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Independent Order of Odd Fellows

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1819

Found in 133 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Grand Master Matthew Newkirk, 1865 December 17

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Identifier: A2022-271-001
Dates: 1865 December 17

Letter from L. Conger and W. B. Conger to Joseph Lund, 1848 May 14

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Identifier: A2015-044
Content Description

This letter written by L. Conger and W.B. Conger, the Vice Grand and Noble Grand of Sodus Lodge, No. 338, Independent order of Odd Fellows, to their mother describes the death and funeral of Bezaleel F. Cleveland, a revered Odd Fellow and the founding Noble Grand of Sodus Lodge, No. 338. Cleveland had died of typhoid fever, which had swept Martville, N.Y., in 1848. The two men describe conditions at Martville and make comments regarding James K. Polk’s reelection chances.

Dates: 1848 May 14

Letter from N. H. Hubbard to his brothers and sisters, 1849

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2009-078-001
Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed by N. H. Hubbard to his brothers and sisters, four pages. Hubbard describes a Masonic funeral that he witnessed in Virginia, close to the North Carolina border. He explains that the Masons at the funeral "all stood in a ring again, and clapped their hands first over their heads, and then across the breast, then down at the side, repeating it 3 times." This "salute" is known as the public "grand honors." Hubbard also wrote that one Mason from each lodge threw a spade...
Dates: 1849

Letter from Oberlin Lodge, No. 28, to Central Lodge, No. 12, 1844 November 26

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Identifier: A2015-035-001
Scope and Contents

This letter informs the members of Central Lodge, No. 28, of Middletown, Connecticut, that Otis N. Cutler was expelled from Oberlin Lodge, No. 28, for “gross deception used in gaining membership to Oberlin Lodge."

Dates: 1844 November 26

Letter from the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, 1938

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Identifier: A2021-069-001
Content Description

Regarding the sale of Odd Fellow calendars

Dates: 1938