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Odd Fellows (or Oddfellows; also Odd Fellowship or Oddfellowship [1]) is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in London. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The first known lodge was called Loyal Aristarcus Lodge No. 9, suggesting there were earlier ones in the 18th century.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows was established in Cuba when Porvenir Lodge no.1 was instituted in Havana on August 26, 1883. More lodges were then instituted the following years. [31] In 2012 there were about 116 Odd Fellows Lodges, 50 Rebekahs Lodges, 33 Encampments, 12 cantons and 2 Junior Lodges, totaling to about 15,000 members in ...
The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American Jurisdiction is a jurisdiction of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows in the United States, Jamaica, Canada, South America, and other locations. Since its founding in 1843, its membership has principally included African Americans , due to their being discriminated against in most other fraternal ...
English: Front of the main building of the Odd Fellows' Home for Orphans, Indigent and Aged, located at 404 E. McCreight in Springfield, Ohio, United States. Built in 1881, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Odd Fellows, he said, was the second oldest, behind the Masons. Through the years the building housed a variety of businesses, including a grocery store, a men’s clothing store, a flower ...
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The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs spend over US$7.5 million in relief projects annually; The I.O.O.F. Educational Foundation provides substantial loans and grants to students; SOS Children's Village provides a caring home for orphaned children in 132 countries around the world; Odd Fellow and Rebekah Homes provide a caring environment for the elderly