Chest Lid with Masonic Painting (1825–1845) (image courtesy American Folk Art Museum, gift of Kendra and Allan Daniel, all images courtesy the Bullock Texas State History Museum and the American Folk ...
ZANESVILLE — The Masonic Temple stood tall in Zanesville for nearly 120 years, towering over most buildings and leaving visitors amazed by its beautiful craftmanship once they entered. When the ...
The Masonic Temple on Carthage Street in Sanford was once a lively spot – right in the heart of the community. With the classic Cole's Pharmacy – complete with a vintage soda bar – downstairs, and a ...
Freemasonry has long had a relationship to the politics of both left and right. Bourgeois revolutionaries in France and America and modern mainstream politicians have all been members, as were some ...
ZANESVILLE — It is not commonplace for Amity Lodge No. 5 to go public with its fundraising efforts. They prefer to handle things of such nature in house. These are not common times, however. Amity No.
In the galleries and exhibits of the Johnson County Museum of History, the story of the county unfolds through troves of artifacts. Native American tools and pioneer home goods can be found adjacent ...
Over the decades there have been numerous fraternal organizations established throughout Napa Valley and its communities. While some have faded into obscurity, such as the Knights of Pythias, other ...
The future of a more than century old Masonic Lodge where Lufkin's black members once met is looking brighter these days. Although it may be difficult to tell from the buildings's tattered appearance, ...
In 1887 a mysterious castle-like building was constructed on Pacific Avenue, at the head of Walnut Street. The building’s architect was the popular Charles Wellington Davis, who had designed Santa ...
Taken as a whole, few groups are as interesting as fraternal organizations. Although somewhat out of fashion today, fraternal orders have historically played outsized roles in communities across ...
Nearly everywhere he goes, Jim Curry feels like he’s among family. On vacation in Hawaii several years ago, he ran into and chatted up a brother. Working as a member of a pit crew at a drag race in ...