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• Lions International

• Masonic Cemetery Association of British Columbia

  Canada.

• Modern Woodmen of America

  • History of Modern Woodmen

    • Grave Markers

    • Modern Woodmen Jewelry

• Moose International - The Family Fraternity

• National Fraternal Congress of America

  The Association for America's Fraternal Benefits Societies.

  • Member Societies

  • Society Name Changes & Mergers

    • Name and Status Changes of Fraternal Benefits Society

• Neighbors of Woodcraft

  A fraternal benefits society.

  • History of Woodcraft

• Prince Hall Freemasonry

• Quatuor Coronati Lodge No 2076

  Research Lodge for Freemasonry.

• Rechabites

  United Kingdom. An historic abstinence movement.

  • Finding Out More

    Information for family historians.

• Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes

  • A History of Buffaloism

  • An introduction to Buffaloism as practiced by the R.A.O.B.

  • Origins of our Regalia

• Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes - Grand Lodge of England

  The origins of the Order were in the theatrical fraternity of the 1820s. It was, it seems, born out of the need for social activity. As time went on, the Order grew & spread becoming active in philanthropic works. It opened orphanages, readily took its place in the community & accepted its responsibilities towards the needs of its members.

  • Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes - Grand Lodge of England Museum

    Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

• Royal Arcanum

  A fraternal benefits society.

  • History

• Templars of Honor and Temperance

  Templars of Honor and Temperance originates in the U.S.A. In 1840, six craftsmen of Baltimore organised what was to become a temperance revivalist movement. A more strictly organised society, the Order of Sons of Temperance, was established in 1842. No 1. On 5 December 1845, the first officers were installed and that day is recorded as the birthday of the Temple of Honour. In 1938, at the Order’s 92nd annual meeting, it was decided to arrange for the transfer of the Supreme Body to Scandinavia because of the decreasing activities in the U.S.A. and the prospering situation in all Scandinavia. The Order ceased to exist in the U.S.A. a short time after World War II.

• The Association of Friendly Societies

  The Association of Friendly Societies is the representative body for the UK.

  • A Brief History of Friendly Societies

  • Frequently Asked Questions About Friendly Societies

    I've found this old document with the name of a Friendly Society I don't recognise. How can I trace it & see whether there's anything due on the policy?.

  • Research

    The Friendly Society Research Group has created an international network of researchers, practitioners and archivists. It plays an important role in the preservation of records & provides advice on the writing of societies' histories. It is a major source of information for researchers.

• The Catholic Knights of America

  A fraternal benefits society.

  • History of the Catholic Knights of America

• The Friends of the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery Park

  Seattle, Washington.

  • Genealogist Report

    Listing of interments.

• The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons

  The web site of the main Masonic movement in Scotland.

  • Library

    Edinburgh.

  • Lodge History

  • Museum

    Edinburgh.

• The Grange Connection

  America's Family Fraternity.

• The Improved Order of Red Men

• The Martinist Order

  A fraternal order of mystic Christian chivalry.