Category Archives: Metal Markers

 The Disabled American Veterans organization was formed September 25, 1920, in the wake of World War I.  Few services were offered to soldiers upon their return from the war.  At a Christmas dinner hosted by an Ohio Superior Court Judge … Continue reading →

The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America XVII Century Motto: A Lasting Legacy Theme: Honoring our Heritage, Embracing the Future Scripture: “Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?  He that walketh uprightly and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the … Continue reading →

This metal marker is a replica of the emblem of the National Society of the American Colonists–a shield with an oak tree in full foliage in the center, surrounded by an open wreath of oak leaves and acorns.  This society … Continue reading →

The Knights of St. John, named for their patron saint, St. John the Baptist, is a fraternal organization for Catholic men founded May 6, 1886, in New York State.  The organization is the amalgamation of many organizations, such as, the Knights of St. George, the Knights … Continue reading →

The metal marker above marks the grave of a member of the Daughters of America, a fraternal order founded in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in 1891 as the auxillary organization of the Jr. Order of United American Mechanics.  The eagle and the stars … Continue reading →

The metal marker above marks the grave of a member of The Knights of the Maccabees of the World (KOTM OTW).  The marker displays a circle within a circle, with a tent in the inner circle.  The term “tent” signified the … Continue reading →

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” The inscription above is carved above the entrance to the New York James Farley Post Office.  Though the quote, derived from … Continue reading →

The metal marker above marks the grave of a woman who belonged to the Order of Pythian Sisters.  If you look at the shield you see two letters P and S outside the inner square.  The P and S stand for … Continue reading →

On February 19, 1864, the Knights of Pythias, founded by Justus H. Rathbone, became the very first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an Act of the United States Congress.  The society is based on the Greek story of … Continue reading →