Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1991.169 |
Object Identification Number |
1991.169.006aa |
Object Name |
Marble |
Donor |
Danish Brotherhood Lodge #15 |
Description |
A marble, part of a collection of 122 used in ballot box (1991.169.006a) by the Danish Brotherhood Lodge #15. One of seventy-two small, white marbles with a glossy glaze finish. Not perfectly circular. Most likely made from clay. |
Dimensions |
Dia-0.313 inches |
Place Of Origin |
USA |
Owned By |
Danish Brotherhood Lodge #15 |
Used By |
Danish Brotherhood Lodge #15 |
Material |
clay?/glass? |
Associated People |
Danish Brotherhood Lodge #15 |
Search Terms |
Danish Brotherhood Lodge #15 Danish Brotherhood in America DBS DB DBIA ballot box vote voting marble |
Provenance |
Gift of Danish Brotherhood Lodge #15. Marbles used by the lodge for voting. This lodge is located in Des Moines, Iowa. Lodge #15 was chartered on November 26, 1884. ------------------------------------------------- The Danish Brotherhood in America (DBIA), originally Det Danske Brodersamfund, was a national fraternal insurance association for Danish immigrant males. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska in 1881 as an outgrowth of several Danish immigrant veterans organizations, the organization was initially open to "honorable men, born of Danish parents or who were of Danish extraction." The first six lodges were chartered in July of 1882, and other lodges soon arose in many communities where significant numbers of Danes had settled. The organization provided a forum for nurturing Danish culture and language as well as providing financial assistance to members in case of death or illness. Some 350 lodges were in the United States along with three in British Columbia and one in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1916, a monthly publication titled "Det danske Brodersamfunds Blad" ("The Danish Brotherhood Magazine"), later renamed The American Dane, began to further communication among members and lodges. After 1920, as Danish immigration lessened and the number of eligible males dwindled, lodges opened their membership to include American-born daughters and later spouses and children of lodge members. The DBIA gradually evolved into a social organization for the entire family. Some lodges were disbanded after a few decades due to economic conditions or changes in the ethnic base of their communities. Remaining members were then transferred to nearby lodges or paid their insurance premiums directly to organization headquarters in Omaha (Lodge #600). In August 1995, the insurance function of the DBIA was merged into Woodmen of the World and/or Assured Life Association. A number of DBIA lodges remain active today as organizations that promote the pride of Danish culture and origin. |
Images |
220\1991169006aa.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
10/17/1991 |