| YEAR | DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 11/28/16 | Alameda citizens organized by W. Barclay Stephens, voted to charter and enroll with Boy Scouts of America (BSA) | ||
| 1916 | 12/08/16 | Alameda Council was officially organized at the Haight School auditorium attended by H.D. Cross, National Field Scout Commissioner | ||
| 1917 | 01/01/17 | Alameda Council (#22) is formed | ||
| 1917 | 02/17/17 | First Community Good Turn event by Alameda Council held at Alameda Beach | ||
| 1917 | 03/03/17 | First outing by Alameda Troop 3 held in the hills of Oakland | ||
| 1917 | National BSA grants charter to Alameda Council, first 7 Scout troops organized on January 19 with 70 Scouts | |||
| 1918 | 02/05/18 | Alameda, Berkeley and Oakland Scouts share a weekend campout at Upper Dimond Camp | ||
| 1919 | 06/27/19 | Camp Stephens is established in Lake County | ||
| 1919 | First summer camp of 75 Scouts held by council at Camp Mirabel | |||
| 1919 | 09/19/19 | Council begins task of looking for its first Scout Exec with a fundraising campaign | ||
| 1920 | 06/18/20 | Camp Stephens is established in Towle | ||
| 1920 | Clinton Kelly becomes first Scout Exec of Alameda Council | |||
| 1920 | Council secures First Class Charter from BSA, Clinton W. Kelly becomes first Scout Executive | |||
| 1921 | 06/10/21 | Camp Stephens is established in Calistoga | ||
| 1921 | Sea Scout ship established in Alameda, Everett Sprague certified as first Alameda Eagle Scout | |||
| 1922 | 06/17/22 | Camp Stephens is established in Niles Canyon | ||
| 1922 | 07/16/22 | First Ant erradication program by Alameda Council Scouts | ||
| 1923 | 03/05/23 | Alameda Council purchases camping truck for $450 to haul up to 15 scouts and their camp equipment | ||
| 1924 | 06/26/24 | Camp Stephens is established in Pinecrest (permanent Location) | ||
| 1925 | Camp Stephens established at Lake Strawberry (now Pinecrest Lake) | |||
| 1926 | State of California approves incorporation of Alameda Council | |||
| 1931 | First annual camporee of Alameda troops, first Silver Beaver awards presented to Abel Porter and W. Barclay Stephens | |||
| 1932 | Held first merit badge exposition, first Alameda Cub Scout pack started | |||
| 1940 | Council secures 101 foot-long vessel “Adventuress” (later renamed SSS Barclay Stephens) | |||
| 1941 | Order of Solo Hikers honor society established at Camp Stephens when first honorees complete quest. | |||
| 1942 | Acorn Chapter #60 Knights of Dunamis (Eagle Scouts) chartered to Alameda Council | |||
| 1943 | 06/01/43 | Werner Von Berckefeldt memorial chapel dedicated at Camp Stephens | ||
| 1947 | 06/15/47 | Kaweah Lodge 379 is formed in the Alameda Council | ||
| 1948 | Kaweah Lodge #379 receives first Order of the Arrow lodge charter, inducts first Alameda OA youth members | |||
| 1958 | Oscar Awards first presented at annual council recognition dinner | |||
| 1959 | First Vigil Honor members of Kaweah Lodge Order of the Arrow inducted | |||
| 1963 | Alameda Council votes not to merge with other BSA councils forming S.F. Bay Area Council | |||
| 1971 | Explorer posts and Sea Explorer ships opened to older girls | n/a | ||
| 1972 | Boy Scout summer camp moves to Camp Cedarbrook | |||
| 1973 | New Alameda BSA Sea Base opened at Ballena Isle Marina, women join commissioner staff for first time | |||
| 1974 | 01/01/74 | Camp Cedarbrook is established | ||
| 1974 | First Golf Tournament held at Alameda Golf Club | |||
| 1979 | Barclay Stephens Award first presented at council recognition dinner | |||
| 1987 | Alameda Council’s first Webelos Woods organized and led by Kaweah Lodge | |||
| 1988 | Scouting for Food annual drive for the needy started as part of National BSA effort | |||
| 1994 | New BSA service center opens at 1714 Everett Street, 3 units participate in first council popcorn sale | |||
| 1998 | First Venturing crews for girls and boys started in Alameda | |||
| 1999 | 01/01/99 | Camp Cedarbrook is sold | ||
| 2001 | 01/01/01 | Camp Stephens is sold to UC Berkeley for use as Camp Oski Family Camp | ||
| 2010 | Scouts and Scouters celebrate BSA Centennial during various council activities, first annual Crab Feed and Auction | |||
| 2011 | Endowment multi-year campaign kicks off, secures over $490,000 in pledges by end of first year. | |||
| 2013 | Largest National Jamboree contingent in council history – 44 youth and 6 adults | |||
| 2014 | First Advancement Day at USS Hornet for both Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts with 173 youth and 90 adults | |||
| 2015 | 11 youth and 5 adult Arrowmen from Kaweah Lodge attend National OA Conference in Michigan | |||
| 2017 | Alameda Council celebrates council centennial during multiple events | |||
| 2020 | 04/27/20 | Councils approve merge to form the Golden Gate Area Council, BSA | ||
| 2020 | 06/01/20 | Golden Gate Area Council (#23) is formed by the merger of the SFBAC, MDSC and Alameda Councils |
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