Historical Glossary: Acronyms

This is a list of acronyms found in historical documents compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society.

Acronym	Meaning
AF & AM	Ancient Free & Accepted Masons
AMLS	Association of Manitoba Land Surveyors
AMM	Association of Manitoba Municipalities
	Association of Manitoba Museums
AOF	Ancient Order of Foresters
AOUW	Ancient Order of United Workmen
BPOE	Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
CADC	Canadian Army Dental Corps
CAMC	Canadian Army Medical Corps
CCF	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
COF	Canadian Order of Foresters
DCR	District Chief Ranger
GWVA	Great War Veterans Association
GWWD	Greater Winnipeg Water District
IODE	Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
IOOF	Independent Order of Odd Fellows
KSF	Knights of Sherwood Forest
LOL	Loyal Orange Lodge
MTS	Manitoba Teachers’ Society
	Manitoba Telephone Society
RTT	Royal Templars of Temperance
SOEBS	Sons of England Benefit Society

Sources:

We thank John Hardman for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 5 September 2020

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