Posted 7 days ago
Teaganjames
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Wondering if anyone can tell me more than I know about this fraternal pin I bought recently? Please impart your knowledge upon me. THANK YOU! ????
I thought this looked cool. What can anyone tell me about it? | ||
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Hi, Teaganjames. :-)
Google Lens says your pin is a Modern Woodsmen of America artifact.
Here's similar one in roughly the same color scheme (there are many others out there of varying styles):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114990413198
About MWA:
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The vision behind our name
We have no woodworking in our history. No cabinet making. No lumberjacks.
Our name was inspired by pioneer woodmen. They cleared forests to build homes and communities and provide security for their families. Modern Woodmen’s founder, Joseph Cullen Root, felt this was the perfect symbol to illustrate his goal of clearing away financial burdens for families.
On Jan. 5, 1883, Modern Woodmen of America was born in Lyons, Iowa. We moved across the Mississippi River to Fulton, Illinois, in 1884. Our headquarters relocated downriver to Rock Island, Illinois, in 1897. Rock Island remains our home office hometown to this day.
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https://www.modernwoodmen.org/about-us/what-we-are
https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/modern-woodmen-america
The University of Michigan has some back issues of their magazine:
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000061660