Both classes filled up immediately and went extremely well, with the 200 participants all taking active part. They soon recruited over 50 people from the two classes to start up a permanent organization. Relying on Lin Ching-yao and his official connections, the group contacted a number of scholars and got them to join the cause. This marked the birth of the Chiaotsaitou History Association, today the most important cultural organization in Chiaotou.
他們先在橋頭社區設立「鄉土文史」和「新市鎮開發」兩大班，沒想到這兩班一開竟立即吸引兩百人報名上課，由於參與熱烈，不久又從兩班中快速聚集了五十多個發起人，再透過林敬堯擔任公職的關係找來一批學者，橋頭在地最重要的文化組織「橋仔頭文史工作室」於焉誕生。