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 Worshipful Master of The American Lodge of Research in New York; is a Past Master 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.

Thursday, March 9, 2017

‘The conference has a contest’

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      Courtesy COGMNA The Conference of Grand Masters of North America was held a few weeks ago, and evidently one of the ideas that sp...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

‘Illumination Lodge (UD)’

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      RW Bro. Ted Harrison is leading an effort to lend purpose to this newfangled trend of bringing teenagers into Freemasonry with an app...
Monday, March 6, 2017

‘A singular surprise at Masonic Week’

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      I better get to the Masonic Week coverage, although there won’t be much this time because I attended only three functions before head...
Sunday, March 5, 2017

‘300: Freemasonry’s Legacy, Freemasonry’s Future’

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      Unless I’m particularly out of touch, which is not impossible, I’ve been missing announcements one might expect to see of Masonic cel...
Saturday, March 4, 2017

‘AQC volumes on sale at Lewis’

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      I don’t know how to say “Prices so low we’re practically giving it all away!” in Latin, but Lewis Masonic is now selling recent edi...
Friday, March 3, 2017

‘Masonic fine arts festival coming to Virginia’

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      Ah, the first day of Spring is near, but looking ahead already to Autumn we see the Association of Masonic Arts will hold its second...
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

‘Masonic March madness!’

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      There are so many great things for the thinking Freemason to do this month! Check out some of these events within the apartments of t...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

‘Tracing Boards and the Ancient Mysteries’

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      Angel Millar will return to the lectern at the Livingston Library ’s lecture series this month. From the publicity: ...

‘His soul is with the saints, I trust’

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      The Knight’s Tomb Samuel Taylor Coleridge Where is the grave of Sir Arthur O’Kellyn? Where may the grave of that good man be...
Sunday, February 5, 2017

‘The Role of Men of Color in the Early Period of Freemasonry’

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      And speaking of celebrating Black History Month (see post below), Oscar Alleyne will be the guest speaker at Mt. Zion Masonic Lodge 1...
Thursday, February 2, 2017

‘Esoteric Seminar this summer’

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      Connecticut Freemasons have been enjoying this event for some years, but I’m just learning of it now, so I share it here. On Satur...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

‘Pennsylvania Academy next month’

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‘205 Years of Black Masonry in New York State’

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      Note the address.       Click to enlarge.      
Monday, January 30, 2017

‘I wasn’t expecting the Spanish Inquisition!’

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      There is nothing unusual about a Masonic ring sparking a conversation, or even a ring resulting in someone being brought into the Mas...
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