Juliette Gordon Low birthplace holds community celebration for completed renovations
Birthplace of Girl Scouts gets makeover
Birthplace of Girl Scouts gets makeover
Birthplace of Girl Scouts gets makeover
The birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low has an updated look.
Low, who founded the Girls Scouts in 1912, was born in Savannah in 1860.
Her home on Oglethorpe Avenue was used to begin recruiting for the first Girl Scout troops in the nation.
The birthplace was the sight of a community celebration Saturday. The event was an opportunity to celebrate Low's legacy and the newly renovated garden, ticketing area, store, and program spaces.
"We are excited to welcome Savannahians back to our site with an event that's fun for the whole family," says Shannon Browning-Mullis, the Birthplace's executive director. "What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than enjoying food and fun in a beautiful new garden at one of the city's most important historic sites."
The free event included music, snacks and games and activities focused on accessibility awareness and the 110th anniversary of the Girl Scout Movement.
Renovations to the site were designed to increase accessibility with the support of the Access for All grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).