About Our Grange Hall

In the year 1939 Manor Grange #1101 was organized with about 40  charter members.  We met in the old Manor School located on the same  property we are on today. As of 2018 we currently have 3 charter members  still with us.

From 1939 until 1946 we borrowed space from Manor School and then  purchased the school from Battle Ground in 1946.  After using the  existing building for about 10 years construction began on a new  building to become the Manor Grange we know today, ground was broken and  the construction happened in 1955..

Some may wonder where Manor came from well “It was first called  Flatwoods because of the level ground grown over by stands of trees.  Around 1872, the residents changed the name and reported that Mr.  William Cross was Justice of the Peace for Manor. The old Manor Highway  is now 72nd Avenue; the settlement was at about 179th Street”

In the 1866 Oliver Hudson Kelly, who worked  for the Department of Agriculture was sent to survey the farm conditions  after the Civil War. He discovered that farmers were having trouble  getting their product to market and getting a fair price. He came up  with the idea of uniting the farmers of the North and South together  through a fraternal organization. Kelly quit his job at the Department  of Agriculture and with 6 friends and his niece who was his secretary,  added that the only way it would work was to make it a family  organization and allow women equal voice and vote. Working as a team,  the National Grange was formally organized. The Grange is still active  today. Our focus is still on family, education with regard to  agriculture and working in and serving our communities.     

While our precepts haven’t changed, we are looking toward the future  and our goal is to continue to work on issues that concern our neighbors  and be an active participant in our communities. The Grange has  accomplished much, in helping better those who live in rural areas and  we will continue to “fight the good fight” for our communities whether  they are rural or urban. In order to do so, WE NEED YOU! In our  legislative endeavors we have been able to bring changes to the law.  Those of you who are concerned about the food we eat or are small  growers and want to see regulations and changes made easier to get your  product to market—the Grange is still here for you. Please consider this  your invitation to visit us and consider joining us.