Administrative/Biographical History
Genesee Grange No. 1849, Coleta, Illinois, organized in January 1931. The Coleta Town Hall and member’s homes served as monthly meeting places throughout the Grange’s history. Primarily a social organization, the Genesee Grange sponsored holiday parties, picnics, dinners, and lectures, and started a Goleta Boy Scout Troop. By 1979 membership declined so low that the members voted to disband. The Zion Grange No. 1934 of Savanna, Illinois formed in May 1963. Similar to the Genesee Grange, this group held its meetings in member’s homes, the local V.F.W. Hall, or at Zion School and sponsored various social gatherings. Declining membership forced the organization to disband in 1972.