Young Man's Benefit
Young Man's Benefit

Author: George Neil Emery

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780773518247

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In the past a family's chief cost of sickness was loss of the family head's earning, not expenses for health care. Since there were no government programs, sickness insurance provided by friendly societies, commercial insurers, and other institutions was important in partially replacing the wage earner's lost income. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) was the largest social society in Canada and the United States and also the largest provider of sickness insurance.

Discovering Friendly and Fraternal Societies
Discovering Friendly and Fraternal Societies

Author: Victoria Solt Dennis

Publisher: Shire Publications

Published: 2008-03-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780747806288

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Brief histories, symbolism, and insignia of British fraternal societies, including Freemasons and Oddfellows. Useful in identifying insignia in old photographs.

The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature

Author: Michael A. Halleran

Publisher: University of Alabama Press

Published: 2010-03-11

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0817316957

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The first in-depth study of the Freemasons during the Civil War From first-person accounts culled from regimental histories, diaries, and letters, Michael A. Halleran has constructed an overview of 19th-century American freemasonry. The author examines carefully the major Masonic stories from the Civil War, in particular the myth that Confederate Lewis A. Armistead made the Masonic sign of distress as he lay dying at the high-water mark of Pickett's charge at Gettysburg.

10,000 Famous Freemasons
10,000 Famous Freemasons

Author: William Denslow

Publisher: Cornerstone Book Publishers

Published: 2007-06

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 9781887560313

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This is volume one of four. This very rare and long out of print biographical work is a must for any Mason with a desire for Masonic research. This is NOT a photocopy of the original work, but a completely new, re-type set edition. While a few editorial changes have been made the work is for the most part as it was when first published. The largest change is the addenda that was at the end of the 4th edition. The addenda was a collection of corrections and additions to the work. We have incorporated the corrections and additions into the work itself removing the need for the addenda. DON'T FORGET: This is a FOUR book set with each book sold separately. The ISBNs are: 1887560319, 1887560793, 1887560424 & 1887560068.

American Freemasons
American Freemasons

Author: Mark A. Tabbert

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2006-10

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0814783023

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An overview of the mysterious history of the Freemasons and their presence in American society With over four million members worldwide, and two million in the U.S., Freemasonry is the largest fraternal organization in the world. Published in conjunction with the National Heritage Museum, this extravagantly illustrated volume offers an overview of Freemasonry’s origins in seventeenth-century Scotland and England before exploring its evolving role in American history, from the Revolution through the labor and civil rights movements, and into the twenty-first century. American Freemasons explores some of the causes for the rise and fall of membership in the fraternity and why it has attracted men in such large numbers for centuries. American Freemasons is the perfect introduction to understanding a society that, while shrouded in mystery, has played an integral role in the lives and communities of millions of Americans. Copublished with the National Heritage Museum.

Annual Conclave
Annual Conclave

Author: Knights Templar (Masonic order). Grand Commandery (Mich.)

Publisher:

Published: 1959

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13:

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