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of Military and Organizations Modern Woodmen of America
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| These Flagholders of the Modern Woodmen of America were found in Maine and
Vermont in 2001. These are the only two examples I found as they are not common.
Both include the tools of the Woodsman, the axe, mall and wedge. They also each
include the five stars. The example on the left is in a shield and placed on a
background that probably represents the globe as it does in other examples. See
the Maccabees. JMT
Note from a site guest: FYI, the MWA is actually the Modern Woodmen of America, founded by Joseph Cullen Root in 1883 in Lyons, Iowa. Root was a Mason, a Knight of Pythias, an Odd Fellow and a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He had a fight with the order's head physician and broke off to form the Woodmen of the World in 1890. Both orders are still around today. Denis McGowan
Dear Joyce,
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Date: 11/17/2002 8:11:05 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: albionfp@hotmail.com (Frank Passic)
To: JoyceTice
Dear Joyce: His, this is Frank Passic, Albion, Michigan historian. I was able
to spend more time on your site and will be submitting more stuff for you in the
months to come as I have time to photograph graves in the cold this late fall as
I prepare for my cemetery tour in October 2003. It takes me several months to
put together a cemetery tour. The theme will be the various markers and emblems
and fraternal organizations on gravesites.
Anyway, the Modern Woodmen of America historian is Gail Levis,
glevis@modern-woodmen.org. 1701 1stAvenue, P. O. Box 2005, Rock Island, Illinois
61204-2005. She has LOTS of historical information about the group, and some
brief information about its sister organization, the Royal Neighbors of America,
which used to be part of the MWA but became independent in 1929. The Royal
Neighbors address is 230 16th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201, and their
historian's name is Joann Walker.
Gail has a booklet prepared which is called "A guide Genealogical
Research," which has a several pages "Name and Status changes of Fraternal
Benefit Societies," which has the names of all these organizations, their
headquarters city, their dates of existence or when they were merged with
omething else, etc. You really should get a copy of this; it will help your site
and help you sort out letters and markers, etc. I suggest you e-mail her and
request a copy. Also, have her look at the MWA page you have and ask if she has
any suggestions, etc.
The MWA marker you have photographed apparently is from the 1930s.
The ones in our cemetery are from the 1910s with a similar but different metal
content and look, etc. I'll send you a photo when my film is developed (I
always carry a running roll in my camera).
I write a weekly column in our local newspaper, and these articles
are published on the www.albionmich.com website. Another "unusual" topic I have
research is our local cement sidewalk contractors who have their names and dates
put in the sidewalks, dating back to 1901.
Best wishes, Frank Passic, Albion Historian.
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Joyce,
I hope you are still at the same e-mail address. We were in Kewanee
Hoping to hear from you.
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