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…
ACT ON THE SQUARE, BOYS by Alfred Peek Stevens, best known by his stage name of Alfred Vance
ACT ON THE SQUARE, BOYS Thro’ being fond of acting right, straight forward, just and fair I try to make my trouble light, and little do I care As happy as…
Templar Church in London
For those who have a deep and abiding interest in all things Knights Templar, check out the blog Flickering Lamps’ entry on London’s Temple Church from…
Many Online Resources on Masonic Renewal Committee Website
A hallmark of Masonic grand lodges is the never-ending practice of reinventing the wheel when it comes to developing leadership and lodge management…
Fleetwood Chapter goes back to school
First principal of Fleetwood Chapter No 3711 Robert Thompson and his colleague Bob Boal went back to school, but not for what might be described by some…
Regius Manuscript – A Poem of Moral Duties – 1390
The Halliwell Manuscript, also known as the Regius Poem, is the earliest of the Old Charges. It consists of 64 vellum pages of Middle English written in…
Strasburg Constitutions 1459
These Statutes, which are undoubtedly based on the ancient ,customs and laws of the craft, were discussed and agreed on at two assemblies of Masters and…
Proclamation for the Lyon of Wigan Lodge
David Winder, Assistant Provincial Grand Master, had travelled to Bryn Masonic Hall to attend the installation of Wigan Lodge No 2326 and was accompanied…
The Trinity Tripos Manuscript 11th July 1688
A Manuscript known as “the Trinity Tripos”, dated 11th July 1688, was brought to light in a book published by Rev. John Barrett, (Vice-Provost, from 1806…
William Watson Manuscript
The William Watson Manuscript – which consists of six parchment sheets sewn together, to form a roll some 12 feet long – written (around 1535). Its…