Meetings: 2nd & 4th Thursday Meeting Time: 6:00 PM Address: Church of Excelsior – 471 3rd St. Excelsior, MN 55331 PO Box 129 Excelsior, MN 55331
Contact Info
Rick Benesh, Secretary 17308 Candlewood Pkwy Eden Prairie, MN. 55347 Phone: 952.649.0327
Past Grand Masters
Bernard Leach 1984-1985
Wesley Searles 1986-1987
Roland Schallberg 1999-2000
Allan P. Sauter 2003-2004
Bernard Leach 2005-2006
J. Douglas Plott 2008-2009
Rick Benesh 2015-2016
Wayne Rosengren 2017-2018
Robert Arthur, Jr. 2018-2019
Rick Benesh 2023-2024
Charter Members
W.H. Le Van
J.T. Rawlings
Wm. F. Darver
Lewis Hanson
Wallace W. Wait
Osby V.W. Digafoos
W.E. Rawlings
Mapleton ♦ Mapleton #101
Organized March 13, 1885
Meeting Information
Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays (no mtg’s July & Aug) Meeting Time: 7:00 PM Address: 308 Main St. NE (new address)
Contact Info
John Sonnek, Secretary 299 Krason Dr Madison Lake, MN. 56063 Phone: 507.327-5686
Past Grand Masters
Harold Lanz, Jr. 2001-2002
Charter Members
G.W Baldwin
William Stroebal
W.H. Davis
F. Scholtz
Linley Garrett
Charles Rodgers
Peter Thomas
Pine Island ♦ Pine Island #84
Organized November 4, 1891
Meeting Information
Meetings: 3rd Monday Meeting Time: 6:00pm Address: 223 Main St S
Contact Info
Braden Schaefer, Secretary 612 Main St. South Pine Island, MN. 55963 Phone: 507.884-4041
Past Grand Masters
None
CHARTER MEMBERS
I.F. Clark
F.R. Paterick
H.A. Castle
C.D. Cludenel
B.C. Closner
E.M. Monroe
I.M. Wood
E.F. Milligen
Northfield ♦ Friendship #50
Organized November 15, 1875
Meeting Information Meetings: 3rd Saturday Meeting Time: 9:00am Address: 416 Odd Fellows Lane Northfield, MN 55057
Contact Info Gary Thomas, Jr., Secretary 1418 South Park St. Red Wing, MN. 55066 Phone: 651-385-0714
Past Grand Masters
W. Emerson Kieren 1969-1970
CHARTER MEMBERS
S.S. Dickinson
Wm. H. Bennett
T.M. Gossard
O.S. Taylor
John Lapp
Samual W. Matteson
C.H. Miller
Peter Filbert
Henry Ebel
W.O. Johnson
Winnebago ♦ Winnebago City #30
Organized January 13, 1871
Meeting Information
Meetings: 1st & 3rd Thursday Meeting Time: 6:30 & 7:30pm Address: Winnebago City Hall 140 Main St S.
Contact Info
David Adams, Secretary 947 S. Orient St. Fairmont, MN. 56031-4346 Phone: 507.236.7040
Past Grand Masters
David Adams 2007-2008
Douglas Klocek 2019-2021
CHARTER MEMBERS
John Robbins
J.F. Davis
E.G. Buck
George E. Conaly
W.W. Potter
Bailey Madison
NOTE: Any inquiries regarding genealogy questions should only be in regards to individuals that were a member of a Minnesota Lodge. All other inquiries for other states will be answered with a referral to your states Grand Secretaries contact information.