TIP #254 - ORGANIZATIONAL ABBREVIATIONS Many times we will find abbreviated references to organizations on our ancestor's tombstones, obituaries or biographical citations and we really don't know what the initials stand for. Here is a small list of some fraternal, religious and regional abbreviations. Ancient Order of Foresters AOF Ancient Order of Hibernians AOH Ancient Order of United Workmen AOUW American Legion of Honor ALOH Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks BPOE Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the World BPOEW Boy Scouts of America BSA Catholic Knights of America CK Catholic Total Abstinence Society CTAS Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Free and Accepted Americans FAA Fraternal Order of Eagles FOE Girl Scouts of America GSA Grand Army of the Republic GAR Grand United Order of Odd Fellows GUO of OF Independent Order of Knights of Pythias IOKP Independent Sons of Honor ISH Junior Order of Ancient Order of United Workmen JAOUW Junior Order-Order of United American Mechanics JOUAM Knight Grand Legion KGL Knights Militant KM Knights of Columbus KC or K of C Knights of Honor K of H Knights of Loyola K of L Knights of Malta (Masonic) KM Knights of Mystic Chain KMC Knights of Pythias KP or K of P Knights of Golden Eagle KGE Knights of Holy Cross KHC Knights of Klu-Klux Klan KKK Knights of Sherwood Forest KSF Knights Templar (Masonic) KSF Loyal Knights of America KL Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States MOLLUS Modern Woodsmen of America MWA Order of United American Mechanics OUAM Patriarchs Militant (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) PM Patriotic Order of the Sons of America POSA Roman Knights RK Royal Arch Masons RAM Sons of the Confederate Veterans SCV Sons of the American Revolution SAR Sons of Veterans SV Temple of Honor (Odd Fellows) TH United Confederate Veterans UCV Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW (c) Copyright 29 July 1999, Sandra K. Gorin, All rights reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Colonel Sandi Gorin 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 or E-fax (707)222-1210 Gorin Genealogical Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl