100th anniversary Girl Scout exhibit & program May 5 at Vachel Lindsay Home

[April 27, 2012]  SPRINGFIELD -- "Girl Scouts -- 100 Years and Counting," a special 100th anniversary exhibit and program, is planned for May 5, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St. in Springfield.

The Girl Scout 100th anniversary exhibit will feature historic and current Girl Scout memorabilia; contemporary photographs and photo-inspired art created by current Girl Scouts and professional Springfield artists and friends of Girl Scouts Julie Hulvey and Janice Chan; portraits and quotes of Girl Scout alumnae, including Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Miss Illinois 2008; "The World in 1912"; and "Collections of 100." Vintage uniforms will be modeled by present-day Girl Scouts.

A special program will take place at 2:30 p.m., "Girl Scouts: 100 Years of Tradition and Innovation." Attendees will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on the future of Girl Scouting and to be photographed by the award-winning photographers of Troop 6400 with the camera the troop purchased with their 2008 cookie profits. A 100th anniversary time capsule will be created that day, and attendees are asked to bring an item to be put in the time capsule.

Refreshments will include Girl Scout cookies.

The event is free and open to the public. Reservations are suggested. For reservations, contact Erin Lockwood at 217-241-3745 or [e-mail].

The Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site is the birthplace and longtime residence of poet, author and artist Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, 1879-1931. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for free public tours.

[Text from file received from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency]