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CALIFORNIA GROVES OF THE UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF DRUIDS

(Name of Grove, No. of Grove, Location, Institution Date)

California No. 1, UAOD, Placerville, May 7, 1859

Herman No. 2, UAOD, Coloma, ____, charter surrendered in 1866.

San Francisco No. 3, UAOD, San Francisco, March 27, 1864

Grand Grove Convened May 17, 1865 for installation, adopted its first constitution on May 20, 1865.

Eureka No. 4, UAOD, San Francisco, June 25, 1855

Norma No. 5, UAOD, San Francisco, May 22, 1866 (First English speaking Grove, four earlier instituted Groves spoke German)

Walhalla No. 6, UAOD, Sacramento, August 10, 1866

Sigel Grove No. 7, UAOD, ____, October 26, 1866

United Brothers Degree Grove No. 1, UAOD, San Francisco, March 4, 1867

Concordia Grove No. 1, UAOD, Portland, OR, March 4, 1867.

Germania No. 8, UAOD, Marysville, August 8, 1867

San Joaquin No. 9, UAOD, Stockton, August 15, 1867

Perseverance No. 10, UAOD, San Francisco, October 10, 1867

Schiller No. 11, UAOD, San Francisco, January 5, 1868

Washington No. 12, UAOD, San Francisco, February 2, 1868

Corinthian No. 13, UAOD, San Francisco, October 18, 1868

Goethe No. 14, UAOD, San Francisco, November 22, 1868

Hesperian No. 15, UAOD, San Francisco, January 4, 1869

Laurel No. 17, UAOD, San Francisco, June 9, 1869

Elvin No. 16, UAOD, San Francisco, November 14, 1869

Morvin No. 2, UAOD, Portland, OR, January 16, 1870

Mistletoe No. 3, UAOD, East Portland, OR, February 13, 1870

A Second Degree Grove was instituted in San Francisco in 1870

Dodona No. 18, UAOD, Woodland, July 31, 1870

Templar No. 19, UAOD, San Francisco, January 22, 1871

Harmony No. 20, UAOD, San Francisco, February 5, 1871

Madrona No. 21, UAOD, Santa Cruz, November 5, 1871

Cleanthe No. 4, UAOD, Portland, OR, March 22, 1872

Live Oak No. 22, UAOD, San Francisco, April 14, 1872

Octavian No. 5, UAOD, Hillsboro, OR, April 19, 1872

San Jose No. 23, UAOD, San Jose, May 11, 1873

Oakland No. 24, Oakland, June 1, 1873

Stockton Grove No. 25, UAOD, Stockton, March 17, 1874

First "Druids Journal" published in 1874

Duxbury No. 26, UAOD, Bolinas, August 2, 1874

Silver State No. 1, UAOD, Virginia City, NV, March 21, 1875

Unity No. 27, UAOD, San Jose, March 21, 1875

University No. 28, UAOD, Oakland, May 16, 1875

Eagle No. 29, UAOD, Colusa, May 27, 1875

In 1876 no new Groves were instituted; one or two Groves surrendered charters.

Brooklyn Grove No. 30, Oakland, June 13, 1876

Fidelity Grove No. 31, UAOD, Sacramento, March 7, 1878

Plantation No. 32, UAOD, Fisk's Mill, Sonoma County, October 9, 1878 (In 1932 it was reported that the Druids Hall was still there but the town and Grove were gone.)

Agassiz No. 33, UAOD, West Oakland, October 27, 1878

Modesto No. 34, UAOD, Modesto, November 14, 1878

Eldorado No. 35, UAOD, Placerville, November 21, 1878

Merced No. 36, UAOD, Merced, March 25, 1879

Galileo Grove No. 37, UAOD, San Francisco, March 14, 1880

Petaluma No. 38, UAOD, Petaluma, December 15, 1880

Olema No. 39, UAOD, Olema, April 9, 1881

Buena Vista No. 40, UAOD, Bodega, July 9, 1881

Arizona No. 1, Contention City, AZ, May 12, 1882

Druids Hall at 413 Sutter Street, San Francisco, was destroyed by fire in 1883; Grand Grove sessions were held in the Armory of Company F, corner of Sutter and Powell. Endowment Fund which had been established in 1878 was reported as failing in 1883 when the special session was held.

