Updates – The Museum of Fezology

Summer Time // Fun Time Update

It’s been over 6 months since our last update, and we know that you are just jonesing for some new fezzy goodness. Today’s update brings 11 new fezzes into the collection for you to enjoy.

Stop by the Knights of Omar exhibit to check out a new addition to this rare collection.

The Grotto display also got an update, with a sweet Big Six fez from the famous marching unit.

Pythian fans can rejoice with an update to the Knights of Khorassan area. The question is, why is the tassel red – you decide!

Two new fezzes were added to the IOOF Social Bodies exhibit – one from the OOH&P and another early AMOS example.

Last, but certainly not least, are several additions to our Shriners exhibit, including odd variations of the Shrine logo from Zamora Shriners and Moolah Shriners, as well as examples from Islam Shriners, Zem Zem Shriners, and a very special Grand Master’s fez from Jaffa Shriners.

We hope you are having a great summer and look forward to our next update!

santhony2022-07-10T17:41:10+00:00July 10th, 2022|Updates|Comments Off

What?!? Another update? That’s preposterous!

Fez wearing, cigarette smoking man, with rabbit, in the ma… | Flickr Yes, friends, you read right. We are back with another (small) fezzy update. You see, your faithful fezzy friend has come down with the 2022 ick and has found himself with some time on his hands. We had three fezzes that weren’t posted before, so now seemed like a great time to get them added to the museum. We hope you enjoy!

Strut on over to the Animal Lodges display to check out a new not-quite-a-fez from the Fraternal Order of Orioles. At least with think it’s from the Orioles. You can decide.

Our other two pieces are related to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. First up is a new Junior Lodge fez, a relative rarity in the IOOF fez collecting world. Also, we’ve added a new AMOS piece in the IOOF social bodies section. It’s an old Cahokia Sanctorum fez that is in amazing shape for its age.

Thank you for your continued interest and support!

santhony2022-01-04T20:45:41+00:00January 4th, 2022|Updates|Comments Off

Everywhere I look, fezzes!
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Everywhere I look, fezzes!

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Everywhere I look, fezzes!

Since our last update in October, the fez museum has moved to a new home. We are still sorting through many of the boxes while attempting to keep the collection safe and sound. In the mean time, we discovered several fezzes that were purchased during 2020 that we hadn’t yet posted. That means more fez based excitement for you!

We start over in the Prince Hall Ladies Imperial Court exhibit (formerly known as the Daughters of Isis) with a Past Imperial Commandress fez. If you’ve every wanted to feel fez envy, this rhinstone encrusted hat will definitely give you the vapors! While you are there, you can also check out the addition of a Council of Crusaders fez, worn by Prince Hall ladies related to a Knights Templar.

Keeping with the ladies auxiliary theme, we’ve also added a new short-style Grotto-ettes fez over in the Grotto exhibit. Somehow we just know these ladies liked to party!

For those looking for something more spiritual, we’ve added a relatively rare blue Knights of the All Seeing Eye fez. This group has a fascinating history that you definitely need to explore.

Hot on the heels of our recent purchase of a red fez, we’ve added a black Dramatic Order Knights of Omar fez. It’s an usual design that we haven’t encountered before, making it perfect for the collection.

Next up, we have a variation on the fezzes used by the AHEPA. This new piece was owned by a District Governor and has some unusual embroidery.

Last, but certainly not least, is a completely new exhibit. This space, dedicated to the Order of the Eastern Star, now displays a very old and very rare Patrol fez. Though in poor condition, it makes a great addition to our humble museum.

For those that are curious, this site now details more than 225 different fezzes. The full collection contains even more hats than this, as only interesting variations are shown here. We are proud to be the internet’s most complete guide to fraternal headgear.

That’s all for this update, folks! Keep checking back. You never know when we’ll add more fezzes!

santhony2021-02-20T18:12:46+00:00February 20th, 2021|Updates|Comments Off

COVID Can’t Keep Us Down!

Home, Drink, Eat – Page 2 – Have You Met Charlie? Back in March, just as the pandemic started, we finally took some time to update this website. Since that time, we’ve continued with our fezzy endeavors. The pandemic turned out to be quite the time for fez collecting! We’re pleased to be adding seven new fezzes to the site with this update. Let’s dive into the new additions.

We’re excited to add a Knights of Peter Claver fez to the collection. This helps to round out this exhibit and show the primary style of fez used by the organization.

The Knights of the Macabees received a rare addition, with a molded red fez, embroidered with bullion thread. Definitely check this one out!

The Imperial Order of Muscovites has long been a primary interest of the Fez Museum. We recently acquired a rare, white Muscovites fez at auction. There are only a few of these fezzes in existence, so we are very excited to have one in our collection.

Shriners fezzes often pass our desk, and we usually don’t accept them as gifts. But, an Aladdin Shrine fez was recently added to the collection because it provides a unique look into a manufacturing technique.

Grotto Ladies Auxiliary fezzes are a strange sub-genre that we love collecting. These low profile fezzes are very different. We have a new one from Kallipolis Grotto in Washington, D.C., now on display.

Everyone wants to be a Grand Poohbah, right? Well, the Sciots had a great sense of humor and created a Pooh Bah fez for someone in their Fresno Pyramid. We love this piece and hope that you do too!

Last, but certainly not least, is the addition of a Philadelphia Lambskin Club fez, courtesy of friend of the museum Tyler Anderson. It’s a cool, kitschy fez with a piece of Masonic apron sewn directly onto the fez.

That’s it for now. We are continuing to actively source fezzes for the collection. Keep checking back… you never know when an update might occur!

santhony2020-10-03T19:00:11+00:00October 3rd, 2020|Updates|Comments Off

Like a Fezzy Phoenix, we rise!

Holy cats! where did the time go! It has been almost two full years since our last update to this website. That’s a long time! But, thanks to the Corona Virus and a slow down in fraternal activity, your trusty curator has found himself with a little extra time on his hands. Since our last update, we have continued to buy fezzes and scour local antique malls for fraternal finds. We hope the wait was worth it, as we bring you no less than nine new fezzes, including one completely new exhibit!

First up is one of our most exciting finds – two Past Supreme High Priestess fezzes from the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America. The Supreme Worthy High Priestess is the highest ranking officer of this organization and therefore these fezzes are very rare. To have obtained two of them in one shot is very exciting!

Next up we have our newest exhibit, detailing the history of the little known Dramatic Order Knights of Omar. This group is attached to the African American Knights of Pythias and offers a fraternal experience devoted to fun and fellowship. This fez was a special find indeed!

In the Order of Alhambra exhibit, we’ve added a Past Regional Directors fez, inching us every closer to a complete collection from this body. All we need now is a Supreme Officer’s fez, and a Past Supreme presiding officer’s fez and we’ll have them all!

We’ve also added new fezzes to the Masonic Youth Groups (two new Job’s Daughters examples), our Occupational Groups exhibit (a States Fleet Masonic Club fez), the Junior American Mechanics, and a very fine Princes of Bagdad fez from Lancaster, PA.

We hope you enjoy this update. While we can’t guarantee that we’ll be timelier with future additions, know that we do respond to all communications from this website and remain on the hunt for our next fezzy find!

Excelsior!

santhony2020-03-17T23:43:33+00:00March 17th, 2020|General Info, Updates|Comments Off