Once Upon a House

Fall 1847

The name of E-ne-we-shin-e-gras Lodge No. 10 (I.O.O.F.) was changed to Myrtle.

BeloitGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “Myrtle Lodge No. 10, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was instituted as E-ne-we-shin-e-gras Lodge No. 10 on August 11, 1846, the name being changed to Myrtle in 1847. Beloit Encampment No. 7 of this order was instituted December 17, 1850.”

    1908-brown-rock-county/06-history-of-beloit.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 193 / book p. 175

    Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

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    The passage on the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 193 / book p. 175)
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