people email asking what it is. Shown is the white badge, as well as another similar badge seen on EBay last year. Both are "Red Feather" Campaign badges, part of the early community program that developed in to the United Way.

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Unique Insignias

In the early days of Girl Scouting, the Scholarship badge could be earned yearly. For each additional year the girl qualified for the badge, a border was sewn - red was first, white for the second additional year and finally blue was added. In this case, the girl earned the badge 4 years.

This badge was seen on EBay a few months ago. Other badges have surfaced with red borders, or red and white. This great example was the first I've found with all three colors.

"What is this badge?" is a common email. Shown here are the two most common ones I get emails on.

The top one is a the First Aid badge, showing a tourniquet. The second one is a Cook badge, the image is a gridiron.

"Is this a Boy Scout or Girl Scout badge?" The ones on the left are Boy Scout. The ones on the right are Girl Scout.

Look-alike badges: The ones on the left are 1963 era Cadette badges. The ones on the right are 1980 era Worlds to Explore badges.

Vintage Bee Hive Girls Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Honor Badge Feel Joy

Honor Badge Seek Knowledge

Bee Hive Girls

Sunbeams Girls Salvation Army

Tree Study

Cycling

Membership Pin

Salvation Army Sunbeams

Girl's Auxiliary Membership Pin

Girl's Auxiliary of the Women's Missionary Union started in 1913. This program, by the late 1950s had four levels; Maiden, Lady-in-Waiting, Princess and Queen. Advancement was through "forward steps".

Girls Auxilary

Girls Clubs of America

Girls Clubs of America started on May 18, 1945, however it did not merge with the Boys Club in 1970, when they changed their name to Boys & Girls Club of America. The Girls Clubs of America changed their name to Girls Incorporated and continues today.

Girls Clubs of America

Older Pioneer Girls Membership Pin

Pioneer Girls was the sister organization of the Christian Service Brigade, an American Baptist Church group for boys. Pioneer Girls were 3rd-6th grade, older girls were Colonists and Explorers. Both clubs merged to become today's Pioneer Club.

Pioneer Girls

Oriole Girls

RLDS

Oriole Girls was a program in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS). This program started in April 1915 and was very similar to Girl Scouts, with uniforms and badges. In 1946 Oriole Girls had 5 ranks; Pledge, Oriole Girls, Songster, Second Rank Builder, First Rank Builder. By 1983 they had 3 age levels for girls in the RLDS; Skylarks, Oriole Girls and O'Teens.

Oriole Girls

Rainbow Girls Membership Pin

Rainbow Girls is a Masonic girls group, though members need not have a parent in the Masons. Other girl groups are Job's Daughters and Triangles.

Holy Name Society

Roman Catholic

Holy Named Society membership pin, a Catholic organization. Image is supposed to be the face of Jesus as a child. The item in the corner is a stylized cross, not a trefoil.

Bluebirds

Camp Fire Girls

Bluebirds were the junior group of Camp Fire Girls, equal to the Brownie age level for G.S. When Camp Fire Girls went co-ed, the Bluebird program was discontinued.

Camp Fire Girls - Bluebirds