Daughters of Norway, Ornen Lodge No. 25 Records,

Scope and Contents

The records of Ornen Lodge #25, Daughters of Norway consist of a constitution, two ritual books, two minute books dated 1912-1939, and financial records dated 1908-1969. The constitution, and meeting minutes were written in Norwegian. One ritual books was first published in Norwegian by the Daughters of Norway in 1905. The other ritual book was published in English by the Sons of Norway in 1948.

There are three kinds of financial records. The two membership and dues registers cover the years 1932-1951. They record dues and insurance payments by the members. There are four volumes of the Financial Secretary's Cashbooks dated 1934-1961, which record the income for each meeting. There are two Treasurer's Cashbooks dated 1908-1969, which record the lodge's expenditures.