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Grange Hall in Solon, Maine, circa 1910. The National Grange, a.k.a.The Grange, officially named The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, is a social organization in the United States that encourages families to band together to promote the economic and political well-being of the community and agriculture. [1]
More complete lists of Grange buildings, historic or otherwise, in any particular area, can be derived using the National Grange's Find a Grange page. For one state, "in 1870, the Vermont State Grange was organized at the Union Schoolhouse in St. Johnsbury. By 1872 there were twelve subordinate granges throughout the State.
The Grange, or Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (the latter official name of the national organization, while the former was the name of local chapters, including a supervisory National Grange at Washington), was a secret order founded in 1867 to advance the social needs and combat the economic backwardness of farm life. [1]
Origin and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1866 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller. Woods, Thomas A. (1991). Knights of the Plow: Oliver H. Kelley and the Origins of the Grange in Republican Ideology. Iowa State University Press. Spafford Area Historical Society; The Founders of the ...
Grange organizations and buildings (11 C, 13 P) Pages in category "National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
The Grange was an organization of farmers that stretched throughout the Midwestern United States and filtered into the Southern United States. Despite the highest proportion of its members being in Kansas and Nebraska, the Grange were most effective in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, where the Granger laws were eventually passed. [1]
The national Grange was first formed in 1867 as a farmers’ association to sponsor social activities, connect with suppliers and rebuild after the Civil War. Eleven Granges currently operate in ...
The National Grange later dignified her vital contributions to the formation of the Order by recognizing her as co-equal with the other seven founders, stating: Caroline Arabella Hall should have been named among the Founders because of her great influence on the fundamental structure of the Order.