During the Civil War, Washington Hall served as a hospital for wounded soldiers in 1862 – and again in 1863 after the Battle of Gettysburg.

Odd Fellows' grand lodge once loomed over Lafayette Square in New Orleans The Mason-like benevolent society had roots in 18th century England.

Spending time delving deeply into the American Civil War and the issues has provided the cast with not only a deeper understand of our nation's history, but also another lens through which to view ...

Famed I.O.O.F. members have included Presidents William McKinley, U.S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes and Franklin Roosevelt (as ...

Although many of the young African Americans sought to seek their new found freedom in larger cities after the Civil War, others sought refuge to the smaller towns in rural areas for a new beginning.

The Odd Fellows hall in downtown Spokane on West First Avenue has been revamped as the Montvale Event Center. The Northwest Passages Book Club is among the groups hosting events there.

Not much more really was happening there. The Odd Fellows back then “pretty much did nothing in the community,” Rosenberg said. To rectify the situation, a new sign was erected; since 2015, passersby ...

The following is a list of GUOOF Lodges (through 1876) established in Kentucky following the Civil War (taken from The Official History and Treatise of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in ...

The Odd Fellows Home survived two world wars, the deadly flu epidemic of 1918 and the Great Depression, all while leaving its mark in the rich history of Dell Rapids.