The SFBAC History web site was created in association with the San Francisco Bay Area Council Boy Scouts of America.  We are dedicated to preserving the rich history of Bay Area Scouting in respect to the San Francisco Bay Area Council, its predecessors the Oakland Area Council, the San Francisco Council and their camps and leaders.

The information on this site has been gathered from the historical archives of the SFBAC as well as from numerous Scouts, Scouter's, campers and organizations dedicated to preserving the history and memorabilia of Scouting.

If you have any comments or suggestions on how this site can be improved let us know as your ideas are greatly appreciated.  Additionally, if you have any local Bay Area Scouting history that you would like to share with others (photographs, camp history, Memorabilia) please contact us:

Contact Information:

Steve Kline - webmaster@sfbac-history.org, 510.584.6081

Joann Sebastion - joann@sfbac.org

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Special thanks goes out to the following individuals and organizations who have contributed to this site:

• Steve Kline - Research, History, Web site
• Joann Sebastian - Bay Area Scouter, SFBAC Information
• Don Wilkinson - Machek N’Gult Lodge, Oakland Area Council, Dimond-O
• Craig Leighty - Order of the Arrow Information
• Joe Remlinger (In memory) - Dimond-O Information
• Durland Skinner (In memory) - MIWOK information, Dimond-O Information
• Scott Rodgers - Royaneh Information
• Bill Parker - Camp Meek Information
• Tim Buchen - SFBAC Archives
• Jason Lewis - SFBAC Archives
• Charles Howard-Gibbons - SFBAC Information
• Ray Sutliff - Photographs, Camp Dimond information
• Jay Oakman - Oakland Area Council Patch Segments, Brownsea information
• Bill Heinze - Camp Wente, Camp Royaneh information
• Heather Mellon - Hayward Area Historical Society
• Lew Gardner (In memory) - Dimond-O Information
• Jerry Abad (In memory) - Dimond-O Information
• Linda Hamilton - Historian, Oakland Rotary Club
• Adam Lombard - Oakland and San Francisco Camp Patch Image collection
• Alan O’Conner - San Francisco Council Bulletins, 1939-1949
• Steven Welch - Quartermaster Ship 22, Sea Scout Information
• Bryan Moynihan - Knights of Dunamis information (in memory of Ken Moynihan)
• Keith “Uncle Buck” McColm - Russian Gulch Information
• Karen Pahler - SFBAC Council President Information
• Indy Nelson - Royaneh Information
• Fred Manns - San Francisco Council Information
• Dave Johnson - Camp Loomer Information
• Bob Alberts - Camp Moore images (In memory of Fred Alberts)
• Lois Kline - Camp Royaneh Genealogical research (thanks Mom!)
• Jim Bowles - Former Lodge Chief of Machek N’Gult
• Dave Minnihan - Royaneh Lodge, San Francisco Council Information
• John Packer - Golden Acorn Troop 220 - MIWOK Information
• Joe Ehrman III - Camp Lilienthal, KOD & San Francisco Council Information
• Larry Teshara - Camp Royaneh, Camp Lilienthal, Royaneh Lodge Information
• Alto “Al” Moorbrink (In Memory) - Camp Royaneh Beltloop Images
• Richard Pitman - Troop 76 - Camp Dimond pictures
• David Miura - Knights of Dunamis Chapter information
• Orion E Hill - Knights of Dunamis Chapter/Conference History (1975)
• Ed Totman (Camp Dimond, Miwok, Dimond-O Camper, 1942-1950) - Miwok Map, Dimond-O Images
• Barbara Myer Klein - Arthur H. (Pie) Myer information
• Charles O’Malley (Royaneh Kitchen Staff 1951) - Images of Royaneh

• Oakland Tribune - News Articles 1910 - Present
• Oakland Library History Room
• UC Berkeley Water Resources Library - Willits Scout Dam information
• United States Forest Service Land Use History - Dimond-O information

Wente Scout Reservation

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Achewon Nimat Lodge

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SFBAC Rocket Jamboree

Wente Mountain Biking

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