Vienna Grange No. 1288
Vienna Grange Post Number 1288 was founded on August 1, 1876, with 40 charter members. Rodney D. Leet was elected Master and H. L. Scoville was elected Secretary.
This obituary for Samuel Scoville mentions that he was a charter member of the Vienna Grange No. 1288.Western Reserve Chronicle (Warren, Ohio), May 18, 1881, page 4.
This Grange Post was a member of the National Grange of The Order of Patrons of Husbandry. Founded in Washington, DC, on December 4, 1867, this fraternal organization was created by Oliver H. Kelley and others to raise awareness of and improve the economic condition and social life of the farm and rural population in the United States.
It is unknown when the Vienna Grange No. 1288 dissolved.
This article is adapted from Vienna, Ohio, "Where We Live and Let Live": Town 4, Range 2, of the Connecticut Western Reserve (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1999), pp. 229-231. list of Grange Masters augmented by "Vienna Grange Booster Night in Recognition of 60th Anniverary of Vienna Grange and 150th Anniversary of Vienna Township, March 3, 1961."Â
Additional research by Christine Novicky in September 2023.
Additional research by Christine Novicky in September 2023.