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Not a very interesting read, I'm afraid! But this edition I've provided a listing of the primary organizations that existed at the turn of the century and, for those that still exist, the associated web site.
Ancient Order of Hibernians of America http://www.aoh.com/ Homepage below Official Homepages American Legion of Honor http://www.legion.org/ Ancient Order of Hibernians of America http://www.ihaonline.com/art_aoh.htm Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks http://www.elks.org/ Catholic Knights of America http://www.catholicknights.com/ Independent Order of B'Nai B'rith http://bbi.koz.com/servlet/bbi_ProcServ International Order of the Odd Fellows http://128.125.109.137/IOOF.shtml Junior Chamber of Commerce (JayCees) http://www.usjaycees.org/ Knights of Columbus http://www.kofc.org/ Knights of Pythias http://www.pythias.org/index.html Lions International http://www.lionsclubs.org/Index.html Modern Woodmen of America http://www.modern-woodmen.org/ Rotary Club http://www.rotary.org/ Sons of Veterans http://suvcw.org/research.htm Catholic Order of Foresters http://www.catholicforester.com/ Improved Order of Red Men http://members.nbci.com/redmen/ Royal Arcanum http://www.royalarcanum.com/ Thanks to Jim Kucharski, a member for providing this one! History of Organizations or Unofficial Homepages Ancient Order of Foresters http://www.trentu.ca/library/archives/74... Ancient Order of United Workmen http://www.nowfbs.com/history.htm Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen http://www.uwec.edu/Admin/Library/spcoll... Catholic Benevolent Legion http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03452a.h... Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) http://suvcw.org/research.htm Junior Order of United American Mechanics http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/findaids... United Ancient Order of Druids http://www.meachams.com/scott/druidism/ Freemasons http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/www/Masons/ind... Christian Endeavor http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0... Epworth League http://www.umc.org/nymo/history.html Other Organizations (No web presence found, Prove me wrong, Please!) They can be found as references in a number of obituaries and town histories. Some of these are listed in Listed in the San Francisco History Page at http://www.sf50.com/sf/hgsoc.htm Catholic Mutual Benefit Association Again, I have not include veteran organizations here, as they were discussed in the military articles. Besides, they are no longer strictly 'fraternal' with more and more women being eligable for membership. Updated 7/12/01 to add a new link. Edited 7/9/01 to reflect new and changing web sites. Go To Page: 1
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