Alameda Council

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Alameda Council (#022)
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Owner Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters Alameda, California
CountryUnited States
FoundedJanuary 19, 1917 [1]
FounderW. Barclay Stephens [2]
Website
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Alameda Council was one of the seven smallest BSA councils in the United States until 2020, [3] serving youth in the city of Alameda. It was first organized in December 1916 and chartered in January 1917, shortly after the organization of BSA councils in Berkeley and Oakland, making it the third oldest BSA council in Northern California. It was one of six BSA councils that serve the San Francisco Bay area. [4]

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History

In 1916, a group of community leaders led by Barclay Stephens, [2] approached the Boy Scouts of America about having a council for their community. This occurred around the same time that the Oakland-Piedmont Council (#021) was chartered. The residents of Alameda felt that they should have their own council separate from Oakland. [5] The council was founded with seven troops started in January 1917. [1]

The council no longer had any camps of its own, having relinquished both leased properties (Cedarbrook and Stephens). Given its small size, the council has focused on its youth programs and developing adult leaders. One of these, the Order of the Solo Hiker, was a local award meant to honor dedicated volunteers. [6]

Camps

Order of the Arrow

The Kaweah Lodge of the Order of the Arrow was founded by council leaders in 1947 with the first OA members inducted at Camp McBride by members of Yo-Se-Mite Lodge #278. The lodge continued for over 73 years of continuous service, until being folded into the new Yerba Buena Lodge of the new Golden Gate Area Council.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Scouts Celebrate Century". Alameda Sun. February 16, 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  2. 1 2 Cordes, Frederick (June 1962). "In Memoriam - W. Barclay Stephens, MD". California Historical Society Quarterly . 41 (2). University of California Press: 179. doi:10.2307/25155482. JSTOR   25155482.
  3. ↑ Zimmerman, Stephen (2017-10-17). "Alameda Council of BSA's rich legacy: More than 900 Eagle Scouts". East Bay Times . MediaNews Group, Inc. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  4. ↑ Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.
  5. ↑ "Council_Alameda". Council History | GGAC. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  6. ↑ Eby, David L. "Order of the Solo Hiker". U.S. Scouting Service Project . Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  7. ↑ Varvayanis, Charles, ed. (2018). "Camp Cederbrook - Formerly Camp Contra Costa BSA, then renamed Camp Cedarbrook when purchased by Alameda Girl Scouts, and then deeded to Cedarbrook Trustees Inc. in 1963. The Alameda Council leased this camp from Cedarbrook Trustees from 1973 until 1999". Sierra Park I.O.O.F. - Sierra Camp Subdivision. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  8. ↑ Brejla, Terry; Marvin, Judith (January 2017). "HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORT" (PDF). Mount Diablo Silverado Council. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-08-07. On the Summit District at Pinecrest Lake, Camp Stephens (now Camp Oski, operated by the California Alumni Association) was opened in 1925 by the Alameda Council BSA on a site formerly permitted to the Stockton Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
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