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With Lincoln cornerstone ceremony, Masons celebrate new Nebraska …

LINCOLN, Nebraska — Nebraska's Freemasons have celebrated their new state headquarters in Lincoln with a ceremony that involved pouring corn, oil and wine over a cornerstone. Sunday's ceremony included a color guard of men clad in red, white and ...

Masons take to rugby field

The recently-formed Durham Freemasons club will take on their Northumberland brethren in a match at Darlington RFC in Grange Road, Darlington on Saturday, June 29 starting at 3pm. The game, which will be followed by a family evening in the club with ...

Masons dedicate new Lincoln headquarters

Pouring corn, oil and wine over a cornerstone, Nebraska's Freemasons have celebrated their new state headquarters building. The Lincoln Journal Star says (http://bit.ly/18mFLmX) Sunday's ceremony included a color guard of men clad in red, white and ...

Shedding some light on Freemasonry

THERE was a rare chance to gain a glimpse of Freemasonry in Salisbury on Saturday as members of the public were invited to visit the Masonic Hall for an open day. Freemasons and their families greeted more than 260 curious members of the public who ...

Freemasons take to rugby field for charity match

The recently-formed Durham Freemasons club will take on their Northumberland brethren in a match at Darlington RFC in Grange Road, Darlington on Saturday, June 29 starting at 3pm. The game, which will be followed by a family evening in the club with ...

Freemasons herald openness in rare public discussion in Ellwood City

Don Boehm, a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Pittsburgh portrays Abraham Lincoln, reciting the Gettysburg Address during a The “Abraham Lincoln Degree,” which was formerly the 26th degree of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry at the ...

State's Masons dedicate new Lincoln headquarters

LINCOLN (AP) — Nebraska's Freemasons celebrated their new state headquarters in Lincoln with a ceremony that involved pouring corn, oil and wine over a cornerstone. Sunday's ceremony included a color guard of men clad in red, white and blue ...

Masons donate to Dream-A-Way

A charity which gives free holidays to the disabled and seriously ill people is celebrating receiving a cash windfall thanks to the Devonshire Freemasons. The Dream-A-Way charity was presented with £1,250 at the Exmouth Masonic Hall, which was handed ...

GALLERY: Masonic centre opens at Gwynneville

... Masonic centre in Gwynneville. Pictures: ADAM McCLEAN. GALLERY: Masonic centre opens at Gwynneville. More than 90 freemasons in full regalia - aprons, chains and jewels - have come together for the dedication of a new Lodge Room at Gwynneville.

Resident admits defeat in saving Rowhedge PoW painting

Bob Mason had hoped to find support from villagers in Rowhedge to remove the artwork, which depicts the village quay, from the Freemasons' Arms, in Church Street. The painting, by a German or Italian prisoner of war during the Second World War, ...