This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IGB.2ACI/626.1 Message Board Post: If it is the 'Independent Order of Foresters", it's out of Toronto, Canada. I have a letter that was sent to my grandfather, Louis Meddaugh, in 1910, that has a huge logo on top. It shows their building in Toronto, (cor. Richmond & Bay St., Toronto, Canada); their logo, which has several other smaller logos in it, and a list of their executive council. In this letter, they stated that my grandfather had been approved for total disability. The local (Alpena, Michigan) head of the order was evidently Jacob Emmick, Esq., 121 Lake St., Alpena, Mich. I even have the original envelope, sent from R. Mathison, Supreme Secretary, Toronto, Canada, to Jas. A. McPherson Esq., Box 657, Alpena Mich, US. Grandpa also received a certificate of admission of date of birth, sent to Jacob Emmick from Elliott G. Stevenson, Supreme Chief Ranger, Toronto Canada. I believe that the original group formed obviously in Toronto, and had local groups attached to it all over Michigan. It seems to! have been an organization dedicated to insuring the lives of members against loss due to injuries from forestry related work. try http://www.computerwire.com/companies/company/?pid=B72520D2-9D83-4A7C-8173-2BA671615E07

Wow! Louis Meddaugh. What an uncommon name to see in print. My mother had an aunt (Adelia Evans) who married a Lewis/Louis Medaugh/Meddaugh. This family lived in Wayne, or Belleville, MI. We used to go see them when we were kids. They had three children, Grace, Howard, and Mable. Howard is still alive as far as I know, but his sisters are both gone now. Of course, these folks had children, too. I remember Howard's children more than the others, since they were more my age, and Howard and his family lived with the senior couple. I don't know where Uncle Lou came from, but he did have a disability. One foot was amputated, but I don't know why. He died in 1959, his wife a year or so earlier. Do these names sound familiar to you? Have a great day, Dan Harriman Orange, Texas At 08:33 AM 10/29/2006, you wrote: >If it is the 'Independent Order of Foresters", it's out of Toronto, >Canada. I have a letter that was sent to my grandfather, Louis >Meddaugh, in 1910, that has a huge logo on top. >snip..... >------------------------------ If at first you don't succeed, maybe you shouldn't try sky diving! dit dit -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.17/505 - Release Date: 10/27/2006