St. Helena Grove No. 41, UAOD, St. Helena, April 4, 1885

Nicasio Grove No. 42, UAOD, Nicasio, May 2, 1885

Vasco da Gama No. 43, UAOD, San Francisco, June 23, 1885

Celtic No 44, UAOD, South San Francisco (which by 1932 had become the Bayview District of San Francisco proper), July 20, 1885

Mayfield No. 45, UAOD, Mayfield, August 20, 1885

Napa No. 46, UAOD, Napa, August 27, 1885

Santa Rosa No. 47, UAOD, Santa Rosa, October 10, 1885

Ocean No. 48, UAOD, Half Moon Bay, October 13, 1885

East Oakland No. 49, UAOD, November 5, 1885

Hazel Dell No. 50, UAOD, Watsonville, October 22, 1885

Cypress No. 51, UAOD, Petaluma, October 31, 1885

Morvin No. 52, UAOD, Redwood City, November 29, 1885

Pebble Beach No. 53, UAOD, Pescadero, January 17, 1886

Mistletoe No. 54, UAOD, West Oakland, March 4, 1886

Manzanita No. 55, UAOD, Vallejo, April 10, 1886

Summer No. 56, UAOD, Bakersfield, April 11, 1886

Alameda No. 57, UAOD, Alameda, April 24, 1886

Prosperity No. 1, UAOD, Nanaimo, British Columbia, August 3, 1886

Mt. Tamalpais No. 58, UAOD, San Rafael, August 21, 1886

Big Trees No. 59, UAOD, San Andreas, November 21, 1886

Merlin No. 60, UAOD, San Francisco, February 26, 1886

Union No. 61, UAOD, Sacramento, March 8, 1887

Morton No. 62 (which by 1932 had been changed to Gaulois Grove), UAOD, Los Angeles, March 20, 1887

