The Oddfellows Fraternity

The Oddfellows plus half a million members in 30 countries across the world. The first group in South Yorkshire dates from around 1760.

The Independent Order of Oddfellows is one of the oldest and largest fraternal organisations that is open to both men and women, with around 100,000 members in the U.K. The society began in the City of London in the early 18th century, evolving from the old English trade guilds. The name Oddfellows is thought to have originally been used to describe a society which took members from all different  ...