Historical Document Repository

Browse the PDFs below to see a list of all the historical documents from lodges around the country.

You can also view a view a historical timeline or a photo album.

1870
Secret Password
Uploaded 09/05/2017 by Lodge 1668
1872
Charles Vivian arrested in San Francisco
Uploaded 12/14/2021 by Lodge 652
1877
The History of the Legendary Louisville Elks Lodge #8
Uploaded 07/20/2017 by Lodge 8
1878
History of Elks Lodge #9 – St. Louis, MO
Uploaded 02/24/2022 by Lodge 9
1888
History of Bay City Lodge #88
Uploaded 01/04/2018 by Lodge 88
1888
History of the Trenton Lodge #105
Uploaded 07/20/2018 by Lodge 105
1891
Histroy of Stockton Elks Lodge #218
Uploaded 10/13/2017 by Lodge 218
1895
History - Florence, Ky Elks #314
Uploaded 07/25/2017 by Lodge 314
1897
Elks' Class Day #219
Uploaded 05/01/2024 by Lodge 219
1899
125th Anniversary Reflections New Philadelphia Elks #510
Uploaded 12/02/2024 by Lodge 510
1900
Elks Ohio State Reunion and Industrial Exhibition - New Philadelphia, Ohio - August 6-11, 1900 [Souvenir Edition]
Uploaded 01/24/2025 by Lodge 510
1900
Grass Valley Elks Lodge #538 - A Founding of Community
Uploaded 09/15/2020 by Lodge 538
1900
Reno Elks Lodge is chartered on June 30, 1900
Uploaded 10/27/2017 by Lodge 597
1901
History of Kalispell Elks #725
Uploaded 02/26/2018 by Lodge 725
1901
Good Times, Good Works
Uploaded 03/17/2020 by Lodge 616
1902
Good Times - Good Food
Uploaded 03/17/2020 by Lodge 616
1902
Good Works - Community Welfare
Uploaded 03/17/2020 by Lodge 616
1902
Elks 616 - Play Ball
Uploaded 03/17/2020 by Lodge 616
1906
Effingham Illinois Elks Lodge #1016 P1
Uploaded 10/11/2017 by Lodge 1016
1910
Calumet 404 History
Uploaded 01/16/2018 by Lodge 404
1910
Calumet 404 History - Page 4
Uploaded 01/16/2018 by Lodge 404
1910
Elks May Day #404
Uploaded 01/16/2018 by Lodge 404
1910
Elks Club Rooms
Uploaded 01/16/2018 by Lodge 404
1911
A peek at Elks Lodge #400 Circa 1911 by Marion Heinisch-Clark
Uploaded 09/05/2017 by Lodge 400
1915
Chanute Elks Lodge No. 806 Gym Ready Soon
Uploaded 08/30/2017 by Lodge 806
1919
A Spirited "Rendezvous"
Uploaded 08/07/2017 by Lodge 30
1919
Wooster, Ohio Jewels
Uploaded 06/09/2022 by Lodge 1346
1920
“A Night At The Cabaret”
Uploaded 11/20/2018 by Lodge 791
1924
Beacon Elks Lodge #1493
Uploaded 10/09/2017 by Lodge 1493
1925
History of Watervliet #1500
Uploaded 01/16/2018 by Lodge 1500
1926
Elks and Scouting - a special troop
Uploaded 03/17/2020 by Lodge 616
1927
History of Sebring Lodge #1529
Uploaded 08/29/2023 by Grand Lodge
1927
John F. Malley New Elks Ruler
Uploaded 02/25/2020 by Lodge 61
1927
Autos Used by Many Elks to Reach Reunion
Uploaded 02/25/2020 by Lodge 5
1927
B.P.O.E. Official Funeral Sashes order form
Uploaded 08/11/2017 by Lodge 1465
1929
Elks 510 Building Dedication Program
Uploaded 07/25/2018 by Lodge 510
1929
Elks 510 Building Dedication Program - Lodge History
Uploaded 07/25/2018 by Lodge 510
1929
Elks 510 Building Dedication - 1929 Officers
Uploaded 07/25/2018 by Lodge 510
1929
Elks 510 Building Dedication - 1929 Departed Brothers; Ohio Elks Information
Uploaded 07/25/2018 by Lodge 510
1931
Lodge 616 and Boy Scouts begin
