California IX Masonic Division Archives

Freemasons to build $11m Raleigh aged care facility

Construction of the state of the art home being undertaken by the Royal Freemasons Benevolent Institution will be finished next year ensuring a significant boost to the quality of care available for aged people living in the shire, RFBI CEO Alex Shaw ...

Brooks Lodge marks 100 years

While Freemasons have been active in Brooks for 100 years, Freemasonry in its present form dates back to 1717 when four London Lodges gathered to form the Grand Lodge of England. However, it is much older than that, having evolved from the masons ...

Valley of Brattleboro Scottish Rite Freemasons elect new officers for 2013-14

The Valley of Brattleboro Scottish Rite Freemasons met at the Matterhorn Inn and Restaurant in West Dover on May 13 for its annual meeting. Officers elected for the 2013-14 term, pictured left to right, were: Jim Nortz, secretary and member of ...

Freemasons rally the community of Raleigh for aged care

The Royal Freemasons' Benevolent Institution (RFBI) is driving force behind construction of the new aged care facility in the village to be known as Les Christian Lodge. Laying of the foundation stone was carried out by Grand Master of the United Grand ...

Beacon Primary School defibrillator success

A Beacon Primary School spokesperson said: “After the presentation, Bob Munro said that Freemasons in Devon were pleased to be able to give the means for key staff and senior pupils to be able to be fully trained in its correct application and that the ...

Faith Forum: What's in a parade?

The grand master of Freemasons in B.C. and other dignitaries will also join us for a commemorative ceremony at the corner of Pandora and Blanshard at 12:30 p.m., followed by an open house inside the synagogue featuring unique historical displays.

Dan Brown: Just wait and see

The last time Dan Brown visited the Freemasons' Hall in Central London, he was discreetly researching his 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. A decade later, the New Hampshire-based author is launching his latest blockbuster, Inferno (Random ...

Not just anybody can become a Freemason in Mauritius

Louis Amédée Darga, a former member of Paul Berenger's party Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) but now close to Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, would have liked to join the Freemasons. The chairman of the public sector body Enterprise Mauritius ...

New Silverstone Freemasons' Lodge Revs Up For Action

The Silverstone Lodge No 9877, believed to be the first motorsport-related Freemasons' Lodge under the United Grand Lodge of England, was launched in Northampton on Saturday 11th May 2013 by Right Worshipful Brother Max Bayes, Provincial Grand ...

Worshipful Brother Tim Almond, Worshipful Brother Dermot Bambridge …

The Silverstone Lodge No 9877, believed to be the first motorsport-related Freemasons' Lodge under the United Grand Lodge of England, was launched in Northampton on Saturday 11th May 2013 by Right Worshipful Brother Max Bayes, Provincial Grand ...