Ancient Order of United Workmen
Dates
- Existence: 1868-10-27
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
52nd Annual Session, Grand Lodge, 1910 April 22
View of men and women in formal dress, wearing fraternal and sororal sashes and ribbons. Annual session located in Boston, Massachusetts. Dated April 22, 1910. A.O. U. W. was founded in 1868, one of the oldest fraternal Orders in United States. They provided insurance benefits to their membership. Only white males could join this fraternity. Much Masonic influence in ritual and symbols. (Stevens, Cyclopedia of Fraternities, p.128-130)
Ancient Order of United Workmen broadside, 1896
A.O. U. W broadside for an excursion to Boston on Friday, July 24, 1896 gives the train schedule from Springfield to Boston and back
Ancient Order of United Workmen membership chart, 1907
Blank Ancient Order of United Workmen color lithograph for membership as Master Workman. The chart has the mottos of Protection, Charity, Hope and its illustrations include several vignettes supporting mottos, as well as many symbols such as anchor, Bible, sun, hand shake, all seeing eye, columns, Classical female figures, and shields.
Ancient Order of United Workmen of Connecticut insurance pamphlet, 1922
Small, blue pamphlet about the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Connecticut (or "The Pioneer Fraternal Insurance Society of America"), who operate in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. The pamphlet includes brief summaries of what the A.O.U.W. is and does, a history of the order, financial statements, and a record of gross assets from 1904 to 1922.
Ancient Order of United Workmen Temple, South Omaha, Nebraska, 1897-1907
Apollo Lodge, No. 139, assessment postcard, 1895 May 3
Beneficiary certificate issued by the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of Arkansas to Benjamin B. Welling, 1912 June 11
Bucksport Lodge, No. 14, assessment postcard, 1910 April 5
Calico invitation to First Anniversary Calico and Bon-Bon Ball at Temple Lodge, No. 3, 1881 March 8
Invitation on calico cloth to the First Anniversary Calico and Bon-Bon Ball at Temple Lodge, No. 3 on March 8, 1881. Tickets, $2.00. The invitation has a Ancient Order of United Workmen emblem with anchor and crest.
Catalog No. 112 of Badges from the Ancient Order of United Workmen, circa 1906
Two copies of a catalogue of badges for the Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW) includes Presentation Badges, Degree of Honor Badges, and Members Badges. Each badge is pictured with a brief description.