The Gifford Family in front of the IOOF Hall.

ID: 4787 ~ Source: Image courtesy of Liv Stecker. “From Battlefield to Builder," Silverado Express 7. no. 12 (December 2015).
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James Gifford and some of his family standing in front of the IOOF Hall that still stands today at the new Gifford site.

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By Ryan Yetter
Amicitia, amor et veritas. Friendship, love, and truth were the three founding principles of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF). After its founding in 1842 in Baltimore, Maryland, the fraternal order grew rapidly across the United States…