Records, 1889-1923.

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Records, 1889-1923.

Materials of various lodges in Washington State.

1.3 linear ft.

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eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 8064739

Washington State Historical Society

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Order of the Sons of Hermann

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German American mutual protection society organized in New York City in 1840; also known as Hermann Soehne and Hermann Sons; first organized in Washington State in 1889 in Tacoma; second lodge in Seattle in 1890; and within five years lodges formed in Bellingham, Everett, Spokane, Uniontown, Walla Walla, and Chehalis; promoted love of German language and preservation of German traditions and customs as well as providing low cost insurance to its members; by 1990s all lodges in Washington State h...