Promoting the Fraternity across the World
Most Excellent Grand High Priest of Illinois, Sean McBride holding old Homer Royal Arch sign Brother Todd Creason, author of Famous American Freemasons, has a short piece over on the Midnight Freemasons site today about something that is rarely heard of in the U.S. anymore – the organization and chartering of a new Royal … Read more
The billiards room at the Joplin Valley of the SR. Photo by Roger Noman. It’s a happy headline to read these days. The members of the Scottish Rite in Joplin, Missouri have carefully tended their magnificent building over the last few decades, and have restored it to its original beauty. There was just one room … Read more
Beloved Masonic Architecture: Readers Weigh In Oakland Scottish Rite Center – Photo courtesy of raycopainting.com We asked readers of our weekly e-newsletter and more than 117,000 fans on the Masons of California Facebook page to share what their favorite Masonic building in California is and why. Here are some examples of what they said: • … Read more
The Salt Lake City, Utah Masonic Temple is again holding an open house this Saturday to welcome members of the public. From Thursday’s Salt Lake Tribune: Built in 1927, the building is considered the state’s best example of Egyptian Revival architecture, a style popularized by the discovery of King Tutankhamen’s tomb in 1922. Inside there … Read more
In March, the Scottish Rite Research Society issued a complete index to Volumes 1 through 23 (1992-2015) of Heredom, the transactions of the Society. The .pdf includes the tables of contents for each individual volume, followed by an index for the complete set. CLICK HERE for the index. This will be an invaluable tool for … Read more
