The Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Research can be fun. When I first joined the Odd Fellows back in 2007, I found in one of the back rooms a framed tribute to Dr. Wells.  It was written in 1924.  If you know anything about 1924, know that people put lots of thought into what they were going to write, and the…

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows became the 1st national fraternity to include both men and women when it adopted the Rebekah Degree on September 20, 1851. This degree was written by the Honorable Schuyler Colfax who was Vice President of the United States during the Ulysses S. Grant administration from 1868 – 1873. Odd…

Who exactly are the Independent Order of Odd Fellows?  I’m sure you have wondered when seeing the sign over our door.  I did too. When Gloria and I first came across this space, we saw on the corner stone (you can see it as that little white square on the lower left corner, next to Yoga Space’s…