Girl Scouts of Palm Glades Council, Inc.
Patch Project Requirements

Florida History

Girl Scouts in Florida have the privilege of living in one of America ’s greatest states. Florida has a rich, dramatic history and a deeply varied culture. The Florida History Patch was originally created by the Gateway Girl Scout Council to celebrate Florida ’s 150th Anniversary as a state. It was designed to help girls become more familiar with the county, council area, and state in which we live, work and play.

Use the internet, libraries, museums, State Park Service, Water Management, The Florida Dept. of Tourism, and Chambers of Commerce as resources – just to name a few.

Discuss what you learn with others, and to make it into a community action project – how about making a scrapbook of all the information you have gathered and sharing it with a nursing home?

County Area – try to complete at least three activities

  1. Learn about your county government and locate or visit your county seat.
  2. Learn about the businesses or industries in your county
  3. Visit an historical site in your county.
  4. Conduct a community action project in your county community. For example remind people to vote, plant a tree or garden, clean up a park or the beach
  5. Learn about the founding and settlement of your county
  6. Have a heritage supper. Plan food, and entertainment, even clothing from the past.

Council Area – try to complete at least 3 activities

  1. Find out what counties are included in our council. Locate them on a map
  2. Visit at least one historical site in your council
  3. Find out about three historical facts that occurred within your council area
  4. Learn about three important or famous people from your council area.
  5. Investigate and/or attend a festival or annual event in your council area
  6. Contact an historical site and volunteer to assist them (with a mailing, an event, site beautification etc.)

State-wide – try to complete four or more activities

  1. Investigate the following information about Florida and make a collage or scrapbook: a map/outline of the state; locate the capital; state flower; state bird; state flag; state tree; state song; state motto, population, population changes over the years, and whatever else you choose! Make it FUN!
  2. Learn about the founding and settlement of Florida
  3. Visit two historical sites (not visited for other parts of this project)
  4. Learn about three nationally known people from Florida – one should be a woman
  5. Learn about Florida government – find out the names of senators and representatives. How many are there?
  6. Learn about the history and settlement of two culturally diverse groups in Florida.