Tracing your freemason, friendly society and trade union ancestors : a guide for family historians / Daniel Weinbren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinbren, Daniel, author.

Series:

Tracing Your Ancestors Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freemasons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Family History, [2019]

Summary:

An easy-to-use guide for British family historians researching ancestry tied to organizations like the Freemasons, friendly societies, and trade unions. Fraternal and friendly societies and trade unions--associations that provide mutual aid and benefits--have a long, fascinating history, and the most famous of them--the Freemasons--have a reputation for secrecy, ritual, and intrigue that excites strong interest and has been the subject of widespread misunderstanding. Daniel Weinbren, in this concise, accessible handbook, dispels the myths surrounding them and gives readers insight into their real purposes, their membership, and their development over the centuries. He has also compiled a detailed compendium of books, archives, libraries, and Internet sites that readers and researchers can consult to find out more about these organizations and to trace the involvement and experience of family members who were connected with them. The origins of these societies are explored as are their economic, social, and civic functions, and the impact they had on the lives of members. The range of such societies covered includes the popular and international ones such as the Oddfellows, Foresters and Rechabites, as well as the smaller local fraternal organizations. The type of assistance they offer, their structure and hierarchy, meetings and ceremonies, regalia and processions, and feasts and annual gatherings are all described and explained. So much information about these organizations and their membership is easily available if you know where to look, and Weinbren's work is the ideal introduction to them. Anyone who has a forebear who was at some time linked with one of these organizations will find his book to be an essential guide to their research.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Links and Divisions

BROTHERLY LOVE

DISTINCTIVENESS AND BLURRED BOUNDARIES

ADVANCEMENT

Chapter 2 Digging WhereYou Stand

MATERIAL CULTURE

PERSONAL TESTIMONY

Chapter 3 Press Reports

LOCAL STORIES

PRESS BIAS

Chapter 4 Fraternity Before About 1800

THE ANCIENT WORLD

GUILDS

DRAMA

THE LONG EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

Chapter 5 Freemasonry

RECORDS

CHARITY

ORNAMENTATION

SOCIAL BASE

SPECIALIST LODGES

IMPERIAL CONNECTIONS

TWENTIETH CENTURY

Chapter 6 Friendly Societies

THE LONG NINETEENTH CENTURY

1911: NATIONAL INSURANCE

FURTHER ROLES FOR THE STATE

Chapter 7 Trade Unions

SINCE THE 1790s

FROM 1914

SINCE THE 1940s

SOURCES AND COLLECTIONS

DIGGING DEEPER

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5267-1036-6

1-5267-1034-X

1-5267-1035-8

OCLC:

1402029283