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Rescue Rockwood: New Girl Scout History Book

At very long last, my Girl Scout history book, Rescue Rockwood, has been released! Between 1938 and 1978, a half-million people visited Rockwood, the Girl Scout national camp in the nation’s capital. When members discovered it had been sold to developers, nine local Girl Scouts sued GSUSA to save their treasured gathering place.  Packed with…

Ann Robertson
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At very long last, my Girl Scout history book, Rescue Rockwood, has been released!

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Between 1938 and 1978, a half-million people visited Rockwood, the Girl Scout national camp in the nation’s capital. When members discovered it had been sold to developers, nine local Girl Scouts sued GSUSA to save their treasured gathering place. 

Packed with photos and eye-witness stories, Rescue Rockwood traces the development of the Girl Scouts of the USA and the Girl Scouts of Washington DC alongside the drive to preserve Rockwood.

Women in vintage dresses holding protest signs in front of brick mansion
Rescue Rockwood Cover
Rockwood patch
Courthouse Filing Suite VS
Brooke Hall postcard
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Amazon has both paperback and e-book/Kindle versions available.

Enjoy!!

6 responses to “Rescue Rockwood: New Girl Scout History Book”

  1. Margaret Seiler Avatar
    Margaret Seiler

    Congratulations Ann!

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  2. R Johnson Avatar
    R Johnson

    Thank you for sharing your research with the world. Congratulations on the new book.

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  3. Michele Weilnau Avatar
    Michele Weilnau

    Can’t wait to read it, Ann! What’s your next book?!? Congrats, Girl Scout!!

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  4. Cookies, Camping, and the Coronation – Girl Scout History Project

    […] razed Weston Lodge after the camp was sold in 1978. However, the name and the connection continue, with one of Rockwood’s three […]

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  5. "Gordon House Purchased by Girl Scouts" – Girl Scout History Project

    […] I recognized Dawe’s name immediately from the 1953 campaign to purchase the childhood home of Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts. She also sent a letter opposing the sale of Rockwood National Girl Scout Center. […]

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  6. Rockwood Girl Scout Camp and Segregation – Girl Scout History Project

    […] practiced segregation in the 1930s; the national organization did not. As a national property, Rockwood would be available to all Girl Scouts—regardless of their race. She wanted to be involved in […]

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