Historical Sketch

The Diggers and Weeders Garden Club is a member of the Calcasieu Council of Federated Garden Clubs - District VII, the Deep South Region, and The National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. It holds meetings on the second Monday of the month at members’ homes. The Club’s aim is to promote a greater interest in gardening, conservation, beautification, and flower arranging. The Club flower is the iris; the color blue; and the motto “Work and Grow.” The Club first began in Lake Charles in 1954 with Mrs. J. H. Pickens as the first president and continues to the present.

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains material related the Arbor Day, Conservation, Horticulture, and other Awards won by the Club from 1981 – 2003 in addition to miscellaneous programs, reports, and correspondence. The collection also contains scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, photographs and other memorabilia.

Container List

Box 1   FF 1     Arbor Day Certificate of Merit 1981

                        Horticulture Award 1980-81

                        Articles from scrapbook 1981-83

                        Arbor Day Certificate of Merit 1982

                        Horticulture Award 1981-83

            FF 2     Arbor Day Certificate of Merit 1982

                        Conservation Award 1982-83

                        Annual Report 1982

                        Arbor Day 1985

            FF 3     Arbor Day 1986

                        Horticulture Honor Roll 1986

                        Miscellaneous notes, clippings, and photos 1987

FF 4     Garden Club Achievement Award Application 1988

Garden Club Achievement Award Application 1989

                        Horticulture Honor Roll 1989

            FF 5     Horticulture Honor Roll 1990

                        Garden Club Achievement Award Application 1990

                        Arbor Day 1990

                        Conservation List 1990

FF 6     President’s Annual Report 1991

Garden Club Achievement 1991

Arbor Day Achievement of Merit 1991

Conservation Award 1991

                        President’s Annual Report 1992

Garden Club Achievement 1992

                        Arbor Day Achievement of Merit 1992

                        Horticulture Honor Roll 1992

                        Arbor Day 1992

                        Arbor Day Certificate of Merit 1992

                        President’s Annual Report 1992

                        Horticulture Honor Roll 1992

            FF 7     LGCF Summer Board Meeting 1993

                        Garden Club Achievement 1993

                        Letter of Longtime Service Recipients 1993

                        Letter requesting involvement in House Bill #1 1993

                        Letters concerning District VII Fall Meeting 1993

                        Miscellaneous Correspondence about Projects 1993

                        Table of Contents containing various articles 1993

                        Conservation Award 1993

                        Arbor Day Certificate of Merit 1993

                        National Council of State Garden Clubs 1993-1995

                        Welcome Center Beautification Article 1993

            FF 8     20 Years Individual Membership Certificates 1994

                        Special Conservation Award 1994

                        Horticulture Honor Roll 1994   

                        Summary of 1994

                        “Cleanest City Contest” Letter 1994

                        Arbor Day Certificate of Merit 1994

                        Letter concerning 20 Year Certificates 1994    

                        20 Years Individual Membership Certificates 1995

Horticulture Honor Roll 1995

Horticulture Honor Roll 1995

Garden Club Achievement 1995

Summary of 1995

                        Arbor Day Certificate of Merit 1995

            FF 9     Special Conservation Award 1996

                        Horticulture Honor Roll with Miscellaneous Articles and Photos 1996

                        Garden Club Achievement 1996

            FF 10   Membership Roster 1997-1998

            FF 11   Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker Dedication 2000

            FF 12   Handwritten Notes 2003

            FF 13   Treasurers information, various years

            FF 14   Programs, various years

Box 2   Scrapbook of 1954-1973 containing newspaper clippings and memorabilia

A framed Special Recognition Award from Governor Edwin Edwards dated June 9, 1993

Box 3   Scrapbook of 1957-1985 containing photographs and award certificates

Scrapbook of 1973-1996 containing newspaper clippings, thank you notes, and    photographs

Scrapbook of 1985-1995 containing photographs, award certificates, and brochures

Box 4   Scrapbook of 1995-2004 containing photographs and newspaper clippings

Scrapbook of 1995-2001 containing photographs, award certificates and printouts Scrapbook of 2001-2005 containing photographs, newspaper clippings, and brochures

 See also the Calcasieu Parish Library Collection, Box 15 Microfilm (8mm) Roll #1 containing the organization's constitution and bylaws.

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