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Remember this? Fort Worth Girl Scouts over the decades. Cookies! Camp Timberlake!

April 11, 1950: Deanna Olson, an 8-year-old Brownie at Circle Park Elementary School in Fort Worth, sells Girl Scout Cookies.
April 11, 1950: Deanna Olson, an 8-year-old Brownie at Circle Park Elementary School in Fort Worth, sells Girl Scout Cookies. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections

Anyone who’s been a Girl Scout in North Texas since the 1940s will remember some of these scenes that we found in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram photo archives.

Camp Timberlake? Check. Doing good deeds? Check.

Selling untold thousands of delicious cookies since the 1920s? CHECK!

The 112-acre Camp Timberlake on Eagle Mountain Lake closed in 2013 after six decades, when the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains council decided the aging camp near Azle needed too much work to update. But we have plenty of photos from summers gone by.

You’ll also see in these photos evidence of the long tradition of Girl Scout cookie sales. Though the flavors have changed, Girl Scout cookies were just as popular among North Texans in the 1950s as they are today. (Here’s when Girl Scout cookie sales for 2024 begin in Fort Worth, by the way)

In case you missed it, check out our other gallery of Boy Scouts in Fort Worth/North Texas over the past 100 years.

Sept. 24, 1950: Four Mariner Girl Scouts make music at the fifth annual celebration of the founding of Camp Timberlake at Eagle Mountain Lake. The scouts, left to right, are Lillian Jones, 4212 Locke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Jones Jr.; Martha Ann Emery, 2120 Tremont, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. O.J. Emery; Margie Schumacher; and Sandra Kautz, 4217 Lovell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Kautz.
Sept. 24, 1950: Four Mariner Girl Scouts make music at the fifth annual celebration of the founding of Camp Timberlake at Eagle Mountain Lake. The scouts, left to right, are Lillian Jones, 4212 Locke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Jones Jr.; Martha Ann Emery, 2120 Tremont, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. O.J. Emery; Margie Schumacher; and Sandra Kautz, 4217 Lovell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Kautz. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
April 11, 1950: Deanna Olson, an 8-year-old Brownie at Circle Park Elementary School in Fort Worth, sells Girl Scout Cookies.
April 11, 1950: Deanna Olson, an 8-year-old Brownie at Circle Park Elementary School in Fort Worth, sells Girl Scout Cookies. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Nov. 8, 1952: Vance Suchocki, Leonard’s baker, finishes a 300-pound cake for the Girl Scout round-up at 7 p.m. Friday in the poultry and livestock exhibit building at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. Watching are Girl Scouts Karen Heitt, Jane Lemon and Evalie Hawes.
Nov. 8, 1952: Vance Suchocki, Leonard’s baker, finishes a 300-pound cake for the Girl Scout round-up at 7 p.m. Friday in the poultry and livestock exhibit building at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. Watching are Girl Scouts Karen Heitt, Jane Lemon and Evalie Hawes. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
June 19, 1953: Two Brownies (Girl Scouts) Nelda Sue Johnson and Joy Jarvis. They are at Camp Timberlake on Eagle Mountain Lake.
June 19, 1953: Two Brownies (Girl Scouts) Nelda Sue Johnson and Joy Jarvis. They are at Camp Timberlake on Eagle Mountain Lake. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
June 26, 1958: Joyce Wakefield, 15, wields an ax in preparation for a Girl Scout cookout. Later she and Jean Farmer, left, 16, and Beverly Wilson, 14, will gather with other campers around campfire.
June 26, 1958: Joyce Wakefield, 15, wields an ax in preparation for a Girl Scout cookout. Later she and Jean Farmer, left, 16, and Beverly Wilson, 14, will gather with other campers around campfire. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
July 25, 1972: Evaline Sellors next to her stained-glass mosaic “The Green Marbles,” with Girl Scouts Kathi Vondra, left, and Kim Cameron, and Gordon Smith of the Smith Stained Glass Studios.
July 25, 1972: Evaline Sellors next to her stained-glass mosaic “The Green Marbles,” with Girl Scouts Kathi Vondra, left, and Kim Cameron, and Gordon Smith of the Smith Stained Glass Studios. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
March 18, 1954: Miss Mary McAlpin, American Airlines stewardess, examines a box of the Girl Scout cookies purchased for all flights of the lines out of Carter and Love Field. Showing her the cookies is Brownie Mary Frances Archer.
