FR 007. Fraternal certificates

Content Description A death benefits certificate issued by District Grand Lodge, No. 18, of Atlanta, Georgia, to Cornelia Hill of Winder, Georgia. Dated June 1, 1913. In this document, Cornelia Hill, a member of the Winder Household of Ruth, No. 1445, purchases death benefits to be paid out to her husband in the event of her death. In 1843, Peter Ogden, "a person of color who traveled between New York and Liverpool, England," as a steward on a ship, founded the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, an African...

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

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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"

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Entitled a "Templar's Chart", in color, with images of three men in regalia in middle, the Temple of Honor, roses, lilies, a Bible, arrow through heart, two hands shaking, an ear, two burial scenes and many more.

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An unissued Past Sachem certificate created for the Improved Order of Red Men adorned with depictions of a Native American, George Washington, and an American eagle.

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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