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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The Gifford Odd Fellows: The Independent Order of the Odd Fellows were not so odd.

By Ryan Yetter

An organization that spread across America and the world like a wildfire, The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal organization that was the first of its kind to include women. The Odd…