Is the Orange Order still influential? (live, American, free)

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Are you now or have you ever been an Orangeman?

Orange Order in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

Are you now or have you ever been an Orangeman?

Orange Order in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Is that what Orangeville, Ontario is named after?

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by valsteele

Is that what Orangeville, Ontario is named after?

Yes, it is.

It certainly was not because they grow oranges there.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

Are you now or have you ever been an Orangeman?

Orange Order in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hmm no.

They are not very active or visible anymore. But the attitude and philosophy behind the Order are still found in some parts of the country.

[Ken S.]

Are you being serious?

Whatever the case, they maybe they could rename it Orngeville?

Originally Posted by Acajack

Yes, it is.

It certainly was not because they grow oranges there.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Ken S.

Are you being serious?

Well, it was truly named for a guy named Orange Lawrence, who was an American guy from New England who lived in the early 1800s.

They don't grow many oranges in New England either, nor in the UK where his ancestors came from.

It's all in some way related to Prince William of Orange, the Battle of the Boyne, the Orange Order...

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

Are you now or have you ever been an Orangeman?

Orange Order in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chris i'd imagine 99.9% of Canadians have no knowledge or interest in the order of the Orangemen.