Millicent Lodema Strickland
Photo supplied by Shirley Boris

Lodema Strickland Tent #56 is located in Wayne County, NY and was founded June 10, 1921. They celebrated their 100th Anniversary in June 2021. The tent is named for a woman whose husband and son fought for the Union in the Civil War. Lodema's husband, Nelson F. Strickland, was a Captain in Company B, 9th NY Heavy Artillery. He was wounded during the war and discharged. Their son, D. Sherman Strickland, was a Private in Company A, 111th NY Infantry. He was killed July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg. Millicent Lodema Strickland performed a great deal of patriotic work in her lifetime, and is buried at the Freewill Cemetery in Walworth, NY.

Our members come from throughout Western New York State and even out of state. Bi-monthly meetings are held at members' homes. Members set up an annual display in the Ontario Town Hall and Library common room, and conduct a Memorial Service at the Furnaceville Cemetery in Ontario, NY at 2PM on the Sunday one week before Memorial Day. 2024 will mark the 96th year the tent has conducted this Memorial Service.

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Updated 29 Apr 2024