  == Before 1844 ==  I just did a bit of rearrangement to the History paragraph on precursor organizations.  While I think that these organizations are probably of interest (they could use references, but I WP:AGF), it also seems clear that they are not direct ancestors of the YMCA.  I also wanted to fit it into the timeline form.  I can't say I'm completely happy with the result, but I think it's an improvement.   