The Magpie Mason

The Magpie Mason is an obscure journalist in the Craft who writes, with occasional flashes of superficial cleverness, about Freemasonry’s current events and history; literature and art; philosophy and pipe smoking. He is a Past Master of both The American Lodge of Research in New York City and of New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786; and also is at labor in Virginia’s Civil War Lodge of Research 1865. He is a past president of the lamented Masonic Society as well.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

‘Rubicon’s 14th annual festive board and conference’

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     Click to enlarge. It’s official: The Rubicon Masonic Society’s fourteenth annual festive board and conference is set for the weekend o...
Saturday, June 27, 2026

‘Lodge ◆ Arch ◆ Crypt ◆ Temple’

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     Academia Lux Borealis Lodge 25, the research lodge laboring in the Grand Lodge of Alaska, has a series of discussions on the York Rite ...
Friday, June 26, 2026

‘CANCELLED: John Skene Masonic Conference’

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     Sorry to spread the news of the cancellation an hour ago of the John Skene Masonic Conference in New Jersey in late August. Ticket sale...

‘The ALR’s installation on Tuesday’

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     The American Lodge of Research will conduct its elections and installation of officers next Tuesday night. We’ll be inside the Colonial...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

‘The Mystic Tye on the art of research’

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     I’d never heard of The Mystic Tye Podcast until Monday, but they’re up to the fortieth episode, apparently. Published last Friday, “Fo...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

‘Chapter of Research to meet Saturday’

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     UPDATE: Meeting is cancelled. Happy St. John’s Day! Naturally, Grand Lodge will host its St. John’s Weekend in Utica in a few days, du...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

‘Civil War Lodge to take Monterey Pass’

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     Civil War Lodge of Research 1865 will return to Pennsylvania next month to visit the site of the Battle of Monterey Pass. I admit this ...
Monday, June 22, 2026

‘MLMA introduces BINO’

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     The front page of the MLMA’s spring newsletter shows one of sculptor Bryant Baker’s George Washingtons, located in the famous Hollender...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

‘2027 Prestonian Lecture’

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     PGL of Shropshire RW Bro. Roger Pemberton The United Grand Lodge of England announced earlier this month that RW Bro. Roger Pemberton w...
Saturday, June 20, 2026

‘Hughes! Hodapp!! Hrinko!!! And more!’

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     Looks like a great day of Masonic learning. If I wasn’t committed to Civil War Lodge of Research that weekend, I might have signed up f...
Thursday, June 18, 2026

‘Grand Lodge whisky returns!’

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     The Grand Lodge of Scotland announces the return of its Grand Master Mason’s Choice single malt. For those of us in the United States,...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

‘Legends of the Craft returns’

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     Click to enlarge. Legends of the Craft , the society in New York Freemasonry that imparts memorization techniques to strengthen ritual ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

‘Grand Master to present at research lodge Saturday’

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     Pennsylvania Lodge of Research will meet Saturday to hear two presentations, including from the Grand Master! This will take place at t...
Monday, June 15, 2026

‘A look inside Strict Observance Lodge’

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       GCR Did you know the Grand College of Rites has aprons? They are available, at $70, by mailing your check(!), payable to the Grand Co...
Sunday, June 14, 2026

‘Treason and reason in one of those busy weekends’

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     Yesterday, at New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786, W. Bro. Gerald, of Congdon-Overlook Lodge 163, presents his find...
Friday, June 12, 2026

‘MLMA registration is open’

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     Registration for the Masonic Library and Museum Association ’s Annual Conference here in New York City is open. This is slated for the...
Sunday, June 7, 2026

‘R.A. “Bob” Gilbert has died’

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     Manifestation A figure sat within the chair Which was not previously there; A voice spoke in the darkness then More subtly than the voi...

‘Kent Henderson’s Masonic World Guide’

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     For more than thirty years, Kent Henderson has served as, kind of, the Eugene Fodor of Masonic travel, issuing two editions of his Maso...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

‘Think beyond mere survival’

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     Click to enlarge. That “How to Kill Your Lodge” meme proliferates on social media this week. It seems someone or some A.I. image-maker ...
Wednesday, June 3, 2026

‘TSW Chapter to visit historic Scipio’

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     llvintage on eBay 1919 postcard of the lodge building. This just in: Thomas Smith Webb Chapter of Research will meet Saturday in Auror...
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