Ohio State Grange, Pomona Grange #30 records

Collection

Identifier: MS-1063

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The records of Ohio State Grange, Pomona Grange #30, Wood County, Ohio, consist of minutes, membership information, bylaws, and address listings, dating from 1888 through the 1970s.

Dates

Creation: 1888-1970s

Extent

0.50 Cubic Feet (1 legal archive box)

Creator

Ohio State Grange. Pomona Grange #30 (Wood County, Ohio) (Organization)

Scope and Contents

The records of Pomona Grange #30, Wood County, Ohio document the establishment of the grange with its bylaws and early member lists, the general operation and meeting agendas, and personal notes about members. While the actual procedural votes and discussion isn't defined in the minutes, they do provide information about program topics, such as these from 1917: "Selling butter, cream, and whole milk", "What part of the farmer's income should belong to the farmer's wife", and "What are the Grange ladies doing to help win the War".

Biographical / Historical

As defined by the National Grange, subordinate Granges within a given district are grouped together on a county or regional basis into Pomona Granges. These units offer the Fifth Degree of the order, and provide the leadership for educational, legislative, and business interests of the Subordinate Granges in its jurisdiction. The Pomona Grange #30 was formed in Wood County, Ohio around 1888, the membership being composed of the Masters and Past Masters of subordinate granges in the area, functioning as an intermediate jurisdictional organization for such local Wood County granges as Union #1475, Lake #2205, Enterprise #472, Live Oak, Pioneer #136, Oak Grove, Middleton #2350, Wingston #2627, Ft. Meigs #2125, Jackson #2269, Montgomery, Liberty #2365, Bloom #2323, Sugar Ridge, Salem #2259.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

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