Patrons of Husbandry establishment certificate for Melrose Grange, No. 215

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Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Patrons of Husbandry Establishment Certificate for Melrose Grange, No. 215, 1874, SC 0380, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.19 cubic feet 1 folder
Creator:
Virginia State Grange, National Grange, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, and Derrer, Larry, 1944-2022
Abstract:
An 1874 certificate establishing the Melrose Grange, No. 215 of the Patrons of Husbandry.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Patrons of Husbandry Establishment Certificate for Melrose Grange, No. 215, 1874, SC 0380, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

An 1874 certificate establishing the Melrose Grange, No. 215 of the Patrons of Husbandry. The certificate is signed by the master and secretary of the National Grange and the Virginia State Grange and includes seals for each Grange.

Biographical / historical:

The Patrons of Husbandry is a national social organization that promotes agriculture and the interests of farmers. The Melrose Grange, No. 215 of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry was formally established in 1874 in the area of Melrose in Rockingham County. It is unclear when the Melrose Grange dissolved.

Acquisition information:
Purchased at Jeffrey S. Evans Associates' Americana Auction on March 22, 2024.
Custodial history:

From the estate of Larry Derrer, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard