On November 22,2025, the Museum of the History of the American Knights Templar opened its 31st exhibition dedicated to the Masonic Order of Knights Templar in the United States. This time, the focus is on the white uniform of St. Omer Commandery No. 6 (Grafton, North Dakota).

In the early 20th century, commanderies within the Grand Commandery of North Dakota, as well as in several other Grand Commanderies, began adding patches to the collars of their uniforms so that Templars could determine from which commandery any given knight came. In the Grand Commandery of North Dakota, the approved patch format consisted of the commandery number and the letters “N.D.” The letters “N.D.” stood for North Dakota.
On the uniform presented in the exhibition, we can see the collar marked: “6 N.D.”, which means Commandery No. 6, North Dakota.
Another distinctive feature of the commanderies under the Grand Commandery of North Dakota was the use of buckle, which included the full name of the commandery. In addition, within this jurisdiction Templars were permitted to carry only a specific model of sword approved by the Grand Commandery of North Dakota.
To complete our exhibition, we also include a historical photograph of one of the knights from the state of North Dakota.