Order of the Eastern Star

Correspondence files from St. John's Grand Lodge, A.F. and A.M., Boston, Massachusetts. It contains letters, meeting notices, committee minutes, dispensations, demits, secretary's minutes, treasurer's reports, applications, ritual books, as well as files on lodges working under St. John's Grand Lodge including Ancient Landmark, Composite, Roman Eagle, Lodge of Antiquity, Palmyra, Haverhill. It also includes files on St. John's Royal Arch Chapter and an Eastern Star Chapter.

Catalogue of Masonic and Order of the Eastern Star jewelry, including images of emblems, tie clips, cufflinks, money clips, locket, pins, letter opener, earrings, medallions, key rings, auto emblems, pens, and tankards, etc.

The records of the Portland, Maine, Masonic Collection span the years 1879-1948, with the bulk of material dating from 1879 to 1912. The collection features approximately 442 records produced and collected by Deering Lodge, No. 183, and includes announcements, by-laws, correspondence, programs, and receipts. The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically. Deering Lodge, No. 183, rented its lodge space from Beersheba Encampment, No. 50, I.O.O.F.

This manuscript five-year diary of Rosa Belle Buck Morton records her daily account of life in the post-World War II years. She wrote about the daily housework, such as washing, ironing, cleaning, details about the weather, descriptions of berrying, canning, pickling, gardening, and making the house comfortable for Mr. Morton. Morton also described her active participation in the Order of Eastern Star and the Grange (Patrons of Husbandry).