1892
![YMCA in Salem.](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2021-07/capital_campaign_4_smaller.jpg.webp?itok=5MJajO9z)
Doors open on State Street for the first YMCA in Salem.
1901
![1901](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2021-07/capital_campaign_3_smaller.jpg.webp?itok=XeRYjGO0)
Salem's Y relocates to a building it owns at the corner of Commercial and Chemeketa streets.
1910
![Salem's first indoor swimming pools makes a splash.](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2021-07/capital_campaign_1_smaller2.jpg.webp?itok=eNIYC1Ee)
Salem's first indoor swimming pools makes a splash.
1922
![The Salem Y welcomes children to its first summer camp.](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2021-07/20191014093916494-just1.jpg.webp?itok=n4Fgx7iR)
The Salem Y welcomes children to its first summer camp.
1926
![1926](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2021-07/capital_campaign_5-smaller.jpg.webp?itok=d8r_iW2T)
The Y dedicates a new building with 40 residence rooms, after a capital campaign of $200,000.
1938
![Camp Silver Creek debuts on public land east of Salem.](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2021-07/camp.jpeg.webp?itok=nRcd7XCb)
Camp Silver Creek debuts on public land east of Salem.
1955
![The Y opens a warm water therapy pool for individuals with polio.](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2021-07/1955.jpeg.webp?itok=-kTh9jGd)
The Y opens a warm water therapy pool for individuals with polio.
1974
![The Y begins providing before-and after-school child care programs.](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2021-07/1974.jpeg.webp?itok=XvilJCcV)
The Y begins providing before-and after-school child care programs.
1978
![The Y opens Camp Greider at a 4-H Center property in West Salem.](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2021-07/grieder.jpeg.webp?itok=XZiLtqLg)
The Y opens Camp Greider at a 4-H Center property in West Salem.
1995
![1995](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2021-07/silver1_021.jpg.webp?itok=iMF90NQx)
The Silver Falls Family YMCA opens
2019
![History](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2021-07/arch-photo.jpg.webp?itok=12vxvC40)
Demolition of the old Salem YMCA
2022
![bld](/sites/theyonline/files/styles/media_full/public/2022-11/bld.jpg.webp?itok=2N2mP3fr)
The Withnell Family YMCA is OPEN