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Modern Woodmen of America (Mountain Valley Camp) Minute Book, 1907-1923. Local government records collection, Bedford County (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Bedford County.
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Bedford County probably was named for John Russell, fourth duke of Bedford, who, as secretary of state for the southern department from 1748 to 1751, had general supervision of colonial affairs. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1753, and parts fo Albemarle and Lunenburg Counties were added later.
Modern Woodmen of America was founded in 1883 by Joseph Cullen Root, an Iowa businessman, to provide financial services, life insurance, and opportunities for fellowship for men ages 18 to 45. The Mountain Valley Camp was organized at Rusher's Store in Montvale, in Bedford County, in 1907.
Modern Woodmen of America (Mountain Valley Camp) Minute Book, 1907-1923, contains names of lodge officers and charter members, attendance records, and minutes, 1907-1917. Minutes document committee appointments, election of new members, and other business. The volume also contains records of dues paid by members and other accounts, 1917-1923.