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In no particular order:

9) The Center for Fraternal Collections and Research aims to raise $5,000 via Crowdfunding to continue its work. Click here to help.

3) If you are not a subscriber to Biblical Archaeology Review, frankly a must read for the thinking Freemason, it offers a $5 annual rate right now. Click here.

11) The 2022 International Gathering of St. Alban’s Lodges will be held at St. Alban’s Lodge 6 in Bristol, Rhode Island September 30. RSVP here.

5) The June 18, 1967 issue of Observer Magazine actually printed Boaz during the 250th anniversary of the United Grand Lodge of England. Writing in The Guardian the other day, Chris Hall looks back.

12) Did you know the English have a lodge for cigar enthusiasts? Hazara 4159 has an illustrious history dating back to 1920, and in recent years was reoriented as a lodge for brothers of the leaf to smoke on the Square. Next meeting: Tuesday, May 17 in the Grange White Hall Hotel. RSVP here.

6) In Greece, an unnamed 36-year-old man was arrested for vandalizing the Masonic temple in Thessaloniki. Police said he damaged the door with an axe and also discharged a shotgun. No motive was mentioned.

2) What’s a fine cigar without a good drink? Maybe the Pickleback isn’t the ideal complement to a smoke, but read Bro. John Roberts’ history of the bizarre shot & chaser here.

13) In Latvia, the Riga Museum of World Freemasonry needs funds to complete construction and open its doors before the year is out. If you can help, click here.

1) When the Grand Lodge of New York meets in two weeks, the flag of Ukraine will be displayed on the dais in the East.

8) And finally, Quatuor Coronati 2076 will meet May 12 in Sheffield. Bro. Niall Johnson will present his “Taking French Leave: Masonic English Napoleonic Prisoners, 1803-1814,” winner of the Norman B. Spencer Prize. Four o’clock in Tapton Masonic Hall.

Historic England

7) Also in the U.K., the public agency Historic England, which works toward preservation of diverse legacy locations, has allocated £180,000 to benefit Phoenix Hall in Sunderland, which has served the brethren there since 1784. One of Trevor Stewart’s lodges, if I recall correctly.

4) The Masonic Book Club confirms that Masonry Dissected will be published anew, thanks to all the pre-paid orders. Expect your copy in the mail in July.

10) The Anthroposophical Society of New York City will conduct a walking tour Sunday, May 1 to visit a number of locations in Greenwich Village that are historically important to the Society. Visit here for more info.