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• Fraternalism in America (1860 - 1920)

  Article by Bart P. Snarf from the Phoenixmasonry Masonic Museum. Includes a brief history of the organization plus images of fraternal jewelry as an aid to identification.

  • Ancient Order Knights of the Mystic Chain

  • Ancient Order of United Workmen

  • Benevolent Protective Order Of Elks

  • Civil War Orders (GAR, etc.)

  • Daughters of the American Revolution

  • Foresters Group

  • Fraternal Order of Eagles

  • Improved Order of Redmen

  • Knights and Ladies of the Golden Eagle

  • Loyal Order of Moose

  • Maccabees

  • Nativist Orders (Order Of United American Mechanics, Junior OUAM/Daughters Of America, Patriotic Order Sons Of America)

  • New England Order Of Protection

  • Odd Fellows - Rebekah Past (Noble) Grand

  • Odd Fellows Service Jewels

  • Oriental Order of Humility and Perfection - Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans

  • Patrons of Husbandry (The Grange)

  • Railroad Orders

  • Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum

  • The International Association of Rebekah Assemblies

  • The Knights of Pythias

  • Townsend Clubs

  • Woodmen of the World

• Grave Symbols

  From the Olive Tree.

• Headstone Abbreviations

  [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]
  

• Lachances - Grave Marker Initials

• Masonic Genealogy Questions

  Brief instructions on how to begin researching a Masonic ancestor.

• Sword Collectors Information Page - Society Swords

  Includes pictures of some examples of Knights of Columbus, Grand Army of the Republic, and K of C Uniform Rank sword hilts.

• Woodmen of the World: On the Search of Graves

  Online article from The Cemetery Column.