March 18, 1954: Miss Mary McAlpin, American Airlines stewardess, examines a box of the Girl Scout cookies purchased for all flights of the lines out of Carter and Love Field. Showing her the cookies is Brownie Mary Frances Archer. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Dec. 1, 1953: Girl Scouts of Troop 21, left to right, Sharon Lowe, Carolyn Dodd and Lawrencene Winters gather their collection of jigsaw puzzles which Scouts throughout the city are collecting for patients of the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital. Approximately 500 puzzles had been collected by the city’s Girl Scouts.
Dec. 1, 1953: Girl Scouts of Troop 21, left to right, Sharon Lowe, Carolyn Dodd and Lawrencene Winters gather their collection of jigsaw puzzles which Scouts throughout the city are collecting for patients of the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital. Approximately 500 puzzles had been collected by the city’s Girl Scouts. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Oct. 1, 2006: Thousands of rubber ducks were dumped into the Trinity River as part of the Girl Scouts and Circle T Council Inc. Duck Day on the Trinity.
Oct. 1, 2006: Thousands of rubber ducks were dumped into the Trinity River as part of the Girl Scouts and Circle T Council Inc. Duck Day on the Trinity. JILL JOHNSON STAR-TELEGRAM
A Camp Timberlake photo from 1960
A Camp Timberlake photo from 1960 Girl Scouts
Feb. 10, 1959: Kathy Turbeville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Tuberville, displays a “few” of the 100,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies which will go on sale. Her mother is a neighborhood cookie sale chairman.
Feb. 10, 1959: Kathy Turbeville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Tuberville, displays a “few” of the 100,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies which will go on sale. Her mother is a neighborhood cookie sale chairman. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
April 15, 1945: Girl Scouts Martha Ann Emery, left, and Patsy Ruth Crowley. Martha Ann is a Brownie scout for Troop 9 and Patsy an intermediate scout of Troop 52. They make the rounds of their neighborhood in the Girl Scout cookie sale.
April 15, 1945: Girl Scouts Martha Ann Emery, left, and Patsy Ruth Crowley. Martha Ann is a Brownie scout for Troop 9 and Patsy an intermediate scout of Troop 52. They make the rounds of their neighborhood in the Girl Scout cookie sale. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
A Camp Timberlake photo from the 1970s.
A Camp Timberlake photo from the 1970s. Girl Scouts
Jan. 13, 2006: Texas Army National Guard Reservist Tarlton Wade “Trooper” Smith, a civil engineer recently returned to civilian life a year’s service in Iraq, at the engineer firm Freese and Nichols with Girl Scouts after he explained how much it meant to soldiers in Iraq to receive packages from home. Scouts participated in Project Troop to Troop, selling cookies for donation to members of the armed forces. From left, back, Chandler Shabay, Elizabeth Sloan, Andrea Ayers, Laura Murphy. From left front, Zoe Roberts, Elizabeth Saenz.
Jan. 13, 2006: Texas Army National Guard Reservist Tarlton Wade “Trooper” Smith, a civil engineer recently returned to civilian life a year’s service in Iraq, at the engineer firm Freese and Nichols with Girl Scouts after he explained how much it meant to soldiers in Iraq to receive packages from home. Scouts participated in Project Troop to Troop, selling cookies for donation to members of the armed forces. From left, back, Chandler Shabay, Elizabeth Sloan, Andrea Ayers, Laura Murphy. From left front, Zoe Roberts, Elizabeth Saenz. BILL JANSCHA SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM
Feb. 17, 1959: The new 49-star flag of the United States will be given each Girl Scout troop selling an average of 36 boxes of cookies per girl. With a new flag are Mariners Pat Cole, left, and Margwen Murphy of Ship 7. Proceeds of the cookie sale, now under way, go to the organization’s camping activities.
Feb. 17, 1959: The new 49-star flag of the United States will be given each Girl Scout troop selling an average of 36 boxes of cookies per girl. With a new flag are Mariners Pat Cole, left, and Margwen Murphy of Ship 7. Proceeds of the cookie sale, now under way, go to the organization’s camping activities. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
June 23, 1983: Girl Scouts and other children participated in a neighborhood cleanup in the Stop Six area. The children received 25 cents per bag of trash collected as well as a free lunch for their efforts.
