1892

Doors open on State Street for the first YMCA in Salem.
1901

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.
1922

The Salem Y welcomes children to its first summer camp.
1926

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.
1955

The Y opens a warm water therapy pool for individuals with polio.
1974

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.
1995

The Silver Falls Family YMCA opens
2019

Demolition of the old Salem YMCA
2022

The Withnell Family YMCA is OPEN