This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------03AC831A0B12A4A7EAEC43B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit DNorkus@aol.com wrote: > I have information from a 1906 Tamaha, I.T., newspaper announcing Lodge > meetings. Does anyone know what the initials A.F. & A.M. stand for? It > (they?) was Tamaha Lodge No. 8 and says "A.T. Hill, W.M - W. B. Davidson, > Sec." W. B. DAVIDSON was my ggrandfather. Know what the W.M. after Mr. > Hill's name means? There was another group who's initials were I.O.O.F. and > were Tamaha Lodge No. 49. Wish they had spelled all this out! > > Any translations are appreciated! *-) > > Barbara DAVIDSON Norkus Barbara, The initals stand for Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, The W. M. Stand for Worshipfull Master, a type of rank in the lodge. i would think that the A.T.Hillwas the name of the lodge. He was probably a local that did good work in the community. Jim Dodson jdson@ionet.net --------------03AC831A0B12A4A7EAEC43B0 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="jdson.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Jim Dodson Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="jdson.vcf" begin:vcard n:Dodson;Jim tel;fax:918-835-2644 tel;home:918-835-1942 x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:jdson@ionet.net / buckneked@email.com fn:Jim Dodson end:vcard --------------03AC831A0B12A4A7EAEC43B0--