Color image of Wind turbines near Chandler in Murray County, 2014.

Wind turbines in Murray County

Wind turbines near Chandler in Murray County, 2014.

Black and white photograph of Frank Riples’ store, Avoca, 1887.

Avoca

Frank Riples’ store, Avoca, 1887.

Drawing of costumes worn by IOOF members during initiation ceremonies, 1971.

IOOF initiatory degree costumes

Drawing of costumes worn by IOOF members during initiation ceremonies, 1971.

Drawing of robes worn by Rebekah Lodge officers, 1971.

Rebekah Lodge officers’ robes

Drawing of robes worn by Rebekah Lodge officers, 1971.

Color scan of a receipt for twenty-dollar war-chest donation issued on March 20, 1945.

Receipt for war-chest donation

Receipt for twenty-dollar war-chest donation issued on March 20, 1945. Sent to Fisher IOOF Lodge No. 87 from E. G. Haymaker, grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota IOOF.

Color scan of an admission questionnaire for potential IOOF members answered by Hugh Thompson on March 22, 1913.

Admission questionnaire for potential IOOF members

Admission questionnaire for potential IOOF members answered by Hugh Thompson on March 22, 1913.

Color image of the Fisher IOOF main hall, interior.

Fisher IOOF main hall, interior

Interior of the main hall in Fisher, where weekly meetings were held for IOOF No. 87, during the 1970s. The red chair reserved for the grand master, the lodge’s leader, sits at center.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Polk County

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) is a service-oriented fraternal organization. Started in England in the 1700s, it spread to the US in the early 1800s and to Minnesota in 1849. In Polk County, though Crookston Lodge No. 73 disbanded in the 1910s, members of Fisher Lodge No. 87 met regularly for over a hundred years.

Color image of the Hawley Shipyard sign on the old warehouse that was used to build and store the Hjemkomst. From the Tom Asp Collection, Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County.

Hawley Shipyard sign

Hawley Shipyard sign on the old warehouse that was used to build and store the Hjemkomst. From the Tom Asp Collection, Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County

Black and white photograph of men and Red River carts near Dennis Lake, Manitoba, 1897.

Men and Red River carts near Dennis Lake, Manitoba

Men and Red River carts near Dennis Lake, Manitoba, 1897.

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