Uploaded 03/17/2020 by Lodge 616
1934
Our Absent Brothers In Memoriam
Uploaded 03/28/2023 by Lodge 33
1936
Social Side of the Grand Lodge Convention
Uploaded 07/07/2017 by Grand Lodge
1937
Mount Vernon, WA, Lodge #1604
Uploaded 02/26/2018 by Lodge 1604
1937
History of Hattiesburg MS Lodge 0599 from 1900 thru 2018
Uploaded 06/01/2020 by Lodge 599
1940
Joseph Buch, PGER 1940 – Trenton Lodge #105 BPOE
Uploaded 07/20/2018 by Lodge 105
1941
616 Elks of World War II
Uploaded 03/20/2020 by Lodge 616
1941
World War II begins for 616 Elks
Uploaded 03/20/2020 by Lodge 616
1941
616 Elks in Battle of Wake Island
Uploaded 03/20/2020 by Lodge 616
1942
616 Elks in World War II: Guam
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1942
616 Elks in World War II: 1942 losses
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1942
616 Elks and Allies fight back in Pacific
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1942
616 Elks in Battle of Tassafaronga in World War II
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1942
616 Elk families after Dec 7, 1941
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1942
616 Elks life after Dec 7, 1941
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1943
616 Elks in World War II: Mysteries & Secrets
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1943
Elks in the War: Part I
Uploaded 09/05/2017 by Lodge 1668
1943
Elks in the War: Part II
Uploaded 09/05/2017 by Lodge 1668
1943
Elks in the War: Part III
Uploaded 09/05/2017 by Lodge 1668
1943
Elks in the War: Part IV
Uploaded 09/05/2017 by Lodge 1668
1944
616 Elks losses as World War II ends
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1944
616 Elks fight in Europe in World War II
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1945
616 Elks and World War II move from Europe to Pacific
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1945
616 Elks in Battle of Okinawa
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1945
616 Elks lost off Okinawa
Uploaded 04/06/2020 by Lodge 616
1947
Mountain Home AR Lodge No. 1714 History
Uploaded 09/05/2017 by Lodge 1714
1948
Waukesha Elks B.P.O.E 400 50th Anniversary Book
Uploaded 08/28/2017 by Lodge 400
1949
Elks 510 Annex Building Dedication -- 1949
Uploaded 07/25/2018 by Lodge 510
1949
Elks 510 Annex Dedication - 1949 Program Details and Photo
Uploaded 07/25/2018 by Lodge 510
1949
Elks 510 Annex Building Dedication - 1949
Uploaded 07/25/2018 by Lodge 510
1949
Elks 510 Annex Building Dedication - 1949 - Departed Brothers; Lodge History
Uploaded 07/25/2018 by Lodge 510
1949
Elks 510 Annex Building Dedication - 1949 - Building Progress; Ohio State Activities
Uploaded 07/25/2018 by Lodge 510
1951
York PA Lodge #213 - Silver Jubilee Minstrels
Uploaded 10/31/2017 by Lodge 213
1951
York PA Lodge #213 - To Our Absent Brothers
Uploaded 10/31/2017 by Lodge 213
1952
Madison Elks Lodge No. 1465 GER Howard Davis Testimonial Dinner January 14, 1952
Uploaded 07/18/2017 by Lodge 1465
1952
York PA Lodge # 213 - Flag Day Service
Uploaded 10/31/2017 by Lodge 213
1952
York PA Lodge #213 - Concert
Uploaded 10/31/2017 by Lodge 213
1956