Fresno No. 63, UAOD, Fresno, March 27, 1887

Hayward No. 64, UAOD, Hayward, April 10, 1887

Excelsior No. 65, UAOD, San Francisco, April 13, 1887

Guerneville No. 69, UAOD, Guerneville, July 31, 1887

Selma No. 70, UAOD, Selma, August 13, 1887

Garibaldi No. 71, UAOD, Oakland, July 25, 1889

Solano No. 72, UAOD, Fairfield, May 4, 1889

Noe Valley No. 73, UAOD, San Francisco, August 10, 1889

Columbus No. 74, UAOD, San Jose, September 29, 1889

Sonoma No. 75, UAOD, Sonoma, October 19, 1889

Garden No. 76, UAOD, San Jose, December 8, 1889

William Tell No. 77, UAOD, Napa, December 10, 1889

Mazzini No. 78, UAOD, Los Angeles, February 10, 1890

Forest No. 79, UAOD, Fresno, April 9, 1890

Los Angeles No. 80, UAOD, Los Angeles, April 13, 1890

Luis de Camoen No. 81, Santa Cruz, June 1, 1890

Cosmopolitan No. 1, Portland, OR, June 5, 1890

Pleasanton No. 82, UAOD, Pleasanton, September 14, 1890

Tomales No. 83, UAOD, Tomales, January 20, 1890

Dante No. 84, UAOD, Duncan's Mill, April 25, 1891

Harmony No. 85, UAOD, San Francisco, July 17, 1891

Acorian No. 86, UAOD, Sacramento, October 25, 1891

Mission No. 87, UAOD, San Luis Obispo, December 18, 1891

Volta No. 88, UAOD, San Francisco, May 7, 1892

Livermore No. 89, UAOD, Livermore, May 22, 1892

Cayucos No. 90, UAOD, Cayucos, June 3, 1892

Turlock No. 91, UAOD, Turlock, August 11, 1892

Unity No. 2, UAOD, North Field, British Columbia, August 20, 1892

Washington No. 92, UAOD, Eureka, January 16, 1893

Americus No. 93, UAOD, Eureka, January 17, 1893

Frederick Sieg No. 94, UAOD, Occidental, January 26, 1893

Schiller No. 1, UAOD, Tacoma, WA, April 23, 1893

Roma No. 95, UAOD, Oakland, May 9, 1893

Redwood No. 96, UAOD, Arcata, May 18, 1893

Magnolia No. 97, UAOD, Los Angeles, May 27, 1893

Seattle No. 2, UAOD, Seattle, WA, June 9, 1893

Rainier No. 3, UAOD, Seattle, WA, June 9, 1893

Concordia No. 98, UAOD, Stockton, November 5, 1893

Cumberland No. 3, UAOD, Union, British Columbia, November 22, 1893

Far West No. 99, UAOD, Ferndale, January 29, 1894

Guadalupe No. 100, UAOD, Guadalupe, March 1, 1894

Salinas No. 101, UAOD, Salinas, April 14, 1894

Italia No. 2, UAOD, Portland, OR, February 16, 1895

Orange Vale No. 102, Orange Vale, April 28, 1895

Wellington No. 4, UAOD, British Columbia, April 29, 1895

Octavio No. 103, UAOD, Guerneville, May 12, 1895

Golden Star No. 104, UAOD, San Francisco, May 29, 1895

Mendocino No. 105, UAOD, Fort Bragg, January 16, 1896

Manzanita No. 106, UAOD, San Francisco, February 15, 1897

Aurora No. 107, UAOD, San Francisco, March 3, 1897

Alpini No. 108, UAOD, San Francisco, May 20, 1897

Verdi Giuseppe No. 109, UAOD, Healdsburg, November 27, 1897

Giordano Bruno No. 110, UAOD, Sisson (which by 1932 was Mt. Shasta)

Fitch No 111, UAOD, Healdsburg, July 3, 1898

Sacramento No. 112, UAOD, Sacramento, November 16, 1898

Novato No. 113, UAOD, Novato, January 5, 1899

Jackson No. 114, UAOD, Jackson, February 19, 1899

Fraternity No. 115, UAOD, Napa, October 1, 1899

No. 116 (?)

