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Friendly society membership certificate

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Friendly society membership certificate

The Ancient Order of Foresters was another friendly society that provided mutual aid to its members. This elaborate certificate shows that Joseph Lomas became a member of the Wellington order in 1844. 

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society - Wellington District (MS-Group-0341)

Reference: MSI-Papers-5188

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Margaret Tennant, Voluntary welfare organisations – 19th-century charity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/29043/friendly-society-membership-certificate (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Margaret Tennant, published 24 February 2011.