Hi all. Lori's answer was a very good one. In fact I don't really know that I could add much too it. If mother hadn't been a Past Worthy Matron of #10 and my cousin is a Past Matron of the merged one, I don't know if the Secretary would have been so cooperative. I would venture to say that the only genealogical data you might obtain from OES would the member's relationship to a Master Mason. I don't think the applicant had to state her age - only verify that she had attained the age of 18. But, of course remember how long I have belonged and many things may have changed. Mary Alice