BSA Troop 7 of Saint James, New York   Est. 1913

Sponsored By Sts. Philip & James R.C Church

A Century of Scouting!

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our history

Originally founded as Troop 1 of St. James no later than 1913, we became Troop 7 when the first Suffolk County Council renumbered all Suffolk County Boy Scout Troops by chronological order of their inception.  Unfortunately, early records of the Troop's original charters cannot be found.  To find out when Troop 7 was formed, we tried to find out when other Troops in Suffolk County were chartered.  

This may be the earliest photograph of a Troop 7 Boy Scout at the 1914 Smithtown Horse Show at Fifty Acre Farm (now a housing development off Fifty Acre Road) -Courtesy of the Butler Family Archives at the Smithtown Library

BSA National Council provided us with this copy of the application of the Huntington Local Council (absorbed into the Suffolk County Council in the 1920's) dated January 13, 1914.  This application contains the signature of Hiram Paulding, Jr. - Scoutmaster.  Research shows he was the first Scoutmaster of Troop 1 of Huntington, which is now Troop 12.

Since Troop 7 was founded before Troop 12, Troop 7 has existed since at least 1913, and probably 1912 or even 1911, given Troop 3 in Smithtown was founded in September 1910.

Troop 7 Scouts from the 1940's in front of Town Hall

Courtesy of "The History of Scouting in Suffolk County"

​​​​​​Courtesy of the Smithtown Library

Marching  Boyscouts (Troop 7) - 1957

Marching past Nisseqougue Hotel off Railroad Avenue

1979-Troop 7 Eagle Scout John Guadagno