![]() ![]() ![]() This council started in 1915 as Meriden Council # 71 and kept that name until 1929 when the council became known as the Central Connecticut Council # 71. During its run as Quinnipiac Council, it also picked up another council in 1978, Meriden based Central Connecticut Council. With the motto “Cherish the Wide Earth” the council continued operations in Hamden until the 1998 merger. New Haven’s hosting duties ended in 1935 when the council changed its name to located in Hamden. ![]() In 1921 the council name was modified to New Haven Area Council, and in 1929 the council name was changed yet again to Southern New Haven County Council, while still being based in New Haven. Quinnipiac Quinnipiac CouncilCouncil can trace its roots to the earliest council in the state, the New Haven Council (#74), founded in 1913. The merger took place in 1998 forming the modern day Connecticut Yankee Council, between the Hamden based Quinnipiac Council (#74) and Fairfield County Council (# 68). The origins of these two Councils are illustrative of Connecticut’s great Scouting history of the earlier councils that made up the current council. The fifth, Narragansett Council, serves the community of Pawcatuck, Connecticut, in addition to Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.Ĭonnecticut Yankee Council was formed in 1998 through the merger of Quinnipiac Council and Fairfield County Council. Today the youth of Connecticut are proudly served by five councils four ( Connecticut Rivers, Connecticut Yankee, Greenwich, and Housatonic) are located within the state of Connecticut. Obituaries of Famous ScoutersĬonnecticut has had its fair share of Boy Scout councils since 1910, with a total of forty. History of the Eagle Scout Awardįrom the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA). Our neighbor, in Greenwich Council, named after another founder of the Boy Scouts, Ernest Thompson Seton. ![]() Learn more.Īnother Short Biography of Lord Laden-PowellĪ History of Wood Badge in the United States Learn More.Ī listing of KNOWN Wood Badge courses which relate to our Council, either by location or Course Director. Learn More.Ĭhi Sigma and Arcoon Lodge History. Over 100 years ago, three famous men of the day formed the Boy Scouts of America, and a fourth man helped BSA grow from its infancy. Learn more.īSA Articles of Incorporation 1910 The Fathers of Scouting One of the origins of Connecticut Yankee Council. Camp PomperaugĪnother Council camp, with a long history. Also location of the General Carter Training Cabin. Named after John Sherman Hoyt, one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. Also, learn about the origins of the Chi Sigma Society.Ĭhief of the Quinnipiac indian tribe in the 1600s, namesake of Camp Sequassen. With roots back to 1927, Camp Sequassen is our premier summer camp. We would also like to add historical newsletters from Quinnipiac Council. If you have old editions of the Scouter sitting in your attic or under your bed, please share them with us, to add to our electronic archive. Read our history in old editions of the Scouter newsletter, available from 1968 through 1993, starting with Mauwehu Council and then Fairfield County Council. See this listing of the Key 3 for Connecticut Yankee Council since inception in 1998. The origins of these two Councils are illustrative of Connecticut’s great Scouting history of the earlier councils. Connecticut Yankee Council was formed in 1998 through the merger of Quinnipiac Council and Fairfield County Council. Council Merger HistoryĬonnecticut has had its fair share of Boy Scout councils since 1910, with a total of forty. On this page are a few links to this history. Those Who Fail to Learn from History Can’t Teach the Next GenerationĬonnecticut Yankee Council has a rich history, with roots back to the earliest days of Scouting in the United States, and to the pioneers of our program. ![]()
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