In 1913, Mary Swan, a
US Girl Scout visiting her grandparents, introduced Girl Scouting to Bermuda and formed a Girl Scout troop with fifty members. When she left Bermuda, the troop was closed. Shortly after this, a local headmistress started Girl Guiding and the first Guide unit was registered in January 1919. Brownies followed in 1921. In 1927, the Bermudians obtained a local headquarters called the "Lady Asser Guide Hut", which was sponsored by
Lady Asser, the wife of the
Governor of Bermuda.
Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and Guiding, and
Olave Baden-Powell, the World Chief Guide, visited Bermuda in 1930. Olave visited Bermuda again in 1951 and 1954. In 1969, Bermuda issued a set of four postage stamps celebrating Girl Guiding in Bermuda. The 25c stamp shows young people
kayaking and the 30c stamp depicts a young person
abseiling. In 1993, the instrumental role of Girlguiding Bermuda and the
Bermuda Scout Association in developing many of the islands prominent leaders was recognized by the
Bank of Bermuda Centennial Trust. ==Programme==