Box 1

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A collection of material found in an Independent Order of Odd Fellows Bible that includes programs, certficiates, invitations and dues receipts. The material is related to the Rautenberg, Schutt, Morganfeld, and Westphal families, who were related through marriage, which are detailed in the Bible on pages entitled Births, Marriages, and Deaths. The Bible was presumably owned by Mary Rautenberg, as her name is written on one of the blank pages near the beginning of the Bible.

Scope and Contents The collection includes membership cards, receipts, and correspondence in regards to the Leacy and Duncan families' membership in various fraternal organizations. The papers of Sabrina A. Leacy, a Past Grand Chief of the Pythian Sister for the state of Massachusetts, date from 1949-1962 and consist of certificates, payment slips, and a meeting notice letters for Pythian Sisters and the Rebekahs. Gertrude and Oscar Duncan records show their involvement with the Independent Order of Odd...

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Series includes envelopes, letters, and inserts previously separated from the ritual books in this collection. The letters are dated by a different calendar system, referencing the "[number] day of the R. C. Sun on the Path". Many of the letters regard the degree studies, with some providing instructions on dues and recruiting people to join the fraternal organization.

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This collection contains two letters, an addressed envelope, an unaddressed envelope, and by-laws booklet.

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Petition to the Grand Lodge of Illinois, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, for the creation of Moline Lodge, No. 133, in Moline, Illinois, dated 1869 November 23.

Content Description This item contains two letters written by L. Conger and W. R. Conger, the Vice Grand and Noble Grand of Sodus Lodge, No. 338, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, to their mother describes the death and funeral of Bezaleel F. Cleveland, a revered Odd Fellow and the founding Noble Grand of Sodus Lodge, No. 338. Cleveland had died of typhoid fever, which had swept Martville, N.Y., in 1848. The two men describe conditions at Martville and make comments regarding James K. Polk’s reelection chances....