Shepherd's Star Lodge No. 10, Frenchtown, N.J., collection, 1863-1967.

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Shepherd's Star Lodge No. 10, Frenchtown, N.J., collection, 1863-1967.

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Materials, probably gathered by Rhoda Belle (Stahler) Nestley, lodge officer, chiefly relating to the lodge's operation together with documents more representative of the social environment in which it functioned. Includes constitution and directory of parent organization; constitution, by-laws, record book, financial records, address book, and other records of Shepherd's Star Lodge No. 10; and materials of Rhoda Nestley including handwritten poems and song lyrics, newspaper clippings pertaining to World War I and other subjects, copies of Delaware Valley News (May 10, 1940 and Oct. 9, 1942), published poems, song lyrics, R.H. McDonald Drug Co. publication (undated) with health advice, and Simplicity Pattern Co. patterns.

.5 linear ft.

Hunterdon County Historical Society

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R.H. McDonald Drug Company

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Simplicity Pattern Co.

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Order of Shepherds of Bethlehem

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Nestley, Rhoda Belle Stahler

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Order of Shepherds of Bethlehem. Shepherd's Star Lodge No. 10 (Frenchtown, N.J.)

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"Secret, fraternal, beneficiary, and benevolent order" for protection to the needy; founded and instituted in Trenton, N.J., Nov. 9, 1896; membership restricted to white males and females believing in God, aged 18-55. By 1919 the membership age eligibility had been changed to between the ages of 16 and 50. Shepherd's Star Lodge No. 10 of Frenchtown, N.J., operated from 1898 to 1967. From the description of Shepherd's Star Lodge No. 10, Frenchtown, N.J., collection, 1863-1967. (Unknow...