Name/Title
Pin, FraternalEntry/Object ID
2024.FIC.66Description
Knights of the Macabees ribbon pin; red, white, and blue with metal fringe; "K.O.T.M." with the organization logo on the pin and a medallion with "Astra Castra Numen Lumen" which means "The stars my camp, the Deity my light"; pin manufactured March 7, 1893.
K.O.T.M. was a fraternal organization that quickly became a life insurance organization. Started in Canada, most members lived in Michigan.