Jessamine County Moose Lodge 2686

Jessamine County Moose Lodge 2686 Jessamine County Moose Lodge 2686 is a non-profit charitable organization who focuses on aiding the community in vario Lodges were instituted in Cincinnati, St.

Though the Moose fraternal organization was founded in the late 1800s with the modest goal of offering men an opportunity to gather socially, it was reinvented during the first decade of the 20th century into an organizational dynamo of men and women who set out to build a city that would brighten the futures of thousands of children in need all across North America. When Dr. John Henry Wilson, a

Louisville, Ky., physician, organized a handful of men into the Loyal Order of Moose in the parlor of his home in the spring of 1888, he and his compatriots did so apparently for no other reason than to form a string of men's social clubs. Louis, and the smaller Indiana towns of Crawfordsville and Frankfort by the early 1890s, but Dr. Wilson himself became dissatisfied and left the infant order well before the turn of the century. It was just the two remaining Indiana Lodges that kept the Moose from disappearing altogether, until the fall of 1906, when an outgoing young government clerk from Elwood, Ind., was invited to enroll into the Crawfordsville Lodge. It was on James J. Davis' 33rd birthday, October 27, that he became just the 247th member of the Loyal Order of Moose. Davis, a native of Wales who had worked from boyhood as an "iron puddler" in the steel mills of Pennsylvania, had also been a labor organizer and immediately saw potential to build the tiny Moose fraternity into a force to provide protection and security for a largely working-class membership. At the time little or no government "safety net" existed to provide benefits to the wife and children of a breadwinner who died or became disabled. Davis proposed to "pitch" Moose membership as a way to provide such protection at a bargain price; annual dues of $5 to $10. Given a green light and the title of "Supreme Organizer," Davis and a few other colleagues set out to solicit members and organize Moose Lodges across the U.S. and southern Canada. (In 1926, the Moose fraternity's presence extended across the Atlantic, with the founding of the Grand Lodge of Great Britain.) Davis' marketing instincts were on-target: By 1912, the order had grown from 247 members in two Lodges, to a colossus of nearly 500,000 in more than 1,000 Lodges. Davis, appointed the organization's first chief executive with the new title of Director General, realized it was time to make good on the promise. The Moose began a program of paying "sick benefits" to members too ill to work--and, more ambitiously, Davis and the organization's other officers made plans for a "Moose Institute," to be centrally located somewhere in the Midwest that would provide a home, schooling and vocational training to children of deceased Moose members

Shuffleboard results!1st Place Rose and Diana2nd Place Sherry and Dave Congratulations!!!
06/10/2026

Shuffleboard results!

1st Place Rose and Diana

2nd Place Sherry and Dave

Congratulations!!!

The Moose Riders presented a $100 donation to the Blue Knights, President Daniel Deaton, charity ride, benefiting Concer...
06/06/2026

The Moose Riders presented a $100 donation to the Blue Knights, President Daniel Deaton, charity ride, benefiting Concerns of Police Survivors, to support survivors who have lost a family member in the line of duty.

Have you signed up for our Fish Fry????Times running out. Need to let bartender know if you’re coming. Fish/coleslaw/gre...
06/02/2026

Have you signed up for our Fish Fry????
Times running out. Need to let bartender know if you’re coming.
Fish/coleslaw/green beans/ vermicelli / hush puppies.

Upcoming dinners. Come visit with your fellow members and enjoy a meal together. May 30th Hamburger/ HotDogs and sides a...
05/27/2026

Upcoming dinners. Come visit with your fellow members and enjoy a meal together.

May 30th

Hamburger/ HotDogs and sides and dessert. $8.00

June 6th
Fish Fry
Cole Slaw/ Baked Beans
$10 But need to sign up at lodge.

Shuffleboard Results1st PlaceDebbie and Diana2nd PlaceTom and Dave
05/27/2026

Shuffleboard Results

1st Place
Debbie and Diana

2nd Place
Tom and Dave

05/22/2026
It’s almost that time. Please join us on Saturday bring a car come look at beautiful cars and share this post. We're cou...
05/21/2026

It’s almost that time.
Please join us on Saturday bring a car come look at beautiful cars and share this post.
We're counting down the days to our spectacular Car Show on June 13th! To make it even more special, we're still collecting auction items. Your contributions are welcome at the lodge, cared for by Debbie Edwards.

Last night, we made a difference by donating our pull tabs to Sally and Jeremy for the Ronald McDonald House, bringing i...
05/21/2026

Last night, we made a difference by donating our pull tabs to Sally and Jeremy for the Ronald McDonald House, bringing immense joy and heartfelt gratitude from them for the generous outpouring.

Shuffleboard Results1st Place Diana and Dave2nd Place Sherry and Rose. Congratulations!!
05/20/2026

Shuffleboard Results

1st Place Diana and Dave

2nd Place Sherry and Rose.

Congratulations!!

Shuffleboard results. Great games tonight. 1st Place Carol and Lutcher2nd Place Harley and Mike. Congratulations
05/06/2026

Shuffleboard results.
Great games tonight.

1st Place Carol and Lutcher

2nd Place Harley and Mike.

Congratulations

Address

501 Virginia Lane
Nicholasville, KY
40356

Opening Hours

Tuesday 5pm - 10pm
Wednesday 5pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 5pm - 10pm
Friday 5pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 4pm - 9:30pm

Telephone

(859) 305-6530

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