June 23, 1983: Girl Scouts and other children participated in a neighborhood cleanup in the Stop Six area. The children received 25 cents per bag of trash collected as well as a free lunch for their efforts. Dale Blackwell Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Camp Timberlake staff in 1974.
Camp Timberlake staff in 1974. Girl Scouts
Nov. 15, 1951: Fort Worth Girl Scouts and Brownies are making favors to be placed on hospital patients’ trays on Thanksgiving. Working on the favors are, left to right, Jane Tackett, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Tackett; Phylis Osterhout, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.V. Osterhout, and Sandra Hamilton, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tee Hamilton.
Nov. 15, 1951: Fort Worth Girl Scouts and Brownies are making favors to be placed on hospital patients’ trays on Thanksgiving. Working on the favors are, left to right, Jane Tackett, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Tackett; Phylis Osterhout, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.V. Osterhout, and Sandra Hamilton, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tee Hamilton. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Oct. 3, 1951: Larry Bussey, 4-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Brannon Bussey Jr. of 2113 Glencrest Drive, expresses disapproval of his bath at the hands of four girl Scouts who are learning child care. Frances Bussey, Dalene Earnheart, Brenda Gunter and Barbara Maddux, left to right, are members of the Community Chest agency which needs $22,092 for 1952 operations.
Oct. 3, 1951: Larry Bussey, 4-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Brannon Bussey Jr. of 2113 Glencrest Drive, expresses disapproval of his bath at the hands of four girl Scouts who are learning child care. Frances Bussey, Dalene Earnheart, Brenda Gunter and Barbara Maddux, left to right, are members of the Community Chest agency which needs $22,092 for 1952 operations. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
March 29, 1950: Mrs. Warren Sorrells, city-wide chairman for the annual Girl Scout cookie sale, distributes boxes of cookies to Kay Hartman, 14, left, of 1800 Hurley, a senior services Scout, and Karen Scarborough, 8, of 4221 Birchman, a Brownie.
March 29, 1950: Mrs. Warren Sorrells, city-wide chairman for the annual Girl Scout cookie sale, distributes boxes of cookies to Kay Hartman, 14, left, of 1800 Hurley, a senior services Scout, and Karen Scarborough, 8, of 4221 Birchman, a Brownie. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Sept. 13, 1998: Rosemary Doughty, a resident of All Saints Bishop Davies Center in Hurst, waves goodbye to the girls from Circle T Girl Scout Troop 1257 after the Scouts delivered cards and flowers to the residents for Grandparents Day.
Sept. 13, 1998: Rosemary Doughty, a resident of All Saints Bishop Davies Center in Hurst, waves goodbye to the girls from Circle T Girl Scout Troop 1257 after the Scouts delivered cards and flowers to the residents for Grandparents Day. Stewart F. House STAR-TELEGRAM
March 30, 1953: The new Girl Scout headquarters at 1109 W. Lancaster opened its doors for business after a strenuous moving day. Callers will find the organization’s director, Miss Marian Hardy, right, and Miss Betty Rowland, field director, putting things in order. The new headquarters will give the organization more space.
March 30, 1953: The new Girl Scout headquarters at 1109 W. Lancaster opened its doors for business after a strenuous moving day. Callers will find the organization’s director, Miss Marian Hardy, right, and Miss Betty Rowland, field director, putting things in order. The new headquarters will give the organization more space. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
June 19, 1953: Brownies at Camp Timberlake on Eagle Mountain Lake. In the picture are Mary Wilson and Joy Gordon.
June 19, 1953: Brownies at Camp Timberlake on Eagle Mountain Lake. In the picture are Mary Wilson and Joy Gordon. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
April 28, 2006: Kate McCasland, 11, reacts with surprise after her neonatologist, Dr. Samuel Juliao, told her mom that she needed to worry now that Kate will be able to drive soon. Kate earned her Bronze Award in Girl Scouts by knitting caps for the babies in the neonatal ICU at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. She was presented the award at the neonatal reunion. McCasland’s goal was to knit 104 caps to match the number of days she was in the NICU. She knitted 112 herself and enlisted her friends at Park Wood Nursing home to help bringing her total to 251 hats, 16 blankets, and 6 pairs of booties.
