MS 205 - Patrons of Husbandry, Ohio State Grange, Lake Grange #2205

Title	MS 205 - Patrons of Husbandry, Ohio State Grange, Lake Grange #2205
Subject	Agriculture
Introduction	The records of Lake Grange #2205, Lake Township, Wood County, Ohio, consist of approximately 1.25 linear ft. of minutes, membership applications, and miscellaneous items, dating from 1917 through 1996. The collection was transferred to the Center for Archival Collections through the cooperation of the Grange during April 1982. Additions were made by Sally Waggoner in December 1999 and Robert Waggoner in 2005 and 2007. This register was prepared by Marilyn Levinson, Curator of Manuscripts, Center for Archival Collections, June, 1989 and updated as new accessions were received. No restrictions exist on the use of this collection.
Agency History	The Grange, organized on a national, state, county, and local level, combines fraternity, ritual, and business with cultural and educational programs. Women have been admitted from the beginning as equal members, and a juvenile grange promotes total family participation in this organization. The Lake Grange received dispensation to organize by the National Grange on April 1, 1919, with official enrollment with the Ohio State Grange on May 1. There were 41 members in the first class of candidates on May 21 of that year. On June 10, 1925, Lake Grange purchased the old high school for its hall, and continued to meet there until January 19, 1948, when the City of Toledo acquired the property to expand the municipal airport. Construction of a new hall was begun in November, 1948, with dedication taking place on June 5, 1949.
Scope and Content	This collection of Grange records will prove useful to those researchers interested in agricultural and rural studies. While the minutes have some gaps, they provide information on officers, membership, dues, programs, and business conducted. However, this information is in more of an outline format than narrative and thus lacks great detail. There are also scattered minute books representing sub-groups such as the Juvenile Grange and a working group for young women. The few membership information comes from a Roll book from 1919 to 1926 that includes a listing of Charter members, loose applications from 1935-1936 that give some information on members, their name, age, and occupation, and a dues account book from 1969 to 1974. The Grange Hall dedication book provides information on the Grange history, and a list of past Masters, and there are several informal histories included that were presented on various anniversaries and special occasions.
Series Description	PROCEEDINGS MINUTE BOOKS -- SUBORDINATE GRANGE RECORD BOOKS 1919-1939, 1943-1954, 1968-1996 Arranged by unit, then chronologically Subordinate Grange Record Book, includes officers roll call, committee and business agent reports, bills and receipts, motions and resolutions, program and social activities, membership induction and members sick or in distress. MINUTES -- LAKE JUVENILE GRANGE #235 1923-1927 MINUTES -- WIMODAUSIS CLUB 1948-1963 Young women's club associated with Lake Grange #2205 MINUTES -- LAKE GRANGE WORKING BAND 1970-1974 MEMBERSHIP RECORDS 1919-1926, 1935-1936, 1969-1982 Arranged chronologically Roll book from 1919 to 1926, loose applications from 1935-1936, a dues account book from 1969 to 1974, and the quarterly reports on membership between 1969 and 1982. The application forms for membership in Lake Grange #2205, includes name, age, and occupation of applicant. REPORTS SUBORDINATE GRANGE INSPECTION 1970-1975 Subordinate Grange Inspection forms CORRESPONDENCE CORRESPONDENCE March 18, 1969; June 28, 1978 General letter to Lake Grange membership regarding meeting to approve selling the Grange Hall, and informational correspondence with information about charges against State Grand Master James Ross LITERARY PRODUCTIONS HISTORIES/MEMOIRS 1936, 1939, 1944, 1949 Informal histories and memories of the Grange PRINTED MATERIALS BOOKLET 5 June 1949 Dedication service program, Lake Grange Hall, corner of Ohio Route 795 and Pemberville Road. Program includes history of Lake Grange from 1919-1949. CERTIFICATES 1973-1977 Distinguished Service Roll Certificates recognizing outstanding service by the local Grange secretary CHARTER 1923 Lake Juvenile Grange (Oversized) PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS SCRAPBOOK 1918-1969 Snapshots & Clippings by Lester & Velma Berndt MOUNTED PHOTOS c. 1920 Snapshots of Wood County Grange halls (Oversized) ARTIFACTS BADGES 1927, n.d. Lake Grange ribbon badge, and button badge from 61st Annual Session, National Grange Convention, Cleveland, Ohio, 1927.
Inventory	Box 1 Folders Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1919-1923 Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1923-1927 Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1927-1931 Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1932-1936 Box 2 Folders Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1936-1939 Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1943-1947 Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1947-1950 Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1951-1954 Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1968-1978 Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1978-1989 Box 3 Folders Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1989-1996 Lake Juvenile Grange Minutes, 1923-1927 Wimodausis Club Minutes, 1948-1963 Lake Grange Working Band Minutes, 1970-1974 Lake Grange Roll Book, 1919-1926 Membership applications, 1935-1936 Membership address book, 1959 Dues Book, 1969-1974 Box 4 Folders Quarterly reports, 1969-1975 Quarterly reports, 1976-1982 Subordinate Grange Inspection forms, 1970-1975 Correspondence re: Selling the Grange Hall, 1969 Correspondence re: James Ross, 1978 Memoir of Lake Grange, by Rose Rideout, 1936 Twenty years ago : a history of Lake Grange by Eva M. Tracy, 1939 History of Lake Grange, 1944 History highlights of Lake Grange no. 2205, by Mabel Bashore, [1949?] Lake Grange Hall dedication service, June 5, 1949 Distinguished Service Roll Certificates, 1973-1977 Scrapbook - Snapshots & Clippings by Lester & Velma Berndt, 1918-1969 Miscellaneous Grange badges, n.d., 1927 OVERSIZED 1. Honor Grange certificate, Lake Grange # 2205, 1944 2. Charter for Lake Juvenile Grange, 1923 3. Mounted snapshots of Wood County Grange halls, c. 1920