First County Y Camping Program, “Camp Primitive” running for two weeks on Swanzey Lake under the leadership of Howard T. Ball
1916
Daniel Lorentz leads Cheshire County YMCA summer camp on Tolman Pond
First American flag given by Elgin Jones
1919
First summer on present site in Richmond, NH
1920
Purchased first 60 acres on Cass Pond
1921
Uncle Oscar and Aunt Frances Elwell join CCYMCA serving for 50 years
1922
Aunt Frances starts Girls’ Programs
1938
Hurricane destroys hundreds of pine and hemlock trees; much of the wood was used to build new cabins
1946
Martha Fisher joins CCYMCA, serving for 47 years as Registrar and Administrative Assistant
1953
Y Parent/Child Programming, Navajo Indian Guide Tribe founded to become the longest continually operating Guide Tribe in the country
1971
Fred Toot becomes Director of CCYMCA, focusing efforts on providing programming to all Cheshire County communities
1973
Know Your Government Tours began, would eventually morph into the American Heritage Tour
1975
New England Heritage Tour begun by Vernon Young of Peterborough Middle School
1976
Day Camp program designed by Bill Allen
1978
“Buffalo” Bob Smith becomes first year-round resident on Takodah property; Bob served from 1975-1985
1978
Under the leadership of J.E.F. Craig, Hornet’s Nest Day Camp is developed along with soccer and tennis camps, Mini Camp, a computer camp, and horsemanship
1993
Outdoor Education for local schools developed and expanded by Mike Hoefer, David R. Dahl, and William E. Parkman
1999
Craig Dining Hall completed
2004
The corporate name changed from the Cheshire County YMCA to the Cheshire YMCA
2011
North Camp built to offer concurrent boys’ and girls’ programming
2016
Centennial Celebration on the shores of Cass Pond and name changed from Cheshire YMCA to Takodah YMCA
