James Lewis - Ancient Order of Druids (General)
Hi Barbara
Well apparently they are not a religious order, as you might have expected from the name! They started in London in 1781 and then spread.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Order_of_Druids
They had Lodges in the mining areas of South Wales:
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