New Exhibit!

        We would like to invite you to come and look at our new exhibit. William Rogers: Norfolk's Man of the World. It is the Judd Gallery in the Second Floor. It honors Norfolk native William P. Rogers who was President's Eisenhower's second Attorney General and President Nixon's First Secretary of State.

AURIGA Lodge. No. 809 I.O.O.F. Madrid, NY

   One of the artifacts we have recieved within the past year is this ribbon from the AURIGA Lodge No. 809 I.O.O.F. in Madrid, NY. I.O.O.F. stands for Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Its a fraternal organization works for the benefit of everybody. When I searched for information on this certain lodge on the Northern New York Historical Newspapers website I could only find notices about events and resolutions they passed on the passing of a member. I was hoping to find out when the lodge started, where they met and if and when it stopped. If anybody has any infomation they are willing to share with me so we could have the information for if we ever use this ribbon in an exhibit or if anybody is looking for information that would be great. Also if you have photos that would be great too!

Sorry

   Wow it has been almost a year since I last posted I am so sorry. I have really busy working on exhibits, redoing the Bayside Cemetery Listings and researching and writing articles for our Quaterly magazine. I am hoping to get back to writing on this blog soon.