History of the Odd Fellows in the United States

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The
Odd-Fellows’
Text-book
and Manual
An Elucidation of the
Theory of Odd-Fellowship;
Embracing A Detail
Of
the Order In all Its Branches
With Elegant Illustrative Engravings
By Paschal Donaldson, 1878
406  pages, Illustrated, Indexed, Searchable
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Bonus Book –
The Odd-Fellows’ Keepsake:
A Concise History of Odd-fellowship
In the United States
By W. W. Wallace, 1850
336 pages, Indexed, Searchable
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Bonus Book –
Odd Fellows
Monitor and Guide,
Containing History of the
Degree of Rebekah,
And Its Teachings,
Emblems of the Order,
According to Classification of
Sovereign Grand Lodge,
And Teachings of Ritual
By Rev. T. G. Beharrell, 1883
424 pages, Illustrated, Indexed, Searchable
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The name Oddfellows refers to a number of friendly societies and fraternal organisations operating in the United Kingdom. It also refers to a number of Lodges with histories dating back to the 18th century. These various organisations were set up to protect and care for their members and communities at a time when there was no welfare state, trade unions or National Health Service.
The aim was (and still is) to provide help to members when they need it. The friendly societies are non-profit mutual organisations owned by their members. All income is passed back to the members in the form of services and benefits. The Oddfellows are fundraisers for both local and national charities. Branches raise money for local causes and the Societies as a whole raise significant amounts for charities.
The Oddfellows had spread to America in the late 18th century, and several unofficial lodges existed in New York City; but American Odd Fellowship is regarded as being founded in Baltimore in 1819, by Thomas Wildey, and the following year affiliated with the Manchester Unity.
In 1834 Britain, the Tolpuddle Martyrs were unexpectedly convicted and "transported" for "membership of an illegal friendly society". The Oddfellow "Board of Directors" hastily modified the "constitution" to evade a similar fate. Members of the Oddfellows in the United States were not pleased to see the ancient rituals changed without their agreement, particularly to satisfy a British Government against which they had fought a war of independence.
As a result, the Oddfellows in America declared their independence from the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows and became a self governing Order—the Independent Order of Odd Fellows—which established lodges across the world (and continues to this day).
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