Order of the Eastern Star. Hudson Chapter No. 377 (Hudson, Ohio) collection
Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographs and ephemera. The collection includes two photographs, one is a composite of headshots of the Chapter officers, and the other is a group photograph taken at a formal event. The ephemera includes a program from the Installation of Officers in 1955 and a news article about a local event (includes a photograph).
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1961
Creator
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open for research use.
Restrictions on Use
The collection is open for research use.
Biography of Biography or History
The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic appendant with membership requirements open to men who are Masons and women with specific Masonic affiliation (such as being a relative of a Master Mason). The first Masonic Lodge in Hudson was founded in 1824; both David Hudson and John Brown were members. The Hudson Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star was founded in 1914 with charter members Gus (1887-1982) and Martha (1890-1974) Jenkins and Alice Case (1858-1889) of Hudson; Cina and Edward Lowrie of Cleveland; And, May Wolfe and Grace Randall of Piqua, Ohio. -Sources: https://hudsonlodge510.org/history/ -North Summit Times, September 18, 1964 "Hudson O.E.S. to Mark 50th Year"
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs and miscellaneous ephemera relating to the Hudson, Ohio, Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection consists of two series 1) Photographs 2) Papers
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Polly Reynolds in 2023.
Subject
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Order of the Eastern Star. Hudson Chapter No. 377 (Hudson, Ohio) collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Polly Reynolds
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English, Latin script
Repository Details
Part of the Hudson Library & Historical Society Repository