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Contains 41 Results:

Letter from J. B. Benedict to Gardner, 1852 August 30

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2018-118-001
Scope and Contents

Letter from J. B. Benedict in Cincinnati, Ohio, to [Mesper?] A. Gardner in Jonesville, Michigan. Benedict discusses pleasantries and a man named John J. Woozencraft. The letter likely is fraternal with the discussion of Brothers but it is unclear what fraternal organization.

Dates: 1852 August 30

Rose of Sharon, No. 79, Household of Ruth, papers, 1904-1934

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2018-053
Dates: 1904-1934

Membership invitation for the Improved Order of Red Men, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2018-050-001
Dates: undated

Invitation to Rechabite entertainment, 1846 July 16

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2018-046-001
Dates: 1846 July 16

Good Templar Song, undated

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2018-033
Scope and Contents

An undated temperance song titled “Good Templar Song” with lyrics written by Reverend C. Shaw. Sung to the melody of Henry Clay Work’s Civil War song “Marching Through Georgia.”

Dates: undated

Modern Woodmen of America ephemera, 1901

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2018-031-001

Durhamville Lodge, No. 859, minute book, 1878

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Identifier: A2018-012-001
Scope and Contents

This minutebook records the first meeting and several months of Durhamville Lodge, No. 859, International Order of Good Templars. The minutebook was owned by Vernon D. Robbins of Durhamville and inncludes 3 pages regarding Robbins woodworking projects at the end.

Dates: 1878

Amateur minstrels show handbill, 1907 February 25

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2017-019-001
Content Description

Amateur minstrels show handbill. Dated February 25, 1907. This small handbill publicizes an amateur minstrels show held for the "benefit of the Colored Odd Fellows." Wilbur Miles, a world-renowned entertainer, headlined the show. Includes an envelope addressed to William Russ of Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Dates: 1907 February 25

Letter from Lyndon Lodge, No. 46, Knights of Pythias, to Lorenzo Norton, 1909 January 20

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Identifier: A2017-015-004a
Dates: 1909 January 20

Dues book of Highland Council, No. 970, 1910

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: A2017-015-005