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Family of Freemasonry Exhibit Adds Shriners and Scottish Rite Displays
This article originally appeared in Vol. 26, no. 1 (2020) of the Light of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial magazine and is reprinted here with permission.
The Memorial is pleased to announce that The Family of Freemasonry Exhibit has been completed by the recent addition of displays relating the purpose and history of both Shriners International and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. The Sovereign Grand Commanders from both Scottish Rite jurisdictions in the United States, [...]
This article originally appeared in Vol. 26, no. 1 (2020) of the Light of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial magazine and is reprinted here with permission.
The Memorial is pleased to announce that The Family of Freemasonry Exhibit has been completed by the recent addition of displays relating the purpose and history of both Shriners International and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. The Sovereign Grand Commanders from both Scottish Rite jurisdictions in the United States, [...]
Valley of Atlanta Honors First Responders with Arthur M. Kaplan Awards
By Valley of Atlanta Brethren
On September 5, 2019, the Scottish Rite Freemasonry Valley of Atlanta Presented the Arthur M. Kaplan Awards at the Atlanta Masonic Center. These awards are named for Judge Arthur M. Kaplan, a World War II veteran who, serving as a Navy Frogman, assisted medics on the ship on which he served that was struck 13 times. While serving as a judge, he rescued wounded police officers while under fire on several occasions. Bro. Kaplan [...]
By Valley of Atlanta Brethren
On September 5, 2019, the Scottish Rite Freemasonry Valley of Atlanta Presented the Arthur M. Kaplan Awards at the Atlanta Masonic Center. These awards are named for Judge Arthur M. Kaplan, a World War II veteran who, serving as a Navy Frogman, assisted medics on the ship on which he served that was struck 13 times. While serving as a judge, he rescued wounded police officers while under fire on several occasions. Bro. Kaplan [...]
Be Kind to Your Wallet—Use Your Digital Membership Card!
“Are you really walking around with a four-inch thick wallet, stuffed with 27 membership cards,” my wife asked as I plunked my wallet down on the dresser.
“Are you really walking around with a four-inch thick wallet, stuffed with 27 membership cards,” my wife asked as I plunked my wallet down on the dresser.
From Destruction Comes Creation
Above: A block of cedar branded with seal of the Valley of Panama City, FL
On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael caused devastating damage to the Florida Panhandle, including severe damage to the Panama City Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Brought down during the storm were more than 20 large trees on the Valley grounds. As outside cleanup efforts by Valley Brothers were on-going, KSA Venerable Master Chuck Cluxton, 32°, ever the optimist, took limbs large and small of downed [...]
Above: A block of cedar branded with seal of the Valley of Panama City, FL
On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael caused devastating damage to the Florida Panhandle, including severe damage to the Panama City Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Brought down during the storm were more than 20 large trees on the Valley grounds. As outside cleanup efforts by Valley Brothers were on-going, KSA Venerable Master Chuck Cluxton, 32°, ever the optimist, took limbs large and small of downed [...]
The Three Rings of Lessing: A Representation of the Masonic Ideal of Tolerance
By Mark Dreisonstok, 32° • Staff Writer/Editor
An important figure in German Freemasonry is Gotthold Ephriam Lessing (1729–1781). Though today remembered more as an essayist, critic, and theorist, Lessing was by profession a dramatist whose works are performed in German-speaking countries even today. Lessing is best known within Masonic literature for his authorship of Ernst und Falk, a philosophical dialogue between Falk, a Mason, and Ernst, a non-Mason. There Lessing writes lines often quoted in German Masonic circles: “Freemasonry [...]
By Mark Dreisonstok, 32° • Staff Writer/Editor
An important figure in German Freemasonry is Gotthold Ephriam Lessing (1729–1781). Though today remembered more as an essayist, critic, and theorist, Lessing was by profession a dramatist whose works are performed in German-speaking countries even today. Lessing is best known within Masonic literature for his authorship of Ernst und Falk, a philosophical dialogue between Falk, a Mason, and Ernst, a non-Mason. There Lessing writes lines often quoted in German Masonic circles: “Freemasonry [...]
Looking Sharp! Masonic Straight Razors
By James Ferguson, KCCH • House of the Temple Museum Intern
With the growing rise in popularity for traditional “wet shaving,” as it is called at the Museum of the House of the Temple, there are several unique and fascinating Masonic-themed straight razors which we would like to highlight. According to the November 20, 2014, article in the New York Times entitled “Shaving on the Edge (Both of Them)” by Courtney Rubin, the popularity of straight razors has grown [...]
By James Ferguson, KCCH • House of the Temple Museum Intern
With the growing rise in popularity for traditional “wet shaving,” as it is called at the Museum of the House of the Temple, there are several unique and fascinating Masonic-themed straight razors which we would like to highlight. According to the November 20, 2014, article in the New York Times entitled “Shaving on the Edge (Both of Them)” by Courtney Rubin, the popularity of straight razors has grown [...]
What Started in Afghanistan Finished in Nebraska
Two sailors and a soldier who took the first of three steps to become Master Masons in the Afghanistan war zone completed their membership requirements on Veterans Day weekend 2019 at Bellevue Masonic Lodge No. 325, in Nebraska.
Two sailors and a soldier who took the first of three steps to become Master Masons in the Afghanistan war zone completed their membership requirements on Veterans Day weekend 2019 at Bellevue Masonic Lodge No. 325, in Nebraska.
Arts & Craft Masonry
As we prepare for more renovations of the House of the Temple, one of my tasks as a museum intern is to catalog the many artifacts in our collection. One such artifact is an ornate, handmade frame made of wood, metal, fabric, and multicolored stones.
As we prepare for more renovations of the House of the Temple, one of my tasks as a museum intern is to catalog the many artifacts in our collection. One such artifact is an ornate, handmade frame made of wood, metal, fabric, and multicolored stones.
