Abbreviations for organizations

A few years ago, when we were stumped by a string of letters in a historical article that we eventually deduced was an abbreviation for the name of an organization -- a lodge, in this case -- an individual belonged to, we had a difficult time finding out what it stood for. We wrote that one down for future reference, and then we wrote down another, and another, and, before we knew it, we had the makings of a list of organizations that were (or are) known by their initials or an abbreviation.

It occurred to us that, if we had this problem, there was little doubt that other people did as well. As a result, we decided to put our list online. We were right. People do need to do this kind of lookup occasionally, and we are providing a helpful service.

to view the PDF file of our list of organizations, old ones and ones that are still in existence today, that are or were known and referred to principally (or frequently) by their initials or an acronym.

If you haven't a clue what E.O.M.A. was, or whether you would be more apt to join the I.O.D. (or, perhaps, eat it for dinner), this frequently updated PDF file is for you.

Simply click on list of organizations to see it! It's a free tool for historians and genealogists from Between the Lakes Group. (The current version is 2.13, updated 12/17/09)

Needless to say, we also hope that you will consider purchasing our history and genealogy CD-ROMS -- to view our catalog, and to visit our search page (where you can do a free lookup in the many indexes and summaries that we make available of the material we publish) -- but your use of these research tools is free regardless.). And to return to our page of free research material.

Abbreviations for Organizations

A free tool for historians and genealogists

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