FR 007. Fraternal certificates

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Certificate inscribed to Patrick I. Norton. Images include a wide arch with ornamental letters spelling bricklayer, atop the arch are the eagle and the beaver, many small vignettes under the wide arch include a Greek temple, a Roman arch, an Egyptian pyramid, forts, factories and the mason's art, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the nation's Capitol.

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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

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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

Abstract This collection provides information about the history and genealogy of the Sprague family. The documents within the collection were primarily put together by Harold W. Sprague (1887-1980) during his efforts to learn more about his family's ancestry. Harold's interest in the Sprague family history resulted in the accrual of numerous genealogical studies and documents. Within this collection are written histories, family trees, and notations of family connections dating back to the 1850s. An...

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Knights of Honor benefit certificate for two thousand dollars to be given upon death to wife and children equally.

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This colorful certificate shows that Henry M. Walling of Lecture Lodge, No. 563, received the Scarlet Degree and was elected as Treasurer in January 1877, Vice Grand in July 1877, and Noble Grand in January 1878. Inset into the center, as part of the architectural design of the register, are two tin-type portrait photographs, presumably of Henry Walling and his wife.