Tallmadge Township Grange
The Grange Hall of Tallmadge Township was built in 1874. "The Patrons of Husbandry, or the Grange, was founded in 1867 to advance methods of agriculture, as well as to promote the social and economic needs of farmers in the United States. The formal name for the organization was the Patrons of Husbandry, which Oliver Kelley founded in 1867; a fraternal organization complete with its own secret rituals. The movement began in Minnesota where Kelley lived; however, it quickly spread throughout the United States and to Illinois in 1868. Local affiliates were known as "granges" and the members as "grangers." Another purpose of the Grange was to encourage legislation beneficial to farmers."
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**All facts related to the general information about the history of the Grange were found at the following links...
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/populism-and.../grange-movement-1875 www.lib.niu.edu/1992/ihy921216.html www.u-s-history.com/pages/h854.html |