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WoodmenLife (formerly Woodmen of the World) is a fraternal benefit society based in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that operates a large privately held insurance company for its members.〔Schmidt, Alvin J. ''Fraternal Organizations'' Westport, CT; Greenwood Press p.355〕 The history of this organization includes the erection of numerous distinctive tombstones depicting tree stumps across the country before 1930, a program to donate American flags, and broadcast interests that were to own the first television station where Johnny Carson worked. == History == The organization was founded in 1890 in Omaha, Nebraska, by Joseph Cullen Root. Root, who was a member of several fraternal organizations including the Freemasons, had founded Modern Woodmen of America in Lyons, Iowa, in 1883, after hearing a sermon about "pioneer woodsmen clearing away the forest to provide for their families". Taking his own surname to heart, he wanted to start a Society that "would clear away problems of financial security for its members".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joseph Cullen Root - Giant Of American Fraternalism )〕 After internal dissension within the MWA, Root was ejected from the organization that he had founded. When moving to Omaha, Root decided to start again with a new group he originally called the Modern Woodmen of the World. He soon dropped the "Modern", and the organization became simply, "Woodmen of the World".〔Schmidt p.355〕 The Woodmen of the World became WoodmenLife on June 1, 2015.〔(Woodmen of the World Adopts New Service Mark )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WoodmenLife」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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