I replied privately but here is my response for the list:

 

We are a county-owned museum that operates two sites—a restored 1855 schoolhouse with our museum on the second floor and a restored 1930s farm.  We offer Girl Scout badge programs and Cub Scout tours.  We have tried to offer Boy Scout badges but there has been no interest.

 

We have had specific program days for scouts in the past, but at present we are doing scout programs by appointment.  We try to keep the price low.  Our program staff members are either current or former Girl Scout/Boy Scout leaders, so we do not have to hire an outside instructor.  At the schoolhouse my two most successful programs are the Brownie Girl Scouts Through the Years try-it badge program, which takes 3 hours and costs $10 per girl, and which includes the girls making their own period snack, and the tours we do for Tiger Cubs and their parents.  The Tiger Cub tour involves an introduction to our building and the story of a historic duel; a paper-and-pencil “scavenger hunt” through the museum that the boys complete with their adult partner; and a play session with reproduction toys.  Unless they add a craft we only charge $2 per person, adults and children.  It takes slightly over an hour.

 

We also do programs for the Brownie Her Story try-it, the Junior Local Lore and Folk Arts badges, and the Cadette/Senior/Ambassador Women Through Time and Museum Discovery.  The Junior and older girl programs run 4 to 5 hours because we complete all requirements except online requirements and a service project, and the price is higher than the price for the Brownies.  We have also done some of these as sleepovers.  We do not charge for adults who are there to meet the required Girl Scout ratios, but I do enlist them to help supervise the girls.

 

I don’t do the programs at the farm but I know that the Girl Scout programs include a tour of the farm, dressing up in historic outfits, and crafts.

 

The best way to advertise these is through the Girl Scout or Boy Scout council.  We have a good relationship with them and they are willing to distribute our flyers.

 

Kim Elmore

Gwinnett History Museum