There were many Danish immigrants to Barre, Vermont in the early 1900's. Unlike other ethnic groups that worked in the granite industry, most of the Danes were farmers. Thomas Mekkelsen, a good old Danish farmer, who lived on Beckley Hill in Barre, was the first person to be interested in starting a social group so that the Danes could get together, play cards, speak Danish, and help each other when in need.

(The archives of Lodge #294, preserved by traditional and digital means by Old Barn Vermont,LLC , are now a part of the historical collection at the Aldrich Library in Barre, Vermont)

For more information about today's Lodge, phone Stanley Christiansen at 802-223-5424