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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Neighbors of Woodcraft<BR>PO Box 1897<BR>Oregon
City, OR 97045-0987<BR>email neighbors@nowfbs.com<BR>this info was
copied from the internet. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It is my understanding that what was called Women of
woodcraft is now called Neighbors of Woodcraft. I believe that it was an
organization that one belonged to and part of the benefits was death benefits
and they also had insurance to cover death/burial expenses. <A
href="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ut/grand/cemeteries/wowgrand.txt">http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ut/grand/cemeteries/wowgrand.txt</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Woodmen organizations, and the Women's organizations also,
had a lot of social activities as did most <BR>of the fraternal organizations of
the time period. They had dances, and dinners, picnics and parties. They, <BR>of
course, had their 'secret' meetings with passwords, etc., they had drill teams
that performed for their <BR>meetings and ceremonial occasions such as funerals
and initiations, and competed against each other in <BR>contests and also
marched in parades. The drill teams, instead of using rifles like most of the
other <BR>organizations, used AXES. They were usually axes with aluminum heads
and the initials WOW or MWA embossed into the axe heads. They had annual
meetings of the head camps to do official business of the
organizations. They also did a lot of community projects
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://www.douglascountylibraries.org/aboutUs/index.php?pageName=Chronicle033199">http://www.douglascountylibraries.org/aboutUs/index.php?pageName=Chronicle033199</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://www.wowhall.org/hall.php">http://www.wowhall.org/hall.php</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sue</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=naxelton@hotmail.com href="mailto:naxelton@hotmail.com">Nanci
Axelton</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 12, 2005 10:56
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots] Women of
Woodcraft</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3>Howdy Folks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3>It occurred to me that maybe one of you might know
something about this:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3>I have been researching the '<STRONG>WOMEN of
WOODCRAFT</STRONG>' without much luck. I've discovered that they were
anywhere in the states where timber was an industry, around the turn of the
19th to 20th century. There seems to be a connection with the Masons,
but not always. Also an indication that they were an auxiliary
group to the 'WOODSMEN'. What I really want is what they did, at their
meetings and in their communities, besides funerals and
headstones.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3>If at all possible, I would like to locate the
group that was active in Myrtle Point, Coos Co., OR, circa 1915. I have
found a notice of when & where meetings were held in an old City
Directory, but nothing more. My gr gr grandmother's grave is marked by a
rather large monument from them. I would dearly love to learn just what
she did to deserve it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3>I have a picture of the monument if anyone is
interested, it says, "Women of Woodcraft, COURAGE HOPE
REMEMBRANCE" Encircling a bird (dove?) over a broken tree trunk &
stump. It is marble, around 6ft high and placed near her
grave.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3>Thanks </FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=3>Happy Tree Climbing,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT
size=3>Nan</FONT></DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________
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