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.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

‘Research officers now installed’

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     CWLR photo Civil War Lodge of Research 1865, of Virginia, Installation of Officers, Saturday at Farmville Lodge 41. “In consequence of ...
Tuesday, December 5, 2023

‘A lodge may hear lectures’

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     Approaching my ninth anniversary as a New York Freemason, I finally bought a copy of Grand Lodge’s law book last week. I’ve had time o...
Sunday, December 3, 2023

‘Taschen to release Waite-Colman Smith tarot collection’

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     Taschen has done it again. This time the publisher of lavish books and other sumptuous treats is poised to release its take on the A.E....
Saturday, December 2, 2023

‘Boston cops: Paul Revere’s tombstone vandalized’

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     Lowell Sun Boston Police said a homeless man was arrested during the morning of Sunday, November 26, after a lengthy vandalism spree vi...
Friday, December 1, 2023

‘1784 St. John’s Day sermon at Morristown’

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     There is a short article in the December trestleboard from New Jersey’s research lodge that makes relevant today a page of local early ...
Thursday, November 30, 2023

‘A festive season festive board’

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     I need to get out more. Last night was the occasion of the First Capitular District’s long-awaited Annual Festive Board, which doubled ...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

‘Bob Cooper on Rosslyn and the Templars’

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     Sorry for the short notice, but I learned of this just now. If the notion of Templars in Scotland intrigues you, then you ought to atte...
Friday, November 24, 2023

‘New book: The Silver Matchbox’

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     A Masonic achievement award named for a smoking implement is bound to catch my attention, and now there is a book on the Silver Matchbo...
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

‘Freemasonry and Judaism lecture’

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     You follow the Sapere Aude Lectures, right? With amazing frequency, Bro. David Chichinadze organizes online presentations on topics tha...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

‘Great news for researchers in Virginia’

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     The Masonic research domain is expanding under the Grand Lodge of Virginia, the jurisdiction with—I’d bet anything—the most lodges of M...
Sunday, November 19, 2023

’New York’s Lodge History Project’

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     If you maintain an absurdly active Masonic schedule, you may be invited to Sunday night Zoom meetings for discussions of special topics...

’Dubbing Joseph Warren a Tea Party Architect'

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     The brethren in Massachusetts have more commemoration of the Boston Tea Party’s 250th anniversary planned. Primarily there will be this...
Saturday, November 18, 2023

‘Recap of Night from this morning’

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     ‘Night’ by William Hogarth tells a story of the politics between the two English Masonic systems in the 1730s. As advertised last night...
Friday, November 17, 2023

‘Tomorrow: Zoom meeting on Bro. Hogarth’

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     ‘This is tomorrow!’ Sorry for the short notice—not my fault!—but New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786 announced toni...

‘International Conference set for next March’

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     Nothing for me to add. I’ll just get straight to the publicity: 2024 International Conference on Freemasonry: Rites in America Saturday...
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