Patrons of Husbandry, Ohio State Grange, Union Grange #1475 records

The Union Grange records document the membership and activities of the organization for a sixty-four year period. The secretary's minutes (1902-1909, 1929-1962) include names of officers and members present, business and literary programs conducted, and financial reports. Membership records (1898-1940) and dues records (1899-1951) provide member's name, age, occupation, status, and dues paid. Quarterly reports (1936-1938, 1944-1945) and inspection reports (1939, 1942, 1944-1945) provide additional information on membership statistics, projects, and community services. Union Juvenile Grange minutes (1932-1940) and dues account book (1930-1937) include information on membership, activities, and business conducted during meetings.

Financial records include a ledger (1932-1947) and a receipt book (1934-1940). Correspondence (1938, 1940, 1943-1946), a Grange lecture book (1954-1956), and a scrapbook (1956) complete this collection.

Added to the collection in February 1985 are seven tape recordings with transcripts of interviews conducted by Monica Manny for her masters thesis, of Wood County farming families and individuals concerning their relationship with the Union Grange. The people interviewed include Earl and Thelma Avery, Richard and Ethel Avery, Floyd and Anna Legalley, Alva Bachman and George Wilson.