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FR 007. Fraternal certificates

 Record Group
Identifier: FR 007

Found in 98 Collections and/or Records:

Membership certificate issued by the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati to Henry Newman, 1849 July 5

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1997-016-008
Scope and Contents

Membership certificate issued to Henry Newman of Roxbury, 1849 by Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati. Red seal of Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati in the middle of bottom half of certificate. Symbols include eagle, knight holding flag, and angel announcing liberty of United States in 1776.

Dates: 1849 July 5

Membership certificate issued by the Society of the Cincinnati to William S. S. Newman, 1891 July 4

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1997-016-009
Scope and Contents

Membership certificate issued to William S. S. Newman, 1891 by Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati. Red seal of Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati in middle of bottom half of certificate. Symbols include eagle, knight holding flag, and angel announcin liberty of United States in 1776.

Dates: 1891 July 4

Odd Fellows certificate issued to P. K. Pickering, 1870-1890

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1997-016-015
Scope and Contents

Membership certificate for P.K. Pickering from an unknown lodge in Massachusetts. The certificate does not have a clear date, but it is estimated to be around 1870-1890. Details are difficult to make out as the ink is fading from this certificate. Seal of the Grand Lodge of I.O.O.F. at bottom of certificate with various images of eagle, all-seeing eye, mother and children, goddesses, and an angel

Dates: 1870-1890

Blank Improved Order of Red Men membership certificate, 1912

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1997-016-017
Scope and Contents

Blank certificate with images of Tecumseh, Tamany, and George Washington. This certificate contains images that generally romanticize and appropriate non-white cultural heritage by using stereotypes and/or caricatures.

Dates: 1912

Blank Knights of Pythias membership certificate, 1908

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1997-016-018

Blank Modern Woodmen of America membership certificate, 1902

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1997-016-019
Scope and Contents

Blank membership certificate in full color with images of members working, doing benevolent activities, at home, and several godesses.

Dates: 1902

Membership certificate issued to M. G. Handy by M. & M Lodge, No. 62, 1876

 Item
Identifier: A1997-016-020
Scope and Contents

The certificate contains full-color images include all-seeing eye, hand with heart, three link chain and many others.

Dates: 1876

Membership certificate issued to John Fenton of the Phoenix Temple of Honor, No. 19, 1880

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A1997-016-021
Scope and Contents

Membership certificate issued to John Fenton of the Phoenix Temple of Honor, No. 19, New Britain, Connecticut, 1880. Many images and symbols in full-color including the nine pointed star (3 interlaced triangles) within another triangle, dove, handshake, rose, et al. The images are entitled the "Templar's Chart"

Dates: 1880

Membership certificate issued to Roderick Rogers by Sagamond, Lodge No. 9, 1910

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2013-049-001
Scope and Contents

Membership I. O. O. F. Record issued to Roderick Rogers of Sagamond Lodge No. 9, Exeter, New Hampshire in 1910. Certificate includes full-color vignettes of activites and rituals of the Odd Fellows

Dates: 1910

Membership certificate issued to Charles S. Maus by the Swatara Tribe, No. 276, circa 1901

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: A2013-050-001
Scope and Contents

Membership Record of I. O. R. M. issued to Charles S. Maus of the Swatara Tribe No. 276 of Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Text indicates that Maus received the degree of "Hunters and Warriors" and Chiefs and Council" in GSD 409. Certificate includes full-color vignettes of I. O. R. M. ritual and history

Dates: circa 1901