April 28, 2006: Kate McCasland, 11, reacts with surprise after her neonatologist, Dr. Samuel Juliao, told her mom that she needed to worry now that Kate will be able to drive soon. Kate earned her Bronze Award in Girl Scouts by knitting caps for the babies in the neonatal ICU at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. She was presented the award at the neonatal reunion. McCasland’s goal was to knit 104 caps to match the number of days she was in the NICU. She knitted 112 herself and enlisted her friends at Park Wood Nursing home to help bringing her total to 251 hats, 16 blankets, and 6 pairs of booties. Sharon M. Steinman STAR-TELEGRAM
March 21, 1952: Girl Scout Joan Anderson and Brownie Scout Louise Ravenscroft were all smiling when front doors opened to their knock. They were finding Girl Scout cookies easy to sell on the first day of the cookie campaign. Joan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson of 1915 Forest Park, and Louise is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ravenscroft of 3202 Sixth Avenue.
March 21, 1952: Girl Scout Joan Anderson and Brownie Scout Louise Ravenscroft were all smiling when front doors opened to their knock. They were finding Girl Scout cookies easy to sell on the first day of the cookie campaign. Joan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson of 1915 Forest Park, and Louise is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ravenscroft of 3202 Sixth Avenue. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Aug. 5, 1987: Children search for litter along Horne Street in Fort Worth as part of the “Don’t Mess With Como Texas” campaign sponsored by the Como Community Center and the Girl Scouts. About 150 children participated.
Aug. 5, 1987: Children search for litter along Horne Street in Fort Worth as part of the “Don’t Mess With Como Texas” campaign sponsored by the Como Community Center and the Girl Scouts. About 150 children participated. Dale Blackwell Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
July 31, 1952: Girl Scout Camp Timberlake. Marian Hardy, Debby Lawson and Joan Barker.
July 31, 1952: Girl Scout Camp Timberlake. Marian Hardy, Debby Lawson and Joan Barker. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
March 21, 1949: Brownies Troop 96 at the souvenir boxcar part of the French “Gratitude Gifts” exhibition at Fort Worth Children’s Museum. From left, Mrs. J.F. Newman (assistant leader), Clarane Clark, Mary Louise McMillen, Nancy Elliott, Sharon Murphy, Gail Craig, Sally Holden, Beverly Buchanan, Reba Nell Fagan, Annette Clark, Kathleen Stinnett, Virginia Lee, Linda Monk, Janet Newman and Mrs. Troy Elliott (leader).
March 21, 1949: Brownies Troop 96 at the souvenir boxcar part of the French “Gratitude Gifts” exhibition at Fort Worth Children’s Museum. From left, Mrs. J.F. Newman (assistant leader), Clarane Clark, Mary Louise McMillen, Nancy Elliott, Sharon Murphy, Gail Craig, Sally Holden, Beverly Buchanan, Reba Nell Fagan, Annette Clark, Kathleen Stinnett, Virginia Lee, Linda Monk, Janet Newman and Mrs. Troy Elliott (leader). Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collection
March 28, 1951: Cookies are right up a 4-year-old’s alley, so John Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Earl Baker of 2016 Binkley, finds Brownie Scout Joy Kite, just the girl he has been looking for. Joy, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haun Kite of 4924 Hovenkamp, will join other Scouts in the sale of Girl Scout cookies.
March 28, 1951: Cookies are right up a 4-year-old’s alley, so John Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Earl Baker of 2016 Binkley, finds Brownie Scout Joy Kite, just the girl he has been looking for. Joy, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haun Kite of 4924 Hovenkamp, will join other Scouts in the sale of Girl Scout cookies. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
March 16, 1954: Fort Worth businesses are helping Tarrant County Girl Scouts sell cookies to raise money for Camp Timberlake, the Girl Scout camp on Eagle Mountain Lake, by displaying their posters. Barbara Sier, left, and Guthrie McRae, tack one up.
March 16, 1954: Fort Worth businesses are helping Tarrant County Girl Scouts sell cookies to raise money for Camp Timberlake, the Girl Scout camp on Eagle Mountain Lake, by displaying their posters. Barbara Sier, left, and Guthrie McRae, tack one up. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
April 26, 1944: Girl Scouts at nursery school. Wanda Faye Balch, 11, gives balance to the enthusiastic see-sawing of Patricia Fay Rowland.
