Independent Order of Odd Fellows Economy Lodge No. 397 minute books and account ledger 1880-2004

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Independent Order of Odd Fellows Economy Lodge No. 397 minute books and account ledger 1880-2004

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The Independent Order of Odd Fellows was founded in North America in 1819 as a branch of the British benevolent association. Economy Lodge #397 in Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was chartered in 1850 and closed circa 2004. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Economy Lodge No. 397 minute books and account ledger, 1880-2004, are comprised of 14 minute books and one account ledger.

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Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Economy Lodge No. 397 (Collegeville, Pa.).

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"The Independent Order of Odd Fellows was founded on the North American Continent in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 26, 1819 when Thomas Wildey and four members of the Order from England instituted Washington Lodge No. 1. This lodge received its charter from Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows in England. At that time, the city was suffering both a yellow fever epidemic and mass unemployment so they dedicated the organization to "Visit the sick, relieve the distress, bury the dead and ed...

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