The word Harugari comes from the old German word Haruc which means "holy shrine; a meeting place under oak trees." Harugari is an ancient Teutonic name for priest. The Deutscher Orden der Harugari was founded on March 8, 1847 in New York City. By 1887, there were at least 250 sub-orders throughout the U.S., established to provide services for members in need. Additionallly the lodges sought to preserve the German language in the US and to give German-speaking citizens an opportunity to promote their own culture and tradition.
This collection includes day books, record books, constitutions, registers, insurance policies, and nominations of members for various lodges of The German Order of the Harugari, located in Allegheny County, Pa., 1884-1915. The lodges included in this collection are Lodge 608, Etna, Pa.; Lodge 23, Allegheny Pa.; and Lodge 495.
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Gift of Art Salloch, September 1, 1982.
German Order of Harugari, Allegheny County, Pa. Lodges Records, 1884-1915, AIS.1982.20, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
German Order of Harugari, Allegheny County, Pa. Lodges Records, 1884-1915, AIS.1982.20, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Deutscher Orden Harugari, Lodge 608, Etna, Pa., Records, AIS 82:20, 1893-1910, Archives of Industrial Society, University of Pittsburgh Libraries, University of Pittsburgh.
This collection was processed by Dan Horvath on September 3, 2004.
Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Dan Horvath in September 2004. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 1429371
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
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