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Odd Fellows (often incorrectly written as 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.
A heart in hand has also been a symbol of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, [1] a fraternal organization derived from English Oddfellows orders of the mid-18th century. These commonly display three linked rings representing friendship, love, and truth. [1]
The George Washington Masonic National Memorial is an example of one of the monumental buildings sponsored by the Freemasons during the "Golden Age of Fraternalism.". The earliest fraternal societies, the Freemasons and the Odd Fellows, had their roots in 18th century America.
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 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 ...
As a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, (when the Protestant William of Orange replaced the Catholic King James II), in the mid-18th century the Oddfellows split into The Order of Patriotic Oddfellows (based in the south of England and supporting William) [c] and The Ancient Order of Oddfellows (based in the north and favouring the Stuarts).
The Odd Fellows Academy adheres to "Pillars of Excellence," which are removed from literature, music, art, theater, dance and writing. Creation is so non-existent that the students have no idea ...