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From: "Michelle A. Day" <>
Subject: Modern Woodmen of America
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:04:59 -0400

I am reprinting this from the Washington State Genealogical Society
Newsletter. I thought it may be of interest to someone.

Modern Woodmen of America

Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal beneficiary society. The use
of their records, as well as other fraternal life insurance
organizations' records, as secondary records, could help to knock down a
brick wall. These three features - the lodge system, a representative
government and payment of insurance benefits - are what create records
of use to genealogists and historians. Modern Woodmen of America was
organized in 1883 in Lyons, Iowa. As you prepare your research, be sure
that Modern Woodmen of America was active in the state your ancestor
lived. Although Modern Woodmen did no go into the southern states or
large communities until the late 1890's or early 1900's, it doesn't mean
your ancestor couldn't have been insured and belonged to a camp in a
northern state. Their records do not come under public domain, they are
privately held. You can request a free copy of their Guide by writing
to MWA, 1701 1st Ave, Rock Island, IL 61201, or calling Gail Ann Levis
at 309.786.6481, or email to
<mailto:>. Their website is
http://www.modern-woodmen.org <http://www.modern-woodmen.org/>;, and they
have a page for genealogists that will guide you through the process to
submit a request for research.

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