Archive for December, 2013

Freemasons give generously to St George's appeal

St George's Hospital charity, Giving to Georges, has received a donation of £2830 from the Provincial Charity committee of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey. The donation will be broken down into £2230 for the Neurology Unit, £250 for the Renal Unit ...

New generation of Wis. Freemasons seeks to shed cryptic image

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Dan Truax remembers when one of his closest friends joined the Freemasons. He gave him a sideways look and a crooked smile and said "You're doing what?" That was about four years ago. Now the 44-year-old Onalaska man is a ...

Freemasons donate toys to Breakaway children

Members of local Freemason groups present the toys to Breakaway Childcare Center in Newnan. From left, Breakaway staff member Nicole Dean, Executive Director Alfrieda Thomas and Program Director Latosha Bell; Annie B. Gibbons Assembly Loyal Lady ...

Demystifying Freemasonry

Tomiyama was quoted. Demystifying Freemasonry. Margaret Jacob, UCLA professor of history, was interviewed on "CBS Sunday Morning" about the history of Freemasons and the stigmas, legends and misconceptions that surround the fraternal organization.

9 Things You Didn't Know About Freemasonry

Jacob said the initial response to Freemasonry in continental Europe, particularly in Catholic Europe, was suspicion from seeing "all these men [from] different neighborhoods, different professions meeting in the cafe, breaking bread together, doing ...

Alzheimer's Society chosen by Icknield Way Freemason Lodge for donation

'I would like to thank Richard and all the other Freemasons of the Icknield Way Lodge for their generous support and warm welcome at the presentation evening. Money raised from local groups such as this one helps us to continue our vital work in the ...

9 things you didn't know about Freemasonry

Jacob said the initial response to Freemasonry in continental Europe, particularly in Catholic Europe, was suspicion from seeing "all these men [from] different neighborhoods, different professions meeting in the cafe, breaking bread together, doing ...

George Washington's inaugural Bible comes to Tennyson Middle School

Freemason John Roberts with St. John's Lodge in New York shows Tennyson Middle School students a portrait of George Washington as he explains the importance of his inaugural Bible, with which Washington took the oath of office as the first president of ...

Heritage grant for Freemasons Hotel in Bridgetown

A GRANT of $86,136 has been awarded by the State Heritage Commission to assist with re-roofing the Freemason's Hotel in Bridgetown. The Bunnings Brothers who started Bunnings Timber Milling, and later the hardware empire, built the Federation Style ...