Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on August 12, 2022. Welcome back to another Facebook Friday History! Today’s Facebook Friday History looks at a fraternal organization—The freemasons or the Order of Free and Accepted Masons; specifically, the building where the members met, namely, the Masonic Temple. From Britannica.com: Freemasonry is the teachings and practices of the fraternal […]
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Originally published on Facebook November 5, 2021. Welcome back to our Friday edition of Facebook Friday North Platte History. Today we are going to feature: Emil Merscheid, owner of North Platte Floral. Emil Merscheid was born in Winkel am Rhein, Germany on November 29, 1886 to Friedrich Merscheid, a fruit farmer, and Barbara (Lorenz). He […]
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