Fortuna No. 117, UAOD, Angels Camp, October 10, 1899

Stockton No. 118, UAOD, Stockton, January 26, 1900

Olympia No. 119, UAOD, San Francisco, March 5, 1900

Benicia No. 120, UAOD, Benicia, April 20, 1900

Sempione No. 121, UAOD, Santa Rosa, May 26, 1900

Orange No. 122, UAOD, Los Angeles, June 14, 1900

Centerville No. 123, UAOD, Centerville, October 22, 1900

Loleta No. 124, UAOD, Loleta, November 22, 1900

Lisbon No. 125, UAOD, Freeport, November 25, 1900

Sutter Creek No. 126, UAOD, Sutter Creek, December 2, 1900

Newman No. 127, UAOD, Newman, January 17, 1901

Monteverde No. 128, UAOD, San Francisco, April 17, 1901

Hollister No. 129, UAOD, Hollister, April 21, 1901

Gilroy No. 130, UAOD, Gilroy, April 28, 1901

Vallejo No. 131, UAOD, Vallejo, September 3, 1901

McKinley No. 132, UAOD, San Francisco, October 3, 1901

Sera Pinto No. 133, UAOD, Oakland, October 27, 1901

Liberty No. 134, UAOD, San Jose, November 4, 1901

Watsonville No. 135, UAOD, Watsonville, November 11, 1901

Angels Camp No. 136, UAOD, Angels Camp, January 9, 1902

Grutli No. 137, UAOD, San Francisco, February 2, 1902

Prince Louis Philip No. 138, UAOD, East Oakland, March 23, 1902

Old Friends No. 139, UAOD, San Francisco, May 8, 1902

Columbia No. 140, UAOD, San Francisco, May 28, 1902

North End No. 141, UAOD, San Francisco, May 30, 1902

Santa Cruz No. 142, UAOD, Santa Cruz, July 6, 1902

Elmhurst No. 143, UAOD, Oakland, August 9, 1902

Humbert No. 144, UAOD, Fresno, August 28, 1902

Green Valley No. 145, UAOD, San Francisco, August 31, 1902

Zodiac No. 146, UAOD, Eureka, October 11, 1902

Lincoln No. 147, UAOD, Lincoln, October 24, 1902

Cambria No. 148, UAOD, Cambria, November 9, 1902

Unity No. 149, UAOD, Petaluma, November 2, 1902

Fresno No. 150, UAOD, Fresno, December 10, 1902

Dayton No. 2, UAOD, Dayton, NV, December 28, 1902

Helvetia No. 151, UAOD, San Francisco, January 4, 1903

Reno No. 3, UAOD, Reno, NV, February 15, 1903

Taliesin No. 152, UAOD, San Francisco, February 22, 1903

Marconi No. 153, UAOD, Isleton, February 28, 1903

Ulysses S. Grant No. 154, UAOD, San Diego, March 19, 1903

Concord No. 155, UAOD, Concord, April 19, 1903

Los Banos No. 156, UAOD, Los Banos, April 26, 1903

Sunset No. 157, UAOD, San Francisco, May 27, 1903

Willits No. 158, UAOD, Willits, July 19, 1903

Firebaugh No. 159, UAOD, Firebaugh, September 5, 1903

Live Oak No. 160, UAOD, Oakland, September 23, 1903

No. 161 (?)

Pacific No. 162, UAOD, San Francisco, September 26, 1903

Yosemite No. 163, UAOD, San Francisco, October 15, 1903

Ivanhoe No. 164, UAOD, Oakland, May 19, 1905

King City No. 165, UAOD, King City, December 23, 1903

Golden Gate No. 166, UAOD, San Francisco, August 23, 1904

Soledad No. 167, UAOD, Soledad, August 28, 1903

Robert Emmett No. 168, UAOD, San Francisco, October 6, 1904

Slavno No. 169, UAOD, Santa Cruz, November 6, 1904

Ivan Gundelich No. 170, UAOD, San Francisco, February 3, 1904

Spark City No. 4, UAOD, Spark City, NV, February 25, 1904

Amis Reunis No. 5, UAOD, Reno, NV, March 9, 1905

South San Francisco No. 171, UAOD, South San Francisco, April 2, 1905

Panhandle No. 172, UAOD, San Francisco, April 9, 1905

Golden Eagle No. 173, UAOD, South San Francisco, April 17, 1905

Point Richmond No. 174, UAOD, Point Richmond, April 23, 1905

Mountain View No. 175, UAOD, Mountain View, April 29, 1905

Sausalito No. 176, UAOD, Sausalito, May 25, 1905

Rodeo No. 177, UAOD, Rodeo, May 27, 1905

Gonzales No. 178, UAOD, (No date Given)

Phoenix No. 179, UAOD, San Francisco, August 28, 1905

Sylvian No. 180, UAOD, Los Angeles, November 17, 1905

Rio Vista No. 181, UAOD, Rio Vista, November 27, 1905

Velebit No. 182, UAOD, Sacramento, February 7, 1906

No. 183 (?)

