Camp Fire Girls - Patch Identification

Camp Fire Girl patches symbolized achievements, membership, participation, etc.

At first the designs were stenciled on the ceremonial gown, later hand-stenciled onto leather swatches and sewn onto the ceremonial gown. When the designs were commercially embroidered, they evolved through a variety of backings. There have been some name  & design changes as well.

These Camp Fire Girl patches are found on leatherette, suede, black felt, navy blue felt and tan felt.

 

 

 

Gypsy Honors/Progression in Outdoor Action Honors:

Fagot Finder (now called Fire Tender)	Trail Maker	Gypsy
Later, when the Gypsy Honors program was renamed Progression in Outdoor Action, High Adventure and Voyager were added, all 5 symbols continue with the Camp Fire USA program.	High Adventure	Voyager

 

 

Torch Bearer Craftsman Honors:

 17 Torch Bearer Craftsman Honors were introduced with the new 1936 edition of the Camp Fire Girls manual. This gave girls a variety of ways to earn the Torch Bearer Honor.

• Once earned the honor was stenciled onto the ceremonial outfit. Embroidered patches came much later.
• It was expected for a Camp Fire Girl to give service and show leadership in earning each Craftsman honor.
• By 1962 there were 25 Torch Bearer ranks to earn.
•  List is alphabetical by the first known name of the honor.
• Colors noted in the descriptions don't always match the patch, Business is noted as being lemon yellow.

 

Art, Hand Arts, Creative Arts Appreciation	Aviation  Aerospace added 1946	Business  Home Management	Business	Boating  Small Craft  Water Sports added 1946	Camp Craft  Outdoor Living, Camping
Citizenship  Community Awareness	Community Government	dropped as a Torch Bearer Craftsman honor 1946, made in to a national project	Cooking	Creative Arts Career	Dancing, Performing Arts
Dramatics		Games and Sports  Sports & Games	Gardening  Environmental Issues		Healthy Living
Home Making, aka Homemaking dropped by 1962	Horsemanship introduced 1960	International Friendship	Interior Decoration  Practical Living	Indian Lore, Community Understanding	dropped 1946
Music	Nature and Conservation	Nature Lore	Needlework	Photography,   introduced 1962	Public Relations, Communications
Reading	Religious Growth added 1946	Added 1946  design changed by 1962	Science (in 1962), Computer Technology	Special Interests	Special Service
Travel	Water Activities, Aquatics, Swimming

 

 

 

 

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