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1821  Petitioned for a charter for a Master's Lodge to be styled and known by the name of the Friendship Lodge at Scottsville, New York.

1822  Tompkins Lodge #350 was chartered. The Lodge was probably named after Daniel D. Tompkins, Grand Master of New York State from 1821-1822.

1827  The charter was surrendered because of the anti-Masonry movement resulting from the William Morgan affair in Batavia, New York.

1869  A present commodious brick structure on Brown's Avenue in Scottsville was erected as the new school building at a cost of $15,000.

1875  A dispensation was issued and a charter was granted on June 9, 1875 to the Oatka Lodge #759. "Oatka" is a Native American word meaning "clearing in the trees."

1895  A chair which was used as the Master's Chair in the old Tompkins Lodge was donated to the lodge by a member's widow. The chair can still be found in the lodge room today.

1900 The 25th Anniversary was celebrated in the Mill House.

1925 A year earlier the Lodge purchased Windom Hall, which is now the Scottsville Free Library, and where commemorations were held for the 50th Anniversary of Oatka Lodge.

1929  The Scottsville High School moved into a new building and the Lodge purchased the old one on    
   Browns Avenue in Scottsville.  The cost of the building was
   $2,000.  With the move and occupation of the new Masonic
   Temple in Rochester Oatka Lodge secured many of the
   furnishings from the old Temple building downtown. The total cost
   of the furnishings was approximately $8,000.

1950 The 75th Anniversary was celebrated with a dinner in the Lodge building.

1975 The booklet "One Hundred Years of Masonry" was publish in recognition of the Centenary Gala held at the Lodge.

2007 The furnishings of the Oatka Lodge as they appear today.