Rebekah Assembly of Ontario, Independent Order of Odd Fellows St. Thomas Lodge No. 18 fonds
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives149177
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Rebekah Assembly of Ontario, Independent Order of Odd Fellows St. Thomas Lodge No. 18 fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1937-1999
- Accession Number
- 2005-01
- Storage Location
- R13 S2 Sh4 B8 F1-5
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2005-01
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- R13 S2 Sh4 B8 F1-5
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- 1937-1999
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- The Daughters of Rebekah, also known as the Rebekahs and the International Association of Rebekah Assemblies, is an international service-oriented organization and a branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. It was initially designed as the female auxiliary of the IOOF,[1] but now allows both female and male members.[2] It is one of the units of the IOOF, but women need not be related to an Odd Fellow to be a member of the Rebekahs. As long as she meets the moral, ethical and age requirement for admission, any woman may join. In most jurisdictions, women aged 16 or 18 years old and above can join a Rebekah Lodge The Rebekah Lodges were founded on 20 September 1851, when, after considerable debate, the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows voted to adopt the Rebekah Degree, largely due to the efforts of an Odd Fellow named Schuyler Colfax. The first Rebekah Degrees were honorary awards only, conferred on wives and daughters of Odd Fellows at special Lodge meetings, and recipients were known as "Daughters of Rebekah".[4] The name is taken from the Biblical character of Rebekah. These early Daughters of Rebekah had no lodge system of their own, and operated in an informal and local manner. On September 25, 1868, the IOOF voted to establish Degree Lodges of the Daughters of Rebekah, mirroring the existing arrangements for their male counterparts. The Daughters were given the right to elect their own officers, charge for initiation fees, collect dues and undertake charitable and benevolent activities. The name was changed to "Degree of Rebekah" in 1874.[. The Rebekah St. Thomas Lodge No. 18 existed under the jurisdiction of the Rebekah Assembly of Ontario, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The Rebekah Assembly of Ontario, Independent Order of Odd Fellows St. Thomas Lodge No. 18 disbanded in the late 1990s.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of minute books (1937-1982), by-laws (1938-1983), and financial records (1996-1999) relating to the West St. Thomas District No. 49, No. 9, and No. 18 Rebekah Lodges. The fonds consists of the following series:
- 1. Minutes
- 2. By-laws
- 3. Financial records
- Name Access
- Rebekah Assembly of Ontario, Independent Order of Odd Fellows St. Thomas Lodge No. 18
- St. Thomas (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Community Service
{{ server.message }}
{{ server.message }}
{{ book.title }}
{{ book.callNumber }}