April 26, 1944: Girl Scouts at nursery school. Wanda Faye Balch, 11, gives balance to the enthusiastic see-sawing of Patricia Fay Rowland. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Sept. 18, 1999: From left, Elizabeth Krukowski, 10; Amanda Jones, 11; and Heather Krukowski, 10, all with Girl Scout Troop 1235 of North Richland Hills, look for trash to pick up along Trinity River tributaries.
Sept. 18, 1999: From left, Elizabeth Krukowski, 10; Amanda Jones, 11; and Heather Krukowski, 10, all with Girl Scout Troop 1235 of North Richland Hills, look for trash to pick up along Trinity River tributaries. Chad Greene STAR-TELEGRAM
May 25, 1954: Karen Cole, an 8-year-old Brownie, presents an official Girl Scout statuette to Kenneth Davis, who contributed $40,000 to build and furnish a new lodge at Camp Timberlake. Mrs. John M. Scott, Tarrant County Girl Scout Council president, holds a key to the lodge.
May 25, 1954: Karen Cole, an 8-year-old Brownie, presents an official Girl Scout statuette to Kenneth Davis, who contributed $40,000 to build and furnish a new lodge at Camp Timberlake. Mrs. John M. Scott, Tarrant County Girl Scout Council president, holds a key to the lodge. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
March 17, 1943: Part of a crowd of 300 children who attended the Carnegie Art Exhibition in the gallery of the Fort Worth Public Library. Fort Worth Girl Scout troops and other students visited the Carnegie Appreciation of the Arts Show. The show was sponsored by the Junior League and was free to the public.
March 17, 1943: Part of a crowd of 300 children who attended the Carnegie Art Exhibition in the gallery of the Fort Worth Public Library. Fort Worth Girl Scout troops and other students visited the Carnegie Appreciation of the Arts Show. The show was sponsored by the Junior League and was free to the public. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Jan. 7, 2012: Families wait to pick up cases of Girl Scout cookies at the Fort Worth Zoo. This year’s Cookies Now! event expected to draw over 3,000 Girl Scouts picking up around 36,000 cases of cookies to kick-off the 2012 cookie sale.
Jan. 7, 2012: Families wait to pick up cases of Girl Scout cookies at the Fort Worth Zoo. This year’s Cookies Now! event expected to draw over 3,000 Girl Scouts picking up around 36,000 cases of cookies to kick-off the 2012 cookie sale. Andrew Buckley Special to the Star-Telegram
Dec. 15, 1953: Four Girl Scouts from Troop 111 display the gifts their troop presented to Tarrant County Children’s Home. Left to right are Vicki Parrott, Sharon Tuohy, Kay Mullendore and Carolyn Forbes. The four were among 15 Girl scouts making doll beds for the home.
Dec. 15, 1953: Four Girl Scouts from Troop 111 display the gifts their troop presented to Tarrant County Children’s Home. Left to right are Vicki Parrott, Sharon Tuohy, Kay Mullendore and Carolyn Forbes. The four were among 15 Girl scouts making doll beds for the home. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
March 5, 1951: C.R. Gatewood of 905 West Leuda got more than a share of sunshine when he took a stroll in the park. He found two smiling Brownies, Judy Ward of Route 7, center, and Johnnie Kathryn Barnett of 3218 Shepherd, right, selling cookies. Brownies and Girl Scouts over Fort Worth are finding cookies a good way to sweeten the pot for Camp Timberlake, their camp on Eagle Mountain Lake.
March 5, 1951: C.R. Gatewood of 905 West Leuda got more than a share of sunshine when he took a stroll in the park. He found two smiling Brownies, Judy Ward of Route 7, center, and Johnnie Kathryn Barnett of 3218 Shepherd, right, selling cookies. Brownies and Girl Scouts over Fort Worth are finding cookies a good way to sweeten the pot for Camp Timberlake, their camp on Eagle Mountain Lake. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Nov. 14, 1953: Kathleen Sparks, 10, and Gwen Mapes (right), members of Girl Scout Troop 86, stack past of the volumes contributed to the Books for Servicemen Drive. Gwen won first place in competition for 1,082 books she and members of the troop collected.
