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And speaking of the 2026 John Skene Masonic Conference (see post below), the organizers have set a time and place. The graphic above has all the information available so far, but I’m sure the conference speakers will be announced before long. See you there.
This time, the conference will have the support of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, thanks to the kind offices of MW Omar Morris, Grand Master. That’s a big benefit. This time, the conference will be hosted on Grand Lodge’s Burlington campus, which is very near Peachfield, where Skene lived, died, and was buried. In contrast, last year we attended the usual gravesite memorial before commuting sixty miles to the conference in the Plainfield Masonic Temple. Naturally, this year’s arrangement is a lot more convenient. Plus, the Grand Lodge’s patronage may help sell tickets.
If you wonder who was John Skene, well he was a Mason in Aberdeen, Scotland who emigrated to the West Jersey colony in 1682—becoming the first Mason in the New World. Read more here.
Tickets, etc. here.
This reminds me I still haven’t written up last year’s conference. I will! I put it on my calendar for next Sunday.
3 comments:
A late brother had an intense interest in Skene, and asked me to collaborate with him on a book project. Sadly, the project never materialised, but I was left with a wealth of info on Skene, from both the Scottish and American perspective. There is yet time.
I’m sure the call for papers will come soon, and I hope you will answer.
Thank you for reading The Magpie Mason.
Thank you. I will certainly give it due consideration.
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