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Independent Order of Good Templars, Eureka Lodge No. 9, Records

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Finding aid created by: SM
Date: 22 Nov 2016



Biographical History

Eureka Lodge No. 9 was a lodge of the Independent Order of the Good Templars which in turn was a temperance society. The Independent Order of the Good Templars was founded after a split of the Syracuse Excelsior Lodge from the Order of the Good Templars in 1852. The latter had been founded the year before in Utica, NY. Eureka Lodge No. 15 of Fayetteville supported the motion and became Lodge No. 2 of the Independent Order. Together with a third lodge (Forest City Lodge of Ithaca) they formed the Grand Lodge of New York in that same year. After the ensuing re-merger of the Independent Order with the original Order of Good Templars, the whole organization maintained the name Independent Order of Good Templars. It spread first in the US and Canada (1850s and -60s) but soon established lodges not only in Europe but all over the world (1870s). The Excelsior and Eureka lodges, however, had dissolved already by 1854. After years of general decay the Grand Lodge of New York reorganized in 1865. Eureka Lodge No. 9 of Morganville, NY was probably founded in this revival period.


Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Independent Order of Good Templars, Eureka Lodge No. 9, Records consists of the Lodge's Constitution and "Recording Secretary's Book" including some member lists in loose sheets.


Arrangement of the Collection

The material remains in original order.


Restrictions

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Use Restrictions:

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Related Material

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Subject Headings

Corporate Bodies

Independent Order of Good Templars.

Subjects

Fraternal organizations -- New York (State)
Temperance -- Societies, etc.

Places

Morganville (N.Y.) -- History.

Genres and Forms

Constitutions.
Minute books.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Independent Order of Good Templars, Eureka Lodge No. 9, Records,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchased, 2016.


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