From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)
Colored Lodges - Paducah, KY
An early listing of the Colored lodges is on p. 3 of the Paducah Daily Sun, 11/16/1896. The Masonic Hall was located at 224 Broadway, where meetings took place on the third floor. Later lists can be found in Caron's Paducah Directory For the Years 1914-1915 and For the Years 1918-1919. Below is a combined list of the Colored lodges found in both directories.Colored Lodges that met at the Odd Fellows Hall on Adams Street:
- Household No. 126
- Household of Ruth No.48
- Juvenile No.6
- Paducah Lodge No.1545
- Past Grand Masters Council No. 79
- Patriarchs No. 48
- Ruth House No. 1455
- Sisters of the Mysterious Ten, Golden Rule Temple
- Sisters of the Mysterious Ten, St. Mary Temple
- United Brothers of Friendship, Rising Star Juvenile
- Western Kentucky No.2831
- Young Men's Pride No. 1783
- Eastern Light Chapter
- International Order of 12, Queen Sara Tabernacle No.30
- Johnathan and David Friendship Assembly No.1
- Knights of Pythias, Court of Calanthe (Ladies Auxiliary)
- Knights of Pythias, Cymbolene Lodge No.19
- Knights of Pythias, Echo Lodge
- Knights of Pythias, Juvenile Lodge
- Knights of Pythias, Keystone Lodge
- Mt. Zion Lodge No.6
- Pride of Paducah
- Pride of the Purchase No.12 (Co. H. Uniform Rank)
- Queen Esther Chapter No. 4 (Order of Eastern Star)
- Queen of the South Chapter
- Stone Square Lodge No.5
- Susannah Chapter No. 2 (Order of Eastern Star)
- Daughters of Zion Hall, located at 619 South Eighth Street
- Hodd Carrier's Hall, located at 126 1/2 Kentucky Avenue