Independent Order of Odd Fellows

An illustration of a man and woman standing on a bridge with the three chain links of the Odd Fellows symbol. At the bottom is the caption "An Odd Fellow."

The invitation is for Annual Reception Day at the Home for Widows and Orphans of Odd Fellows. The event will be held on September 20, 1913

This collection contains six dance cards for balls and masquerade parties in the Madison area. It is unclear whose dance card it was as the cards only list who the person danced with.

The records of the Portland, Maine, Odd Fellows Collection span the years 1903-1966, with the bulk of material dating from 1920 to 1924. The collection features approximately 58 items produced and collected by Beersheba Encampment, No. 50, and includes applications, correspondence, receipts, and one cash book. The collection is arranged by document type and chronologically within folders. Beersheba Encampment shared its hall with Deering Lodge, No. 183, F. and A.M.

Membership certificate (blank) for Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a color lithograph with vignettes of fraternal activites such as visiting the sick, attending funerals, teaching orphans, as well as various Biblical story images. Near the center of the certificate are many Odd Fellows symbols including the three links, and the beehive for the Rebekahs

Blank chromolithograph membership certificate for Independent Order of Odd Fellows with a portrait of Thomas Wildey in the center surrounded by smaller vignettes illustrating Odd Fellows activities. These activities include: visiting the sick, educating orphans, burying the dead, and others. The motto of the Odd Fellows, "Friendship, Love, and Truth", is at the top of the certificate inside the symbol of the three links