Hello, The evidence for the founding date was uncovered in an 1871 issue of ABJ. =====Start article===== Source: The American Bee Journal June, 1871 Page 273 http://books.google.com/books?id=Dca4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA273#v=onepage&q&f=false The article titled: 'Things Past, Present, and Future' (Last Paragraph) "We have organized a bee-keepers' association, and would like to have the address of bee-keepers in the State; also a statement of condition, progress, &c. Address, -O. C. Waite, Secretary of Association West Georgia, Vt., May 2, 1871" =====end article===== Records show, during this time, O.C. Waite was the secretary for the Vermont State Beekeepers and held a chair on the Vermont Agriculture Board, which supports that the above inquiry by Waite is in regard to a state beekeepers association, as opposed to a county association. An Officer of the Vermont Beekeepers Association recently contacted me expressing thanks. ...and also to to say that they now have a small problem... "We'll have to change our logo which now reads:" VERMONT BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION Since 1886 Celebrating our 125th Anniversary… 1886-2011 Happy 140th Anniversary! Best Wishes, Joe Waggle http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/HistoricalHoneybeeArticles/ *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm