Address of MEGS to PGC September 2013
I am not sure just what I want to say this morning or indeed how I am going to say it. I am assuming that the news of my forthcoming retirement has…
friendship
UGLE DVD casting
UGLE DVD Casting Introduction We’ll be celebrating the 300th birthday of UGLE in 2017. This is an important milestone for Freemasonry and around…
Rough Ashlar Club in Cheshire are champions of social media
These days, a recommendation to become a Freemason doesn’t have to happen at the local pub. Ubiquitous internet access and devices mean that social media is now proving an ideal way for Cheshire Freemasons to reach out to new, younger members. Launched last November for junior masons, the Rough Ashlar Club has a Facebook page, and a Twitter feed that’s gathered nearly five hundred followers to date.
Charity for all
As smaller charities struggle in the current economic climate, Tabby Kinder finds out how Freemasons on a local and national level are keeping community…
The social circuit: Freemasonry and Isle of Man TT racing
The social circuit ‘Motorcycling is about friendship and it engenders a spirit of. There is a similar fraternal bond between…
the first entente cordiale
When England took control of Mauritius in 1810, first British governor and Freemason Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar brought unity to the island, writes Mary…
The essence in change
Freemasonry has thrived for centuries because it adapts while staying true to its principles, as Director of Special Projects John Hamill explains As we…
A.G.Mackey – Selected Writings – Royal and Select
During research I was doing into the Holy Royal Arch of Jerusalem I came across a book in the George Holden library at the Solent Masonic Centre at Freshwater, Isle of Wight called the Book of the Chapter and printed in the United States in 1856, the Author being the famous American Masonic historian Albert Mackey MD. The book had been part of the collection of the Bombay Masonic Library in the latter half of the 19th century.
Road Craft
Is it possible to belong to a gang of leather-clad bikers and stay true to the principles of Freemasonry? Adrian Foster summons up the courage to meet…
Tracing New Zealand’s Masonic Roots
Roger Marjoribanks looks to his family tree to follow the masonic life of Stewart Marjoribanks and his role in the creation of New Zealand as we know it…