Introduction to the Higher Degrees of Freemasonry by Jacques Huyghebaert
Reading Time: 23 minutes Higher Degrees II
Prince Charles
Did Sir Robert Moray, distinguished Freemason and first president of the Royal Society betray his King?
Reading Time: 40 minutes In order to learn more about this very complex man and the exciting times in which he lived, we will attempt to examine his motives and actions during the war years. The problem with looking back 400 years is separating fact from fiction which in Robert Moray’s case is no easy task. Look what happens when writers feel a need to flesh out details.
Famous Scottish Freemasons – Sir Jimmy Shand MBE, MA 1908 – 2000
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jimmy Shand was born in East Wemyss, Fife, on January 28th, 1908. Jimmy’s first musical instrument was the moothie or mouth organ, before his father,himself a skilled melodeon player, taught him to play at an early age, and when the 14-year old had to leave school to go down the mineshafts, he played his melodeon at … Read more
Emily Draper becomes Worcester Cathedral’s first female stonemason apprentice
Reading Time: 5 minutes A career set in stone Emily Draper, twenty-six, is Worcester Cathedral’s first female stonemason apprentice. Tabby Kinder finds out how Freemason support has helped Emily to carve out a dream career Perched on a dusty block of stone, Emily is fresh-faced and buoyed from the morning’s assessment with her tutor from City of Bath College. … Read more