Woodmen of the World Lodge, 1903

Title

Woodmen of the World Lodge, 1903

Description

Members posing in front a Woodmen of the World Lodge. Organized in 1890 by Joseph Cullen Root in Omaha, Nebraska, Woodmen of the World is a non-profit, fraternal benefit society that provided life insurance protection to its members. Members would live in community lodges and perform charity work for the community. The woodmen buried and commemorate deceased members, and designed tree stump headstones for their graves.

Date

1903
1900-1910

Rights

Public domain

Format

Photographic print 5 x 7

Type

Still image

Citation

“Woodmen of the World Lodge, 1903,” St. Lucie Digital History, accessed October 21, 2026, https://stluciedigitalhistory.org/items/show/1115.