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ODD FELLOWS OF FRANKLIN HOSTING SECOND ANNUAL TRIVA EVENT

ODD FELLOWS OF FRANKLIN HOSTING SECOND ANNUAL TRIVA EVENT

Saturday, October 22ndBellingham Sportsman Club360 Lake Street, Bellingham It’s Back! Our Second Annual Trivia Extravaganza is happening this October! Bring your team of up to 10 trivia masters or signup as a single and get matched with one of the great trivia teams attending. There is a cash prize for the winning team as well as some exciting raffle prizes donated by the Odd Fellows. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through Eventbrite or at the door the day…

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Memorial Shovel Donated to Franklin Historical Museum

Memorial Shovel Donated to Franklin Historical Museum

On July 9, 2022, members of William F. Ray Lodge #71 of the Franklin Odd Fellows fraternal organization located at 330 West Central St., Franklin presented a gift of a commemorative shovel that was used in the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Franklin High School on September 12, 2012. The story of how the shovel came into the possession of the Odd Fellows is an interesting one. There were 10 shovels used in the ceremony in the September 12th groundbreaking…

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Franklin Odd Fellows: 1st Annual Yard Sale
1st Annual Franklin Odd Fellows Yard Sale

1st Annual Franklin Odd Fellows Yard Sale

1st Annual Franklin Odd Fellows Yard Sale William F Ray Lodge #71 330 West Central Street, Franklin Saturday, September 5th, 8am – 4pm Rain Date: Sunday September 6th The members of William F Ray Lodge #71 invite the community to our first annual yard sale to be held at the lodge property in Franklin. Stop by and browse through various items donated by our members. If you like to know more about the Odd Fellows, our lodge brothers and sisters…

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Speaker’s Forum Series: The Internet – Taming Technology

Speaker’s Forum Series: The Internet – Taming Technology

Wednesday, March 18th @ 6:30pmFranklin Public Library118 Main Street The Franklin Odd Fellows are excited to continue our informative community forums. On March 18th join us as we welcome Kevin Martin of NerdsToGo speak on how to explore and stay safe on the internet. Our reliance on technology and the internet can sometimes outpace our ability to fully grasp it’s dangers and potential. Kevin brings decades of expertise to the table in helping the community navigate this overwhelming landscape. As…

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The 4th Annual Odd Fellows Home Golf Tournament

The 4th Annual Odd Fellows Home Golf Tournament

Save the date for the 4th Annual Odd Fellows Home Golf Tournament coming September 10th, 2018. The event is hosted by the Board of Directors of the Odd Fellows Home at the Green Hill Municipal Golf Course in Worcester, MA. If you are interested in participating, sponsoring or donating to the event, please download the information/registration form.

Cornhole Tournament

Cornhole Tournament

William F. Ray Lodge #71 (at 330 West Central St. in Franklin, MA 02038) will be putting on a fundraiser “Cornhole Tournament” at the lodge property at 2 PM on June 23rd.  The object of the fundraiser will be to raise funds for Odd Fellows Charitable Donations for our lodge for this coming year. Up to (4) two person teams will be able to compete at the same time in a “Double Elimination” style tournament.  The cost for each person…

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Profile of a Grand Lodge Officer: Clarence Plant

Profile of a Grand Lodge Officer: Clarence Plant

The Worcester Telegram published an article about Grand Lodge Officer Clarence Plant. The following is the article, in it’s entirety, as written by Paula J. Owen and published in the Worcester Telegram on March 18th, 2018. WORCESTER – Vietnam veteran Clarence Plant grew up in the South in the 1940s and 1950s at a time when whites and blacks were separate and never equal, he said, and joined the U.S. Army after fleeing from likely persecution, and possibly getting murdered,…

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Chili Cook Off

Chili Cook Off

William F. Ray Lodge #71 of Franklin has been invited by Montgomery Masonic Lodge of Milford to a Chili Cook Off at their lodge at 158 Main St. in Milford at 6:00 PM on May 3, 2018.  Requested donation of $5 at the door to go toward a cash prize to be awarded to the best chili cook’s favorite charity.  This is a social night for our lodge members and it will take the place of our May 2, 2018…

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Odd Fellows Speaker Series: William P. O’Donnell

Odd Fellows Speaker Series: William P. O’Donnell

The Franklin Independent Order of Odd Fellows continues their speaker series this March with Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell. The program will review the history of the Registry and modernization of the of Norfolk Counties real estate records. Members of the Register’s staff will be onsite to assist in the following Registry services: Massachusetts Homestead Act information Provide status of  mortgage discharge Print a copy of your deed Provide demonstration of the Registry’s Online Land Records Database For more information…

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