I had never heard of them before!
Day 97
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
July 1st, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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Ba ha ha ha! And I was expecting a group photo of a bunch of ole’ guys with silly grins on their faces. I can picture them in my head. ;-)
Matt
This is an organization of people who beleive in a Supreme Being. Also known as “The Three Link Fraternity” which stands for Friendship, Love and Truth. It was started in 17th Century England because it was odd to find organized people
(Submiited By Mistake)
Continued – giving aid to those in need and or pursuing projects for the benefit of all mankind.
Sounds like a wonderful giving organization!
Hey, that’s awesome! We need more odd fellows around here!
Matt has met alot of odd fellows according to don’s definition there. They should all get honorary memberships.
We had an IOOF building on my walk to school every day growing up, my mother was part of Daughters of Rebekah. I thought they were known all over!
Ahhh anothef one of those great american secret code clubs. At least it is all about the supreme being. But don’t they all say that…….
I too was expecting a picture of a bunch of guys from a dinner.
My son got married at the local Odd Fellows hall. Seemed kind of appropriate…
My greatgrandmother and her daughters were all Odd Fellows.
I have the paper from when my great-grandfather transferred his membership from his lodge in Ohio to the one in his new home in South Dakota. That was from 1886. That Odd Fellows hall was in my hometown when I was a kid and when my daughter was, too. The building is still there, I think, but I don’t know if the organization still has members there. At one time, they were sort of competition to the Masons, I think.
I grew up in Sacramento, California where Heard of them all my life; I thought they were everywhere! : ) Then there’s the BPOE…Benevalent Protective Order of the Elks…
Anna, I grew up in Sacramento as well and now I live in Dickinson where Matt took this picture. I, too, have always heard of them. It STILL strikes me as funny! By the way, the BPOE main office for North Dakota is also located in Dickinson and serves a great steak dinner. Couldn’t find elk on the menu….
The first time I heard about them was after visiting the Oddfellows Cafe in Seattle. (It’s actually a beautiful space and they had an amazing, just baked peach coffee cake which I will remember forever.)
http://www.oddfellowscafe.com/
I’ve got to admit I’m disappointed. Not the odd fellows I was hoping to find.
But Matt…I suppose from many people’s point of view…you would be an “odd fellow”…but to your many “follower friends”…I’d say you are a “hero”…and if a phone both were handy…a “super-hero”…
I have a friend who took some wedding photos in front of the order’s building here in Hawai’i! :)
There is a great Oddfellows building here in Victoria, BC. It’s a bit shabby around the edges these days, but still looks classically lovely inside. It’s also massive, standing as tall as the banks on either side of it.
We have an Odd Fellows hall here in Molde, Norway.
R.E.M. sang about them. great song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjH2OEzxFvg