What kind of uniform is it?

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What kind of uniform is it?

Legg inn av OG » 07 jan 2005 23:01:14

Hi all

I have an old picture of an ancester with a uniform .. taken i Minnesota abt
1900-1910 .... my problem is what kind of uniform is it?

Dave Hinz (from this newsgroup) have been so kind to put it on he's
webpage - The image is now at:
http://www.duck-creek.net/guests/ specifically,
http://www.duck-creek.net/guests/Gjert_Heggen.jpg


OG

Bob Melson

Re: What kind of uniform is it?

Legg inn av Bob Melson » 08 jan 2005 01:08:56

On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 23:01:14 +0100, OG wrote:

Hi all

I have an old picture of an ancester with a uniform .. taken i Minnesota
abt 1900-1910 .... my problem is what kind of uniform is it?

Dave Hinz (from this newsgroup) have been so kind to put it on he's
webpage - The image is now at:
http://www.duck-creek.net/guests/ specifically,
http://www.duck-creek.net/guests/Gjert_Heggen.jpg


OG

Pushing the image to my limits of enlargement .... From the repeated
triangle motif: the badge, the belt buckle, on the backs of the
gauntlets, I'd suspect it's some kind of fraternal order uniform. Only
kicker is what appear to be captain's bars on the shoulder straps. As
well, the lack of any "brass" on the headgear, as you'd likely find in a
military or police/fire dress uniform, would seem to point, again, to some
sort of fraternal order. The question I'd ask is what fraternal
organizations were popular in that area at the turn of the centure?
Moose, Elk, Woodmen?

Bob Melson


--
Robert G. Melson | Nothing is more terrible than
Rio Grande MicroSolutions | ignorance in action.
El Paso, Texas | Goethe
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OG

Re: What kind of uniform is it?

Legg inn av OG » 08 jan 2005 10:12:49

Thanks .... that was a clue .... I have scanned the picture again and the
medal has the letter UAOD. So I suspect it might be The United Ancient Order
of Druids or UAOD. I have looked for pictures to get it verified, but no
luck so far (looked at abt. 200 different webpages.....).

But thanks for the insight and help!


OG


"Bob Melson" <melsonr@earthlink.net> skrev i en meddelelse
news:pan.2005.01.08.00.07.24.797425@earthlink.net...
On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 23:01:14 +0100, OG wrote:

Hi all

I have an old picture of an ancester with a uniform .. taken i Minnesota
abt 1900-1910 .... my problem is what kind of uniform is it?

Dave Hinz (from this newsgroup) have been so kind to put it on he's
webpage - The image is now at:
http://www.duck-creek.net/guests/ specifically,
http://www.duck-creek.net/guests/Gjert_Heggen.jpg


OG

Pushing the image to my limits of enlargement .... From the repeated
triangle motif: the badge, the belt buckle, on the backs of the
gauntlets, I'd suspect it's some kind of fraternal order uniform. Only
kicker is what appear to be captain's bars on the shoulder straps. As
well, the lack of any "brass" on the headgear, as you'd likely find in a
military or police/fire dress uniform, would seem to point, again, to some
sort of fraternal order. The question I'd ask is what fraternal
organizations were popular in that area at the turn of the centure?
Moose, Elk, Woodmen?

Bob Melson


--
Robert G. Melson | Nothing is more terrible than
Rio Grande MicroSolutions | ignorance in action.
El Paso, Texas | Goethe
melsonr(at)earthlink(dot)net

Lorine McGinnis Schulze

Re: What kind of uniform is it?

Legg inn av Lorine McGinnis Schulze » 08 jan 2005 15:20:02

On 8 Jan 2005 at 10:12, OG wrote:

Thanks .... that was a clue .... I have scanned the picture
again and the medal has the letter UAOD. So I suspect it
might be The United Ancient Order of Druids or UAOD. I have
looked for pictures to get it verified, but no luck so far
(looked at abt. 200 different webpages.....).

But thanks for the insight and help!


According to the one website
(http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/) the Sears and Roebuck
catalog of 1900 featured over eighty pins, charms, and
watch fobs from twenty-eight different orders. UAOD is
listed as one of them.

Why not try to find an old copy of this catalog for the
early 1900s and see if you can spot a similarity?

The website above has an online Museum (lots of interesting
pics) and they invite visitors to send pictures or items.
Why not send your picture and see if they can identify the
regalia?

I'd also check e-bay to see if any Druid regalia goes on
sale. You have the sword, the 'medal', the belt -- many
identifying items in that photo to help you.

Lorine
-- Lorine McGinnis Schulze

* Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists)
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
* Naturalization Records
http://naturalizationrecords.com/
* Images of Ships Lists
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/

otg@csolve.net or olivetreegenealogy@gmail.com

OG

Re: What kind of uniform is it?

Legg inn av OG » 09 jan 2005 21:58:59

Thank for all the help - I'm a little closer to find out what kind of
uniform it is!!!

So again - thanks to you all!

OG

"OG" <olavg@nextdoor.dk> skrev i en meddelelse
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Hi all

I have an old picture of an ancester with a uniform .. taken i Minnesota
abt
1900-1910 .... my problem is what kind of uniform is it?

Dave Hinz (from this newsgroup) have been so kind to put it on he's
webpage - The image is now at:
http://www.duck-creek.net/guests/ specifically,
http://www.duck-creek.net/guests/Gjert_Heggen.jpg


OG

Atkins M

Re: What kind of uniform is it?

Legg inn av Atkins M » 10 jan 2005 07:28:37

It looks like the Ancient Order of Druids would be a good guess. I thought it
might be related to Knights Templar but I took a look at an old photo of a long
lost relative who was a Knight Templar and it's obviously different. Different
symbols, sash, scabbord, etc. The style looks similar tho.

http://www.ancientfaces.com/family/phot ... .cfm?25969

MCA

Thank for all the help - I'm a little closer to find out what kind of
uniform it is!!!

So again - thanks to you all!

OG

mickg

Re: What kind of uniform is it?

Legg inn av mickg » 10 jan 2005 07:53:56

Atkins M wrote:
It looks like the Ancient Order of Druids would be a good guess. I thought it
might be related to Knights Templar but I took a look at an old photo of a long
lost relative who was a Knight Templar and it's obviously different. Different
symbols, sash, scabbord, etc. The style looks similar tho.

http://www.ancientfaces.com/family/phot ... .cfm?25969

MCA


Thank for all the help - I'm a little closer to find out what kind of
uniform it is!!!

So again - thanks to you all!

OG


Founded in 1912 as the American branch of the Ancient and Archaeological

Order of Druids, AODA is a church teaching traditional Druid nature
spirituality, rooted in the Druid Revival of the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries. Incorporated in the state of Oregon, USA, AODA
offers an opportunity for modern people to experience the teachings and
practices of traditional Druidry in today's world.


http://www.aoda.org/

Rhere's also:
United Ancient Order of Druids (UAOD)

Also a very popular fraternity in Marin County in the late 1800's and
early 1900's was the United Ancient Order of Druids.

No ictures of anyone in a uniform like that but you could ask them to
look at the picture.
MickG

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