Title

"News" piece on Eastern Star Grange #1 in Hampden, which is Maine's first Grange

Authors

Meg Haskell

Source

Maine Times

Date

2-28-2002

Pages

4

Abstract

"News" piece on Eastern Star Grange #1 in Hampden, which is Maine's first Grange. Maine State Grange Master Steve Verrill has given the struggling local charter three options: find a way to revitalize and increase membership, merge with another area group, or close up shop for good. In the 1920s and 1930s, Maine boasted over 60,000 Grange members in upwards of 400 local charters. There have been 575 different subordinate Granges on record in Maine, but now there are fewer than 200, most claiming only a handful of aging members.

Subjects

Grange

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