Installation of Fullerton Lodge, March 17, 1956
Uploaded 12/07/2017 by Lodge 1993
1956
Santa Maria Elks 1538 - Flag Day Ceremony 1956
Uploaded 11/02/2023 by Lodge 1538
1956
St. Helens Lodge No. 1999: A Glance at our History
Uploaded 12/04/2023 by Lodge 1999
1957
Mojave Elks Lodge #2059 Institution
Uploaded 07/20/2017 by Lodge 2059
1959
Santa Maria Elks #1538 - Past Exalted Rulers Night 1959
Uploaded 11/02/2023 by Lodge 1538
1962
Santa Maria Elks 1538 - 1st Annual Family Picnic
Uploaded 11/02/2023 by Lodge 1538
1967
BPOE 400 moves with Elkdom into a second century...with deeper dedication to Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love, Fidelity
Uploaded 09/05/2017 by Lodge 400
1967
Oak Harbor Elks Lodge 2362 History
Uploaded 01/09/2018 by Lodge 2362
1968
History of Brandon Florida Lodge #2383
Uploaded 01/25/2018 by Lodge 2383
1968
Waukesha Elks Lodge No. 400 Celebrates 70th year
Uploaded 08/31/2017 by Lodge 400
1970
Invitation to Waukesha, WI Elks Lodge No. 400 Open House
Uploaded 09/05/2017 by Lodge 400
1970
ZZ Tops's first paying gig took place at Beaumont Elks Lodge #311
Uploaded 07/20/2017 by Lodge 311
1972
New Lodge Building Dedication Program.
Uploaded 01/23/2024 by Lodge 1999
1980
History of Calvert Lodge 2620
Uploaded 02/21/2018 by Lodge 2620
1984
10 Year History of Rio Rancho Lodge #2500 New Mexico
Uploaded 07/10/2018 by Lodge 2500
1994
Benton County Elks Lodge #2783
Uploaded 05/17/2018 by Lodge 2783
1998
BPOE Lodge No. 400 Century of Elkdom
Uploaded 08/28/2017 by Lodge 400
2000
The History of the Pennsylvania Elks
Uploaded 03/05/2018 by Lodge 1668
2001
Benton County Elks Lodge #2783
Uploaded 05/17/2018 by Lodge 2783
2001
Findlay Lodge #75 through the years
Uploaded 09/18/2017 by Lodge 75
2002
Chanute Lodge No. 806 Celebrates 100 years
Uploaded 08/30/2017 by Lodge 806
2009
Celebrating One Hundred Years South Orange Lodge 1154
Uploaded 10/08/2020 by Lodge 1154
2010
Calumet #404 History - Page 1
Uploaded 01/16/2018 by Lodge 404
2010
Calumet #404 History.
Uploaded 01/16/2018 by Lodge 404
2011
Golden Elks Lodge #2740 History
Uploaded 10/24/2017 by Lodge 2740
2011
A collection of Waukesha, WI Elks Lodge No. 400 Newsletter columns by Marion Heinisch-Clark
Uploaded 09/05/2017 by Lodge 400
2012
100th Anniversary of Cambridge, MD Lodge 1272
Uploaded 10/18/2017 by Lodge 1272
2015
History of the Patchogue Elks #1323
Uploaded 11/22/2017 by Lodge 1323
2017
Effingham Illinois Elks Lodge #1016 P2
Uploaded 10/11/2017 by Lodge 1016
2017
Jackson WY Elks Lodge 1713 History
Uploaded 10/02/2017 by Lodge 1713
2017
Repeating Family History
Uploaded 07/21/2017 by Lodge 974
2017
Kern River Valley #2358 celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2017
Uploaded 07/20/2017 by Lodge 2358
2017
Quasquicentennial History of Wausau Lodge #248 B.P.O.E.
Uploaded 08/17/2020 by Lodge 248
2018
test
Uploaded 05/26/2022 by Grand Lodge
2018
Mount Vernon, WA, Elks Lodge #1604
Uploaded 03/22/2018 by Lodge 1604
2018
Celebrating 60 years of Elkdom- Sierra Vista Elks Lodge #2065 "Honor the past-Embrace the future" by Homer Sylvers PSP
Uploaded 02/16/2018 by Lodge 2065
2019
2597 History
Uploaded 04/03/2019 by Lodge 2597