California IX Masonic Division Archives

Washington Rossiter House With Masonic Motifs Getting Connecticut …

Symbolism is, in fact, a substantial characteristic of this 19th-century home that was originally built for spool cotton baron and Freemason Lucious A. Barbour. He lived in Hartford and ran the Willimantic Linen Company, but as a member of the secret ...

Tax Lobby Builds Ties To Max Baucus – NYTimes.com

Freemason is short for “free and accepted Mason,” a name acquired as a result of Freemasonry's successful fight for political and religious freedoms; to conceal Freemasonry's involvement in fomenting revolutions, secular history refers to Freemasons as ...

Freemasons 'are a force for good'

Think of the Freemasons, and the first thing that springs to mind for most people is either a secret society with funny handshakes, or tales of global conspiracies, or an old-boys network that only looks out for its own. But members of the modern ...

Freemasons host open houses in all Cape Cod lodges

All 16 Cape Cod Masonic Lodges will open their doors to the public on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for “Spring Open House,” an annual state-wide public celebration of Freemasonry. If you've ever wondered who the Freemasons are, what they do, ...

Freemasons raise £3700 for Cancer Support Bradford and Airedale

A Bradford Freemason presented a cheque for £3,700 to Cancer Support Bradford and Airedale in memory of his wife, who died after a battle with cancer. Lee Hall, Provincial Grand Master of the Order of Oddfellows, Bradford Branch, chose the group as his ...

Skipton Freemasons present £800 to Prostate Cancer UK

Freemasons from Skipton's Mawsis Lodge presented a cheque for more than £800 to Geoff Driver, from Prostate Cancer UK. The cheque was the culmination of a 12-month fundraising and awarenesses campaign, which included social nights and a lecture ...

FREEMASONS Gather For Major Ceremony

FREEMASONS from all over Scotland gathered at Greenock Town Hall on Saturday 16 March for the installation of the new Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Renfrewshire West, which covers the area of Inverclyde.

Shrewsbury Masons to host open house

Joining with Masonic lodges across the Commonwealth, Freemasons meeting in both Matthew John Whittall & Level Lodges, 353 Boston Turnpike, will open their doors to the public on Saturday, April 6, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., as part of the 2013 Spring ...

SW Hackett Lodge# 574 – 3rd Degree Conferral

Title: SW Hackett Lodge# 574 - 3rd Degree Conferral
Location: Scottish Rite Center - Heald Room
Description: Conferring the 3rd Degree of Masonry upon Bro. Manson who will be raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason and Bro. Caskey who will be giving his 3rd Degree Proficiency.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2013-04-30
End Time: 21:30

SW Hackett Lodge# 574 – 1st Degree Conferral

Title: SW Hackett Lodge# 574 - 1st Degree Conferral
Location: Scottish Rite Center - Heald Room
Description: Conferring the 1st Degree of Masonry upon Mr. Demaria and Mr. Bockerman who will both be initiated as Entered Apprentices
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2013-04-23
End Time: 21:30