Nov. 14, 1953: Kathleen Sparks, 10, and Gwen Mapes (right), members of Girl Scout Troop 86, stack past of the volumes contributed to the Books for Servicemen Drive. Gwen won first place in competition for 1,082 books she and members of the troop collected. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Dec. 5, 1958: Mrs. Jean Anderson was one of the patients in the women’s surgical ward of Peter Smith Hospital who received Christmas gifts from members of Girl Scout Troop 284. The young givers are Elsa Fay Hall, Rebecca Walley, Sally Remeur, Kathleen Crawford and Mary Sharp, left to right. The troop also plans a Christmas party for ward patients.
Dec. 5, 1958: Mrs. Jean Anderson was one of the patients in the women’s surgical ward of Peter Smith Hospital who received Christmas gifts from members of Girl Scout Troop 284. The young givers are Elsa Fay Hall, Rebecca Walley, Sally Remeur, Kathleen Crawford and Mary Sharp, left to right. The troop also plans a Christmas party for ward patients. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Photo of the Camp Timberlake’s Brownie Well in 1958
Photo of the Camp Timberlake’s Brownie Well in 1958 Girl Scouts
June 7, 1999: Girl Scouts Gold Award banquet. Ambreen Dossani, left and Sherbanu Dossani.
June 7, 1999: Girl Scouts Gold Award banquet. Ambreen Dossani, left and Sherbanu Dossani. Melanie Ludwick STAR TELEGRAM
A 1957 photo of Camp Timberlake.
A 1957 photo of Camp Timberlake. Girl Scouts
Nov. 26, 1975: Two of the outstanding women named as Girl Scout Hidden Heroines were Mrs. Mary Lou Watkins, who re-opened the Nutt House in Granbury, and Mrs. Erma Duffy Lewis, executive director of the Sojourner Truth Players. At right is Miss Judy Mossbarger of the selection committee. The bicentennial project was designed to help Girl Scouts develop pride in their identity as women.
Nov. 26, 1975: Two of the outstanding women named as Girl Scout Hidden Heroines were Mrs. Mary Lou Watkins, who re-opened the Nutt House in Granbury, and Mrs. Erma Duffy Lewis, executive director of the Sojourner Truth Players. At right is Miss Judy Mossbarger of the selection committee. The bicentennial project was designed to help Girl Scouts develop pride in their identity as women. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
April 15, 1954: Members of Girl Scout Troop 46 prepare tray favors for Fort Worth Children’s Hospital for Easter morning. Left to right, Maria Dianne Francis, Lana Nobles, Sonja Elam and Margaret Box. Mrs. George F. Nobles, 4104 Curzon, is the troop leader.
April 15, 1954: Members of Girl Scout Troop 46 prepare tray favors for Fort Worth Children’s Hospital for Easter morning. Left to right, Maria Dianne Francis, Lana Nobles, Sonja Elam and Margaret Box. Mrs. George F. Nobles, 4104 Curzon, is the troop leader. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Dec. 5, 1958: Barbara Grew, left, 13, passes out a civil defense preparedness card to Linda Eastman, 11, of Route 5. The girls are students at St. Alice School. The Tarrant County Girl Scout Council passed out the billfold-sized cards to all the children in county public and parochial schools. The cards give instructions to families on preparing for enemy attack.
Dec. 5, 1958: Barbara Grew, left, 13, passes out a civil defense preparedness card to Linda Eastman, 11, of Route 5. The girls are students at St. Alice School. The Tarrant County Girl Scout Council passed out the billfold-sized cards to all the children in county public and parochial schools. The cards give instructions to families on preparing for enemy attack. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
June 17, 1975: Andrea Curley, 12, of Girl Scout Troop 134 swings at Sycamore Park during Juneteenth festivities.
June 17, 1975: Andrea Curley, 12, of Girl Scout Troop 134 swings at Sycamore Park during Juneteenth festivities. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
July 14, 1999: Camp Timberlake counselor Evelyn Voss, from Holland, in the front of the boat, brings in a load of Girl Scouts during a canoing session at the camp.
