Vacaville Lodge #83

Charter members of Vacaville Lodge #83 include some of the first residents and merchants of the town. Our Lodge has met in three lodge halls, the first two being lost to fires in 1877 and 1884. The original charter and other records were lost in the 1877 fire that destroyed the entire downtown area. The Grand Lodge granted a dispensation and replacement charter in November of that year to allow the brothers to continue their work despite losing the original charter. The present brick and cast-iron column building, constructed on the site of the wooden building lost in the 1884 fire, was dedicated in 1889, and the first meeting was held there on July 27th of that year. The Lodge has since counted among its members many local and regional businessmen, contractors, firemen, consultants, politicians, farmers, members of the military, educators, physicians, and tradesmen. The Lodge currently prides itself on the number of young members who will carry on the principles of Odd Fellowship in Vacaville.