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, September 13, 2026

‘New Jersey’s Anti-Masonic Party’

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     From the Proceedings of the Fourth Massachusetts Convention of Antimasonic Republicans , Boston, September 1833. Click to enlarge. We’v...
Saturday, September 12, 2026

‘The Imperfect Storm at Cooperstown’

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       The lodge in Cooperstown will host a historian’s talk on the “Morgan Affair” Tuesday. Yesterday was the 200th anniversary of the arre...
Friday, September 11, 2026

‘A work of art, grand in conception and birth’

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     As you know, the 140th anniversary of the dedication of Liberty Enlightening the World comes October 28. I’m not aware of any local Mas...
Thursday, September 10, 2026

‘Museum fundraiser seeks auction items’

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     Click to enlarge. As a fundraiser to benefit its library and museum, the Grand Lodge of Virginia plans a gala for October 23 that will ...
Wednesday, September 9, 2026

‘Sir Robert Moray Seminar: Masonic History in the Making’

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Scotland on Saturday! A great program awaits you if you can get to the research lodge in Edinburgh on the 26th. From the publicity: Lodge Si...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

‘Brent to bring Folger to Indianapolis’

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     If you missed Brent Morris’ appearance at The American Lodge of Research six months ago, I suppose you could catch him in Indianapolis ...
Monday, September 7, 2026

‘Astronomical Symbolism in Freemasonry’

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     Ontario Masons’ education committee has an online presentation planned for Saturday night. The image above has all the info, but here’s...
Sunday, September 6, 2026

‘Biagetti on Freemasonry in Revolutionary Rhode Island’

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     Collegivm Lvminosvm, Rhode Island’s research lodge, will continue its celebration of America’s 250th anniversary by welcoming a speaker...
Saturday, September 5, 2026

‘Happy anniversary (sort of) to Grand Lodge!’

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     National Portrait Gallery John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl On this date 245 years ago, Freemasonry in New York began its transformation ...
Friday, September 4, 2026

‘Good Samaritan’s “All Wars” dinner’

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     Click to enlarge. Good Samaritan Lodge 336 in Gettysburg is appreciated for, among other reasons, its occasional dinners when the menu...
Thursday, September 3, 2026

‘For sale: d’oh!-main name’

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     I was chagrined this evening to discover this. The Knights of the North, publisher of the influential treatise Laudable Pursuit: A 21st...
Wednesday, September 2, 2026

‘General Grand news’

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     If you haven’t heard via social media or from your grand chapter or grand council, there’s grand news from the District of Columbia, wh...
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

‘LORE 1786 to meet; transactions coming soon’

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     New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786—known locally as LORE—is achieving a milestone: our first book of transactions ...
Sunday, August 30, 2026

‘Hiram Lodge’s 1750 EA°’

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     Hiram Lodge 1 Worshipful Master Clint Potter, who sat in the South for the degree, displays the lodge’s banner despite the breeze yeste...
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