The IOOF are less well known than the Freemason's but they have had a profound impact on Australia as well as the US and Canada.
Here in Australia the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Felows (Victoria) demutualised and became IOOF inc. A major financial-insurnace services provider.
The South Ausralian Odd Fellows demutualised and became KeyInvest, they alsostill own National Pharmacy chain.
They are more noteworthy than ever but the books seem to be getting thinner than fatter. The interent has filled the void and in typical style it becomes a battlefield of world views rather than a debate on established history.
The Information Age is not as much about he free movement and archiving of information, as it is about information control and manipulation.
Ebooks and websites have been shown to be continually edited with controversial yet verifiable information vanishing.
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