July 14, 1999: Camp Timberlake counselor Evelyn Voss, from Holland, in the front of the boat, brings in a load of Girl Scouts during a canoing session at the camp. Kirk Brown STAR-TELEGRAM
1947: A Camp Timberlake photo
1947: A Camp Timberlake photo Girl Scouts
Oct. 21, 1953: Brownies from Troop 55 present the dolls they made to patients like Judy Dwyer, daughter of H.L. Dwyer of Cleburne, at W.I. Cook Memorial Hospital Center for Children. Among the 11 Brownies who visited the hospital were, left to right, Glenda Holder, 556 Conner; Reta Ruby, 2559 Camilla, and Dayna Dyer, 1101 Arch.
Oct. 21, 1953: Brownies from Troop 55 present the dolls they made to patients like Judy Dwyer, daughter of H.L. Dwyer of Cleburne, at W.I. Cook Memorial Hospital Center for Children. Among the 11 Brownies who visited the hospital were, left to right, Glenda Holder, 556 Conner; Reta Ruby, 2559 Camilla, and Dayna Dyer, 1101 Arch. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
1960: Camp Timberlake staff
1960: Camp Timberlake staff Girl Scouts
March 30, 1953: These three members of Girl Scout Troop 13 are finding that Fort Worth residents are “more than glad” to buy cookies packaged especially for their organization. Helping to raise money for Camp Timberlake, Girl Scout camp at Eagle Mountain Lake, are left to right, Frances Barclay, Scotty Owen, and Shirley Farmer.
March 30, 1953: These three members of Girl Scout Troop 13 are finding that Fort Worth residents are “more than glad” to buy cookies packaged especially for their organization. Helping to raise money for Camp Timberlake, Girl Scout camp at Eagle Mountain Lake, are left to right, Frances Barclay, Scotty Owen, and Shirley Farmer. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
March 15, 1950: W.F. Kascal of Dallas, mechanical superintendent for the Texas & Pacific Railway, presents a shined and polished engine bell to the Girl Scouts for a dinner gong at Camp Timberlake. The girls are Gail Wills, center, senior scout from Troop 35, and Gretchen Von Rosenberg of Troop 101.
March 15, 1950: W.F. Kascal of Dallas, mechanical superintendent for the Texas & Pacific Railway, presents a shined and polished engine bell to the Girl Scouts for a dinner gong at Camp Timberlake. The girls are Gail Wills, center, senior scout from Troop 35, and Gretchen Von Rosenberg of Troop 101. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Feb. 19, 2005: Antonieta Walker holds three boxes of cookies as Scott Walker pays Kendall McGahey, 11, for them outside the Ol’ South Pancake House in Fort Worth. The girls are asking customers if they would like to purchase a box to be sent of to the troops fighting in Iraq.
Feb. 19, 2005: Antonieta Walker holds three boxes of cookies as Scott Walker pays Kendall McGahey, 11, for them outside the Ol’ South Pancake House in Fort Worth. The girls are asking customers if they would like to purchase a box to be sent of to the troops fighting in Iraq. Sharon M. Steinman Star-Telegram
May 29, 1950: These four members of Girl Scout Troop 13, their leader and 10 other troopmates hope the children of City-County Hospital have as much fun with the toys the troop has made as they had making them. In the group distributing the jumping jacks were, left to right, Mina Mae Holt, Frances Barclay, Mrs. W.S. Owen, leader, and Scotty Owen.
May 29, 1950: These four members of Girl Scout Troop 13, their leader and 10 other troopmates hope the children of City-County Hospital have as much fun with the toys the troop has made as they had making them. In the group distributing the jumping jacks were, left to right, Mina Mae Holt, Frances Barclay, Mrs. W.S. Owen, leader, and Scotty Owen. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
July 11, 1943: Girl Scouts at summer camp learn to sew baby blankets and wash cloths and embroidery. From left: Doris Jean Page, Martha Pullen, Mary Ruth Spillers, Merle Killgo, and Vivian Farmar.
July 11, 1943: Girl Scouts at summer camp learn to sew baby blankets and wash cloths and embroidery. From left: Doris Jean Page, Martha Pullen, Mary Ruth Spillers, Merle Killgo, and Vivian Farmar. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Jan. 17, 2000: Girl Scouts and parade watchers celebrate together on Main Street during the MLK parade in Fort Worth.