Gloria No. 184, UAOD, Los Angeles, April 6, 1906

Fort Bragg No. 183, UAOD, Fort Bragg, April 7, 1906

Luso America No. 185, UAOD, Sacramento, June 23, 1906

Elk No. 186, UAOD, Greenwood, October 28, 1906

Hanford No. 187, UAOD, Hanford, December 19, 1906

Duncan's Mill No. 188, UAOD, Duncan's Mill, January 13, 1907

New San Francisco No. 189, UAOD, San Francisco, March 18, 1907

Chico No. 190, UAOD, Chico, April 25, 1907

Temple No. 191, UAOD, San Francisco, April 30, 1907

Cavour No. 192, UAOD, Crockett, May 26, 1907

West Side No. 193, UAOD, Newman, June 2, 1907

Amador City No. 194, UAOD, Amador City, September 13, 1907

San Lorenzo No. 195, UAOD, Boulder Creek, September 21, 1907

New Bodega No. 196, UAOD, Bodega, September 20, 1907

Turlock No. 197, UAOD, Turlock, January 10, 1908

San Diego, No. 198, UAOD, San Diego, February 12, 1908

Fulton No. 199, UAOD, San Francisco, March 1, 1908

Point Arena No. 200, UAOD, Point Arena, March 5, 1908

Halfmoon Bay No. 201, UAOD, Halfmoon Bay, March 29, 1908

Lodi No. 202, UAOD, Lodi, April 9, 1908

Cloverdale No. 203, UAOD, Cloverdale, April 21, 1908

Ivanhoe No. 204, UAOD, Oakland, May 11, 1908

University No. 205, UAOD, Berkeley, April 30, 1909

Los Gatos No. 206, UAOD, Los Gatos, May 13, 1909

Fidelity No. 207, UAOD, San Francisco, September 30, 1909

San Rafael No. 208, UAOD, San Rafael, February 12, 1910

Alameda No. 209, UAOD, Alameda, February 27, 1910

Portola No. 210, UAOD, Eleven Mile House, Colma, March 14, 1910

Vine Hill No. 211, UAOD, Trenton, April 10, 1910

Victor Emanuele No. 212, UAOD, Los Angeles, November 10, 1910

Redwood No. 213, UAOD, Eureka, December 12, 1910

Altruism No. 214, UAOD, San Francisco, January 22, 1911

Sebastapol No. 215, UAOD, Sebastapol, May 14, 1911

Alden No. 216, UAOD, Oakland, July 6, 1911

Albany No. 217, UAOD, Albany, May 12, 1912

Livingston No. 218, UAOD, Livingston, May 20, 1912

Mother Lode No. 219, UAOD, Jackson, July 27, 1912

Santa Clara No. 220, UAOD, Santa Clara, March 16, 1912

Croatian No. 221, UAOD, Fort Bragg, April 7, 1912

Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe No. 222, UAOD, San Jose, June 1, 1913

Exposition No. 223, UAOD, San Francisco, November 6, 1913

Palm No. 224, UAOD, Los Angeles, December 15, 1913

Dos Palos No. 225, UAOD, Dos Palos, December 16, 1913

June 23, 1915 "Druids Day" at the Panama Pacific International Exposition

Redding No. 226, UAOD, Redding, April 29, 1914

San Leandro No. 227, UAOD, San Leandro, July 11, 1915

Vallejo No. 228, UAOD, Vallejo, July 31, 1915

Hollister No. 228, UAOD, Hollister, October 6, 1918

Balboa No. 229, UAOD, Los Angeles, April 11, 1918

Morgarten No. 230, UAOD, San Francisco, June 1, 1919 (subsequently consolidated with San Francisco Grove No. 3 after which it was known as San Francisco Morgarten No. 3)

