I found this on the web. You can check any search engine for more info. http://jacksonvillecm.org/Info/RedMan.htm This one was on google. You can also try alltheweb.com www.lycos.com, www.about.com, www.askjeeves.com, etc. CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 63 Today's Topics: #1 Order of the Red Man ["Sherry" ] #2 RE: [CHEROKEE-SURNAMES] Order of t ["Sherry" ] #3 Re: [CHEROKEE-SURNAMES] Order of t [KYROOTS@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-D, send a message to CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. To contact the CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-D list administrator, send mail to CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-admin@rootsweb.com. ______________________________Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:10:06 -0400 From: "Sherry" <sheree606@alltel.net> To: CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Order of the Red Man I hope this is not some kind of cult or anything but my 2nd great grandfather has Order of the Red Man printed on his headstone. Does anyone know what that means? ______________________________Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:41:34 -0400 From: "Sherry" <sheree606@alltel.net> To: CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [CHEROKEE-SURNAMES] Order of the Red Man OHH MY GOD it is a cult. I googled it! GEEEEEEsssssssssssh now I feel like I need to apologize. I am soooooooo sorry. Sherry -----Original Message----- From: Sherry [mailto:sheree606@alltel.net] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 7:10 AM To: CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CHEROKEE-SURNAMES] Order of the Red Man I hope this is not some kind of cult or anything but my 2nd great grandfather has Order of the Red Man printed on his headstone. Does anyone know what that means? ==== CHEROKEE-SURNAMES Mailing List ==== Indian Histories by Tribe: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/index.htm ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=1459 9&targetid=5429 ______________________________Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:51:32 EDT From: KYROOTS@aol.com To: CHEROKEE-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CHEROKEE-SURNAMES] Order of the Red Man In a message dated 8/25/2005 7:42:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, sheree606@alltel.net writes: OHH MY GOD it is a cult. I googled it! GEEEEEEsssssssssssh now I feel like I need to apologize. I am soooooooo sorry. Google "Improved Order of the Red Men" Who Are The Red Men? '''The fraternity traces its origins back to 1765 and was originally known as the Sons of Liberty. These patriots concealed their identities and worked "underground" to help establish freedom and liberty in the early Colonies. They patterned themselves after the great Iroquois Confederacy and its democratic governing body. Their system, with elected representatives to govern tribal councils, had been in existence for several centuries. After the War of 1812 the name was changed to the Society of Red Men and later to the Improved Order of Red Men. They kept the customs and terminology of Native Americans as a basic part of the fraternity'' _http://www.redmen.org/_ (http://www.redmen.org/)