To some, the history and agenda of the Freemasons is shrouded in myth and mystery, ideas fueled by bestselling novelist Dan Brown, in books such as “The Da Vinci Code” and “The Lost Symbol,” and in movies such as “National Treasure,” with Nicholas ...

Freemasonry probably grew from stonemasons' guilds of the late Middle Ages in Europe, as reflected by many of the symbols used in Masonic ritual and greetings used by Masons to identify each other. The society was popular in colonial America and ...

Local Freemasons, who have been part of the Ventura community since 1871, have been invited by civic leaders to join in the festivities. The Masons of Channel Islands Lodge No. 214, along with officers of the Masonic Grand Lodge of California, will ...

I'd like to thank you for publicly stating that the Bitterroot Masonic organization influences Hamilton's public schools. Because your paper interviewed Freemasons without writing just what Lodge 38 is, I've got the message written between the lines ...

The Grand Lodge of Freemasons in Maine conduct a cornerstone ceremony at the new Naval Lodge184 at 11 Shapleigh Road in Kittery on Saturday. Grand Master of Masons in Maine A. James Ross, right, presided over the ceremony. Lodge Secretery Steve ...

July 10, 2013|By Yvonne Wenger, The Baltimore Sun. Erika Brannock is still adjusting to life with new physical challenges after the Boston Marathon bombing, but she now has a fully accessible bathroom, thanks to renovations by the Freemasons of Maryland.

Mason1 - Freemason members known as “Heroes of '76” dressed in Revolutionary War uniforms opened St. Johns Day celebrations with a reading of the “American Creed.” Photo by Randy Klauk. Mason 4 - Members of the Zuhrah Shrine Honor Guard fired a ...

If the Freemasons really are a secret society bent on world domination, as some conspiracy-minded people suggest, then the Shriners—an offshoot organization that high-level Masons can elect to join—would have to be their most brilliant misdirection ploy.