Fraternal History in the UK

The Three Links Odd Cast · Jun 6, 2021 · 1h 9m

Prompted by a character in an old episode of Star Trek, Owen Snowdon wanted to grow up and wear a sash. His grandfather, a member of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, promised him that one day he would be able to do just that. That dream came true for him at age eighteen. Now, five years later at twenty-three, Owen is a member of several branches of seven different fraternal orders and has become a researcher into the history of fraternal orders (or friendly societies, as they are called) in the UK. Owen tells us about the first fraternity he joined, the aforementioned Antediluvian…