--part1_b2.a18cf2e.26df9a36_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Good morning, Thank you so much for this fabulous list, here is a little more info on the GAR & one that is not on the list SSMA. Yesterday, while volunteering at the DCHS in Broomall, PA, they asked me to identify a SSMA marker that has Marcus Hook (across the top), a number 12 (in the center), & SSMA (at the bottom) of the marker. SSMA stands for: S.S.M.A.--Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Association G.A.R.--Grand Army of the Republic: A society founded 1866 of Civil War veterans who served in the Union Forces. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) --part1_b2.a18cf2e.26df9a36_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <PACHESTE-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zb04.mx.aol.com (rly-zb04.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.4]) by air-zb04.mail.aol.com (v75_b3.11) with ESMTP; Wed, 30 Aug 2000 01:34:23 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-zb04.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Wed, 30 Aug 2000 01:34:03 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e7U5TZJ21144; Tue, 29 Aug 2000 22:29:35 -0700 Resent-Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 22:29:35 -0700 X-Original-Sender: woodside1728@uswest.net Tue Aug 29 22:29:34 2000 Delivered-To: fixup-PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com@fixme Message-ID: <00c801c01243$6e41f8e0$c7b6a1d8@uswest.net> From: "Kathleen Woodside Freiburg" <woodside1728@uswest.net> Old-To: "Chester Co PA List" <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 22:30:38 -0700 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Subject: [PACHESTE] List of Associations, Organizations, etc Resent-Message-ID: <9RWJd.A.3JF.-uJr5@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/7507 X-Loop: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: PACHESTE-L-request@rootsweb.com Hi, folks . . . These abbreviation definitions were recently posted on the Erie County List courtesy of Nancy M. Applebee Meyers of Lorain, OH. I thought some of you might like to squirrel it away in your reference folders, too, since I've seen many requests posted on List asking for help on some of these vary letter translations. ========================================================= These are some commonly seen abbreviations of religious, military, fraternal & charitable organizations seen on antique tombstones AF&AM (Masonic) AOF Ancient Order Of Foresters AOH Ancient Order Of Hibernians AOKMC Ancient Order Of Knights of Mystic Chain AOUW Ancient Order Of United Workmen ALOH American Legion of Honor AUM Ancient Order of Mysteries- Masonic Order BPOE Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks BPOEW Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World CK of A Catholic Knights of America COOF Catholic Order of Foresters CTAS Catholic Total Abstinence Society CBKA Commander Benevolent Knights Association CCTAS Crusaders-Catholic Total Abstinence Society CSA Confederate States Army DAR Daughters of American Revolution EBA Emerald Beneficial Association FAA Free and Accepted Americans F&AM - Free and Accepted Masons. FOE Fraternal Order of Eagles GALSTPTR German American Legion of St. Peter GAR Grand Army of the Republic GLAUM Grand Lodge Ancient Order of Mysteries-Masonic Order GUOOF Grand United Order of Odd Fellows IHSV Red Cross of Constantine IOI Independent Order of Immaculates IOKP Independent Order of Knights of Pythias IOOF Independent Order of Odd Fellows ISH Independent Sons of Honor IORM Improved Order of Redmen IWW Industrial Workers of the World JAOUW Junior Order-Ancient Order of United Workmen JOUAM Junior Order-Order of United American Mechanics KGL Knight Grand Legion KM Knights Militant KC Knights of Columbus K of C Knights of Columbus K of FM Knights of Father Matthew KFM Knights of Father Matthew K of H Knights of Honor K of L Knights of Loyola K M Knights of Malta (Masonic) KMC Knights of the Mystic Chain KPC Knights of Peter Claver KP Knights of Pythias K of P Knights of Pythias KSC Knights of St. Columbkille KG Knights of St. George KSTG Knights of St. George KSTI Knights of St. Ignatius K of SJ Knights of St. John KSTJ Knights of St. Joseph KSL Knights of St. Lawrence KSTM Knights of St. Martin K of STP Knights of St. Patrick KSTP Knights of St. Paul KSTP Knights of St. Peter KSTT Knights of St. Thomas K of STW Knights of St. Wenceslas KT Knights of Tabor K of T Knights of Tabor KWM Knights of Wise Men KGE Knights of Golden Eagle KHC Knights of Holy Cross KKK Knights of Klu-Klux Klan KOTM Knights of Macabees KSF Knights of Sherwood Forest KT Knights Templars (Masonic) LAOH Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians LK of A Loyal Knights of America LOM Loyal Order of the M.O.O.S.E. MOLLUS Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States MRA Royal Arcanum MWA Modern Woodsmen of America NOK New Order Knights (see KKK) OES Order of the Eastern Star OUAM Order of United American Mechanics PM Patriarchs Militant (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) POSA Patriotic Order of the Sons of America RMOKHSJ The Religious and Military Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem RSTV Rite of St. Vaclara RSTV Rite of ST. Vita RK Roman Knights SR Scottish Rite (Masonic Order) RAM Royal Arch Masons RO-AUM Rosicrucian Order (Masonic) SBCL Saint Bonifazius Catholic Union SBL Society B. Lafayette SCV Sons of the Confederate Veterans SAR Sons of the American Revolution SNA-AUM Shrine of North America (Masonic) SV Sons of Veterans TH Temple of Honor-Independent Order of Odd Fellows UCV United Confederate Veterans UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars -- Kathy W-F mailto:woodside1728@uswest.net ==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from regular mail mode on this list, send a message to: PACHESTE-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com Put only the word unsubscribe in the body of your message. For digest mode, send the message to PACHESTE-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com --part1_b2.a18cf2e.26df9a36_boundary--