Improved Order of Red Men, Tohickon Tribe No. 386 (Green Lane, Pa.) records 1898-1963

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Improved Order of Red Men, Tohickon Tribe No. 386 (Green Lane, Pa.) records 1898-1963

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The Improved Order of Red Men (IORM) was a fraternal beneficial organization that provided health, disability, and death benefits to members. The Improved Order of Red Men records, 1899-1963, consist of administrative, financial, and membership records of the Tohickan Tribe #386. The collection also includes a small amount of materials relating to the ladies' auxiliary, Order of Pocahontas, Macoby Tribe #269.

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Improved Order of Red Men. Tohickon Tribe No. 386 (Green Lane, Pa.).

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The Improved Order of Red Men (IORM) is considered by some to be the oldest patriotic fraternal organization in the United States, with roots tracing back to the "Sons of Liberty" and the Boston Tea Party. For most of its existence, the group was primarily a beneficial aid society that paid out death and sick benefits to the family of members. It is also a social, patriotic, and political fraternity with elaborate secret rituals. The local organizations are called tribes, and IORM's...

Improved Order of Red Men

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Degree of Pocahontas. Macoby Tribe No. 269 (Green Lane, Pa.).

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Degree of Pocahontas

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