WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-In this issue Credit Union Journal is proud to present a tribute to the 100th Anniversary of Credit Unions in the United States. Subscribers to the Journal will find all of the information and reporting featured in this issue has been archived at www.cujournal.com. That information can be used in educating new employees, for instance, and in other training.
Credit Union Journal also has available a video re-creation of the first day of business at America's first credit union. Shot 100 years to the day and in the same office in which that credit union opened, it can be found on www.cujournal.com.
There are a variety of other resources available to credit unions, as well.
CUNA has some brief historical items available at www.creditunion.coop/history/index.html.
CUNA has also created an animated timeline at www.cuna.org/100years, and plans to further mark the anniversary when it holds its annual meeting this summer in Boston.
NCUA has history available at www.ncua.gov/AboutNCUA/historyCU.html
Wikipedia has a fairly detailed history of credit unions, including linked notations and footnotes, by searching "Credit Union History."
America's Credit Union Museum has information available at www.acumuseum.org/history.html. While a virtual tour is also available on is website, the museum is also open for tours by appointment. It is located at 418-420 Notre Dame Avenue, Manchester, NH 03102. The phone is 603-629-1553, or e-mail Peggy Powell at ppowell@acumuseum.org.
Most of the state leagues have information on their history and that of CUs available on their sites. Among them: California at www.ccul.org/01consumers/cuhistory.cfm; the Texas league at www.creditunionmember.org/Credit_Union_History.html; the Washington league at www.100.history.org; and the Ohio league at www.ohiocul.org/ Consumer/cutimeline.htm.
There is also significant information available on international credit union movements and history. A good place to begin is www.woccu.org.
For a broader look at cooperative businesses in general, the National Cooperative Business Association has resources at www.ncba.coop.
America's first credit union, St. Mary's Bank, has created a new site at www.stmarysbank.com/100years/default.aspx offering information and special offers for all of 2009.
