2nd World Conference on Fraternalism, Freemasonry & History May 2017
The 2nd World Conference on Fraternalism, Freemasonry, and History (WCFFH) will be held in Paris, France May 26th & 27th, 2017 at the…
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My Websites Are Down Briefly
I’m aware that all of my websites have been down for several days now. Yes, I paid all of my bills. My hosting service is changing their servers to a new…
Doing Business on the Entered Apprentice Degree
[embedded content] Brother Michael Poll looks at at the practice and benefits of conducting business on the Entered Apprentice degree, its history in the…
Quatuor Coronati Lodge Conference: 300 Years of the Grand Lodge of England 9/9-11
UGLE’s lodge of research, Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, will host the Tercentenary Conference on The History of…
Louisiana Masons to Confer “Vacant Chair Degree” to Honor Fallen Soldiers 5/30
(PLEASE NOTE: The date that was originally sent to me and posted here last night was incorrect! If you marked your calendar or shared this event on…
Massachusetts’ PHA GL Plans Boston Hotel Development
Only two years ago, the MWPHGL of Massachusetts’ grand lodge building in the Dorchester area of Boston was reported to be just a week away from…
Freemasonry Role Probed in UK Hillsborough Tragedy
A coroner’s inquest case in England has been decided by a jury, some 27 years after 96 football fans were crushed to death during the FA Cup…
Alpha Military Lodge In Afghanistan
At one time, military lodges were a common phenomenon, but around WWI they fell out of favor among U.S. grand lodges. (See my post from 2010, “Where are…
The Masonic Altar
Photo by Bill Bradford Excerpted from the Short Talk Bulletin Vol. 2, No. 2, “The Altar,” published in 1924 (author unknown): As far back as we can go the…
Grand Orient of the Netherlands Suspends With Tennessee & Georgia
The Grand Orient of the Netherlands, the governing Masonic body in the country that is largely recognized by the majority of regular grand lodges around…