Jan. 17, 2000: Girl Scouts and parade watchers celebrate together on Main Street during the MLK parade in Fort Worth. JILL JOHNSON STAR-TELEGRAM
Dec. 21, 1937: Girl Scouts from McLean Junior High School work on Goodfellows’ Christmas bags at the Pioneer Palace; from left, Betty Winton, Nina Elliott, and Betty Sue Wathen.
Dec. 21, 1937: Girl Scouts from McLean Junior High School work on Goodfellows’ Christmas bags at the Pioneer Palace; from left, Betty Winton, Nina Elliott, and Betty Sue Wathen. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
March 16, 1954: These two Brownies are among the hundreds who are selling cookies to earn money for improvements at Camp Timberlake, Girl Scout camp on Eagle Mountain Lake. Molly Howell, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Howell of Handley, and Duana Thacker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Thacker of Arlington, sample their product.
March 16, 1954: These two Brownies are among the hundreds who are selling cookies to earn money for improvements at Camp Timberlake, Girl Scout camp on Eagle Mountain Lake. Molly Howell, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Howell of Handley, and Duana Thacker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Thacker of Arlington, sample their product. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Photo of Girl Scouts cooking on the first stove at Camp Timberlake in the 1940s.
Photo of Girl Scouts cooking on the first stove at Camp Timberlake in the 1940s. Girl Scouts
March 15, 2013: Parker County Girl Scouts delivered more than 1,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to military officials at the Fort Worth NAS in Fort Worth.
March 15, 2013: Parker County Girl Scouts delivered more than 1,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to military officials at the Fort Worth NAS in Fort Worth. Max Faulkner Star-Telegram
Sept. 11, 2012: Jurney LaJara, left, Jennifer Sparkman and Tiffany Nguyen of Girl Scout’s Troop 1618, getting ready for a flag ceremony at Sherrod Elementary.
Sept. 11, 2012: Jurney LaJara, left, Jennifer Sparkman and Tiffany Nguyen of Girl Scout’s Troop 1618, getting ready for a flag ceremony at Sherrod Elementary. Star-Telegram
Oct. 26, 1959: Girl Scouts’ highest award, The Curved Bar, won by members of Troop 242: Front left, Linda Barr and Nancy Barnes; second row, Jeanette Barber, Nancy Lathrop, Francina Mason, Jametta Long; back row, Suzanne Wadlington, Susan Hofmann, Janet Hooton and Susan Begley.
Oct. 26, 1959: Girl Scouts’ highest award, The Curved Bar, won by members of Troop 242: Front left, Linda Barr and Nancy Barnes; second row, Jeanette Barber, Nancy Lathrop, Francina Mason, Jametta Long; back row, Suzanne Wadlington, Susan Hofmann, Janet Hooton and Susan Begley. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
March 30, 1953: The new Girl Scout headquarters at 1109 W. Lancaster opened its doors for business after a strenuous moving day. Callers will find the organization’s director, Miss Marian Hardy, right, and Miss Betty Rowland, field director, putting things in order. The new headquarters will give the organization more space.
March 30, 1953: The new Girl Scout headquarters at 1109 W. Lancaster opened its doors for business after a strenuous moving day. Callers will find the organization’s director, Miss Marian Hardy, right, and Miss Betty Rowland, field director, putting things in order. The new headquarters will give the organization more space. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Dec. 5, 1958: Mrs. Jean Anderson was one of the patients in the women’s surgical ward of Peter Smith Hospital who received Christmas gifts from members of Girl Scout Troop 284. The young givers are Elsa Fay Hall, Rebecca Walley, Sally Remeur, Kathleen Crawford and Mary Sharp, left to right. The troop also plans a Christmas party for ward patients.
Dec. 5, 1958: Mrs. Jean Anderson was one of the patients in the women’s surgical ward of Peter Smith Hospital who received Christmas gifts from members of Girl Scout Troop 284. The young givers are Elsa Fay Hall, Rebecca Walley, Sally Remeur, Kathleen Crawford and Mary Sharp, left to right. The troop also plans a Christmas party for ward patients. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections

This story was originally published October 23, 2023 at 10:42 AM.

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Matt Leclercq is senior managing editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He previously was an editor at USA Today in Washington, national news editor at Gatehouse Media in Austin, and executive editor of The Fayetteville (NC) Observer. He’s a New Orleans native.
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