Odd Fellows
Named in 20 stories. Back to all names
- Aug 17, 1878A Final Shift at the FoundryA Union veteran's tragic death while returning to work reflects the precarious nature of labor and health in 1878 Seattle.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- May 17, 1882Bridging the Divide: The Quest to Unite Washington TerritoryIn 1882, residents and leaders were grappling with the geographic and cultural chasm between the rugged, booming Puget Sound and the burgeoning Eastern Washington region.Walla Walla, WA
- Apr 30, 1885A Grand Fraternal Celebration on the SkagitWhen the Odd Fellows gathered to dedicate their new hall in 1885, they saw their organization as the ultimate bulwark against the cruelty of the world.Mount Vernon, WA
- Jul 11, 1885The 'Odd Fellow' and the Suspicious WifeA Seattle man's secret late-night meetings with his fraternal order spark a domestic showdown over 'goat riding,' moral uprightness, and marital suspicion.Seattle, WA
- Mar 14, 1889The Passing of Yakima City’s FounderCharles Schanno, a pioneer who arrived 23 years ago, dies at 66 leaving a legacy of city-building.Yakima City, Yakima, WA
- Oct 27, 1891The Ox-Yoke Judge Who Kept Olympia the CapitalO. C. Hewitt, Lincoln’s chief justice of Washington Territory and the father of Odd Fellowship in the state, died at 82 in East Tumwater after a frontier life that included burying massacre victims, winning a Supreme Court case, and saving Olympia’s capital status.East Tumwater, Tumwater, WA
- Oct 28, 1891A Lincoln Judge Buried: Olympia Mourns C. C. HewittThe bar and superior court adjourn as pioneers honor the ex-chief justice of Washington Territory, remembered as a plain, honest man who served from the bench through stormy years.Olympia, WA
- Apr 26, 1892Fraternity on the Diamond: The Odd Fellows' Grand CelebrationWhen Seattle’s Odd Fellows hosted a massive multi-day anniversary celebration in 1892, they turned the local baseball park into a scene of chaotic amateur athletics, friendly rivalries, and unbridled civic enthusiasm.Grand Hotel, Seattle, WA
- Nov 27, 1892Fraternity Stiffed by City and ChamberLocal Odd Fellows lodges footed the entire bill for entertaining the visiting Sovereign Grand Lodge after the city and Chamber of Commerce reneged on their promises to split the costs.Seattle, WA
- Feb 16, 1893The Blacksmith’s Final ActA quiet masquerade ball ends in a shocking domestic tragedy in Goldendale.Goldendale, WA
- Feb 27, 1893The Sea Gives Up a Member of the Ganiard PartyFour months after a storm swallowed a family of musicians bound for a dance, the body of young Wesley Ganiard is recovered near the mouth of the Snohomish River — but his mother is still missing.Port Gardner, Everett, WA
- Apr 27, 1893Seven Hundred Odd Fellows Parade in TacomaSeattle and state lodges celebrate the order's 74th anniversary with a massive parade and theater exercises.Tacoma, WA
- Dec 19, 1893A Section Foreman's Death at Gilman, and the $100 He Sent Home to IrelandJ. G. Caroian, a Lake Shore road foreman, was killed switching cars at Gilman. His Odd Fellows lodge will bury him at Marysville; his aged mother in Ireland will get no more Christmas money.Issaquah, WA
- Jul 27, 1894A Murder Plot on Puget Sound and a Sickbed BetrayalA boat captain says two young 'timber buyers' planned to shoot him and rob an Admiralty Head rancher. The same circle of suspects is accused of robbing a sarsaparilla agent while he lay delirious in a Seattle hotel.Seattle, WA
- Sep 17, 1894From Vera Cruz to Seattle: The Improbable Life of Levi F. ComptonA Mexican War veteran, gold rusher, bridge builder and Odd Fellows patriarch died at his Spring Street home, leaving a civic record that stretched from Virginia slavery to a Chehalis reform school.211 Spring Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 5, 1895The Explorer Who Died Before His Guidebook Was PrintedVasco Wilson survived Alaska's Grand Canyon and a Siberian voyage, but typhoid killed him in Seattle just as his Yukon mining guide went to press.Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, WA
- Jun 6, 1899The Odd Fellows' Tug-of-War Over PermanenceMembers of the Odd Fellows gather in Tacoma to debate moving their Grand Lodge headquarters to Seattle, highlighting a long-standing regional rivalry.Seattle, WA
- Jun 7, 1899The Great Odd Fellows Sleep-In: A Night of Fractured Rituals in SeattleWhen the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows convened in June 1909, a bizarre mix of procedural delays and social distractions turned a solemn ceremony into a chaotic spectacle that spilled onto the dance floor.Othello, Seattle, WA
- Apr 27, 1909The Odd Fellows' Grand DisplayDespite a drenching rain, a thousand Odd Fellows marched through downtown Tacoma to celebrate the 90th anniversary of their order.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 31, 1916Search Ends for Drowned BoyA tragic river accident in Richland leaves a community in mourning as the search for thirteen-year-old Eddie Hellinger comes to a sorrowful close.Yakima River, Richland, WA