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Scouting in Kansas has a long history, from the 1910s[citation needed] to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
TheBrewer Scout Cabin inSolomon is on theNational Register of Historic Places.
Mrs. Fern E. Sears was the organizer of the first Kansas City, Kansas council of Girl Scouts and author of a book on Christian symbols, "Let Me Speak". She trained Girl Scout leaders and established troops in Kansas City, Kansas in 1948 when the area qualified for a council, called the Santa Fe Trail council. Mrs. Sears was named first president, and was an honorary life president at the time of her death on August 24, 1959.[1]
In 1958 theNational Order of the Arrow Conference was held at theUniversity of Kansas.
In the 1990s and 2000s, BTK killer, also known asDennis Rader, was a part of the Cub Scouts. He was a leader.[2]
There are sixScouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America) local councils inKansas.
Coronado Area Council serves north central and northwest Kansas, across 32 counties, with headquarters inSalina.
Heart of America Council serves Scouts inMissouri and Kansas.
In 1928 theTopeka Council took over 39 counties across northern Kansas and became theJayhawk Area Council.
The Jayhawk Area Council operates the 340 acreFalley Scout Reservation, which is divided into Camp Jayhawk (Scouts BSA Summer Camp) and Camp Delaware (Cub Scout Programs).
Ozark Trails Council serves Scouts in Missouri and Kansas.
The Pony Express Council is based inSaint Joseph, Missouri, and also serves Scouts in Kansas.
Quivira Council serves youth in south central Kansas, with headquarters inWichita.Kansa Lodge #198,Order of the Arrow serves local Arrowmen. They currently operate three camps: Camp Kanza (Cub Scouts and Webelos), which provides the name for their Lodge; Quivira Scout Ranch (Scouts BSA and Venturers), at which they host their largest summer camp program each summer, and offer Black Jack Trail, an introduction to backpacking, twice a year; and Camp Mandan which serves units in the western side of the Council.
The Quivira Council websitehttp://www.quivira.org/ has links to each district.
There are three Girl Scout councils in Kansas.
The Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland serves more than 16,000 girls and nearly 5,000 adult volunteers in 80 counties in Kansas.
It was formed by the merger of six councils in 2008:
Headquarters:Wichita, Kansas
Website:http://www.girlscoutskansasheartland.org
Camps:
Girl Scouts of Missouri Heartland is mostly based in Missouri but serves girls in southeastern Kansas (Bourbon, Cherokee, and Crawford counties) and northeastern Oklahoma. SeeScouting in Missouri for more information.
Headquarters:Springfield, Missouri
Website:http://www.girlscoutsrscmo.org
One of its camps is located in Kansas:
Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri (GSKSMO) supports girls in 47 counties across Kansas and Missouri. Its Kansas counties include Atchison, Anderson, Brown, Clay, Doniphan, Douglas, Geary, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Marshall, Miami, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Washington and Wyandotte counties.[3]
It was established on August 1, 2007, with a merger of three councils: Girl Scouts of Kaw Valley Council, Girl Scouts of the Midland Empire, and Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council.[4]
SeeScouting in Missouri for more information.
Headquarters:Overland Park, Kansas[3]
Website:http://www.gsksmo.org
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