Based on information from the archives in Pittsfield, MA, this is the history of the ownership of the camp property.

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Book 0098, Page 593, 4/19/1839:  Land was sold for $450 from John C. Kinsley to Phineas Kibbe.  He reserved 2 acres and 85 rods in the NE corner.

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Book 0172, Page 40, 3/1/1861: Land was sold for $500 from Phineas Kibbe to Milton Kibbe.

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Book 0209, Page 349, 7/13/1873: Land was sold for $1000 from Milton Kibbe to Phineas Kibbe.

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Book 0341, Page 115, 8/13/1907: Land was sold for $800 from Phineas Kibbe to John W. Bailey.

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Book 0326, Page 500, 11/7/1912: John W. Bailey sold for $2 a right of way for the New England Power Company.  This was the tart of the Trolley Bed easement.

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Book 0470, Page 223: Entry not found.  This appears to be the transition from John H. Bailey to Hannah F. Bailey et al (his heirs).

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Book 0475, Page 516, 6/8/1937: Land was sold from Hannah F. Bailey et als to Henry I Thomas.

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Book 0479, Page 223, 7/27/1937: Land was sold from Henry I Thomas to Frederick L. Preston

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Book 0484, Page 461, 12/29/1939: Land was sold from Frederick L. Preston to Austin Welch.  Pioneer Island was reserved along with an access right of way.

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Between the initial purchase and later years, there was a great deal of dealing by Austin Welch with people like Pasquale DeFlumeri, Clarence and Doris Stubbs, and to Marie Welch.  The title was passed or split to get additional mortgages.

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Book 0544, Page 585, 5/5/1948: Pioneer Island and the right of way were sold to Austin Welch from Frederick L. Preston.

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Book 0636: Page 163, 3/25/1955: The land was granted to Berkshire Boys Camp from Austin and Marie Welch.

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Book 0636, Page 164, 11/30/1955: BBC becomes incorporated.

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Book 0709, Page 290, 7/21/1960: Electrical easement passed from Quinnehtuk to the Western Massachusetts Electric Company.

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Book 0908, Page 291, 6/29/1971: The camp ownership was passed to the Pop Welch Educational Foundation.

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Book 0967, Page 144, 11/5/1975: The camp asset ownership passed from the Foundation to the Arlington Boy's Club.

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Book 0967, Page 146, 11/7/1975: The camp property passed from the Foundation to the Arlington Boy's Club for $24,866.72.

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Book 0969, Page 422: The Pop Welch Educational Foundation is dissolved.

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Book 1107, Page 707, 12/19/1984: The land was sold from the Arlington Boy's and Girl's Club to G. N. Corbin and John W. Franklin for $77,000,

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Book 1562, Page 198, 6/27/1997: The land was sold from G. N. Corbin to John W. Franklin.

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