Anyone from Grand Lodge of Ohio

[rpbrown]

I have been trying to get a call back from someone at the GLoO for a few months now without a return call.
My wife drug me along garage sale shopping in January and I found a 50 year medal and plaque issued to a W.D Gardner from the GLoO. I asked the homeowner about them and he said they found them in March of 2020 when they moved in. I would love to get these back to the brother or his family or at least to the GloO.

 

[Winter]

Good on you Brother for attempting to repatriate the items. I hope you're able to get them to him or his family. So many items find their way to yard sales when a Brother dies and his family doesn't know the significance. My GL has a form that you attach to your will that stipulates what to do with your Masonic items after death.

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[Buckeye]

Have you tried emailing the grand secretary Keith Newton?
GS@Freemason.com

 

[Bloke]

Well done Brother. Keep trying. When I am in that position, I try to reach out to the lodge from whence the member came, they might more value on it that GL.

 

[rpbrown]

Good news. I finally got an email from the GLoO. The brother whose items I have was raised in 1893. Unfortunately he passed in 1945, just 2 years after receiving his 50 year award. I am now going to send to the GLoO to either return it to the lodge for their historical display or to put it the the GL museum.
I only wish they could somehow find relatives to present it to, but at least it's going somewhat home to his brothers.

 

[Brother_Steve]

Good news. I finally got an email from the GLoO. The brother whose items I have was raised in 1893. Unfortunately he passed in 1945, just 2 years after receiving his 50 year award. I am now going to send to the GLoO to either return it to the lodge for their historical display or to put it the the GL museum.
I only wish they could somehow find relatives to present it to, but at least it's going somewhat home to his brothers.

You would have to hire a heir tracer and that could be cost restrictive unless there is a brother who is in that business that could find someone related to the individual.

Unfortunately, it would probably be a waste if the man did not have any living direct descendants.