THE JACKSONVILLE MASONIC LODGE, aka, Warren Lodge #10, is the oldest continuous fraternal organization in Jacksonville. As such, the lodge is intricately tied to the early history of Jacksonville. Many of the early settlers in Jacksonville had been members of a Masonic lodge before arriving and wished to continue this association. […]
COVID-19 WAS CHALLENGING, including the tragic deaths of so many people, the basic shutting down of our nation’s economy, and the two-year loss of education for our school kids. Also, hard hit by the pandemic were service clubs, and the Jacksonville Lions Club was no exception. Long-time member Jim Davidian relates, […]
THE ROTARY CLUB OF JACKSONVILLE-APPLEGATE was chartered on March 4, 1989, with twenty-seven male members. A core number of the members of the new club transferred from Central Point. It was initially formed to establish a male-only club as Central Point had begun adding female members, creating a division within that […]
THE FOUNDER of the Jacksonville Boosters Club, Robbie Collins, had a simple adage: “It does not matter who gets credit as long as the work gets done,” and indeed the work of the Boosters Club continues to be impressive. Collins was the main force in what some refer to as “the […]
ON APRIL 14, 1939, fifteen civic-minded ladies gathered at the Fellowship Hall of the Jacksonville Presbyterian Church to start a Jacksonville Garden Club, and 85 years later this organization is thriving and proving that the past is simply prologue. As the oldest continuous service organization in Jacksonville, the club continues to […]