Grange movement

The Grange movement in the United States involved the affiliation of local farmers into area "granges" to work for their political and economic advantages. The official name of the National Grange is the Patrons of Husbandry. Today they might be considered a special interest group. Founded after the Civil War, it flourished toward to the end of the 19th century. Many small rural communities in New England, the Midwest and West still have an old "Grange Hall" standing on Main Street.

The Founders of the Grange were: Oliver Hudson Kelley, William Saunders, Francis M. McDowell, John Trimble, Aaron B. Grosh, John R. Thompson, William M. Ireland and Caroline A. Hall.

External links

• "A Short History of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, also known as the National Grange," by Charles P. Gilliam
• Official Website of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
• Background, History, Ritual and Emblems of the Grange