Turlock No. 231, UAOD, Turlock, May 27, 1919

Vallejo No. 232, UAOD, Vallejo, August 28, 1920

King City No. 233, UAOD, King City, February 5, 1921

Madera No. 234, UAOD, Madera, April 2, 1921

Berkeley No. 235, UAOD, Berkeley, May 18, 1921

Santa Barbara No. 236, UAOD, Santa Barbara, August 13, 1921

Santa Ana No. 237, UAOD, Santa Ana, May 20, 1922

Tipton No. 238, UAOD, Tipton, October 13, 1922

Anaheim No. 239, UAOD, Anaheim, October 23, 1922

Chico No. 240, UAOD, Chico, December 10, 1922

Burbank No. 241, UAOD, Burbank, January 15, 1923

Oroville No. 242, UAOD, Oroville, February 3, 1923

Lincoln No. 243, UAOD, Lincoln, March 25, 1923

Woodland No. 244, UAOD, Woodland, April 29, 1923

Delano No. 245, UAOD, Delano, June 9, 1923

Tulare No. 246, UAOD, Tulare, October 27, 1923

Pittsburg No. 247, UAOD, Pittsburg, October 27, 1923

Pixley No. 248, UAOD, Pixley, November 13, 1923

Balboa No. 249, UAOD, Los Angeles, November 23, 1923

Visalia No. 250, UAOD, Visalia, December 18, 1923

Fairfield No. 251, UAOD, Fairfield, March 7, 1924

Taft No. 252, UAOD, Taft, April 26, 1924

Yosemite No. 253, UAOD, Madera, May 28, 1924

Vacaville No. 254, UAOD, Vacaville, June 11, 1924

Cervantes No. 255, UAOD, San Francisco, October 4, 1924

El Granada No. 256, UAOD, El Granada, April 5, 1925

Albany No. 257, UAOD, Albany, June 5, 1927

George Washington No. 258, UAOD, Oakland, February 20, 1928

Watsonville No. 259, UAOD, Watsonville, March 24, 1928

Martinez No. 260, UAOD, Martinez, April 21, 1928

Ukiah No. 261, UAOD, Ukiah, April 21, 1928

Monterey No. 262, UAOD, Monterey, May (?), 1928

Sunnyvale No. 263, UAOD, Sunnyvale, May (?) 1928

Peninsula No. 264, UAOD, San Mateo, April 4, 1929

Hollywood No. 265, UAOD, Hollywood, May 15, 1930

Marin No. 266, UAOD, San Rafael, April 27, 1932

MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 1868 THROUGH 1934

YEAR NUMBER OF DRUIDS IN CALIFORNIA

  1. 701
  2. 991
  3. 1,334
  4. 1,674
  5. 1,767
  6. 1,856
  7. 1,898
  8. 1,851
  9. 1,940
  10. 1,711
  11. 1,571
  12. 1,565
  13. 1,504
  14. 1,466
  15. 1,453
  16. No session held due to fire which destroyed Grand Lodge Hall at 413 Sutter St. , San Francisco.
  17. 1,468
  18. 1,547
  19. 2,191
  20. 2,586
  21. 3,035
  22. 3,155
  23. 3,308
  24. 3,665
  25. 3,967
  26. 4,272
  27. 4,392
  28. 4,111
  29. 3,815
  30. 3,805
  31. 3,815
  32. 3,901
  33. 5,061
  34. 5,931
  35. 7,595
  36. 9,403
  37. 10,098
  38. 10,847
  39. 11,383
  40. 11,714
  41. 12,267
  42. 12,503
  43. 12,916
  44. 13,026
  45. 12,523
  46. 12,600 (Note: The California Grand Grove successfully litigated its independence from the Supreme Grove of the United States; It enacted its first Independent Constitution for the Government of the Grand and Subordinate Groves of California in this year.)
  47. 13,027
  48. 13,103 (Note: The New Druids Temple at 44 Page Street, San Francisco was first used for the Grand Grove Sessions in this year.)
  49. 13,586
  50. 13,667
  51. 13,195 (Note: Membership reduction largely accounted for by the War.)
  52. 12,382 (Note: When the membership report was made, 417 Druids were still in the military service and could not be counted in the membership as information was lacking as to whether they were alive or dead.)
  53. 12,583
  54. 12,266
  55. 13,619
  56. 14,159
  57. 15,127
  58. 15,086
  59. 14,891
  60. 14,549
  61. 14,610
  62. 13,961 (Note: This year marks the beginning of the Great Depression.)
  63. 13,486
  64. 13,115
  65. 12,895
  66. 11,534
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