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.

Monday, April 29, 2024

‘NYU is next prospect for campus lodge’

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     WSN New York University may become the next institution of higher learning to inspire the chartering of a Masonic lodge, according to G...
Sunday, April 28, 2024

‘Masonic Hall wins award, plans for upgrades’

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     Hoffman Architects + Engineers Our beloved Masonic Hall is making news. The headquarters of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons...
Saturday, April 27, 2024

‘Geometry and Joyce at Pennsylvania lodge’

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     Be sure to attend The Pennsylvania Lodge of Research’s meeting in June at Williamsport. From the summons: You are hereby summoned to a ...
Friday, April 26, 2024

‘Congratulations Bro. Chris!’

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     Congratulations to Chris Ruli on being named the 2024 Anson Jones Lecturer at Texas Lodge of Research! TLR says: The Anson Jones Lectur...
Thursday, April 25, 2024

‘Founding Martyr author to speak’

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     Christian Di Spigna, author of Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero , will spe...
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

‘Lafayette arrive’

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     Lafayette is coming. More accurately, the celebration of the bicentennial of Marquis de La Fayette’s farewell tour of the United States...
Thursday, April 18, 2024

‘Washington inauguration celebration’

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     And speaking of Freemasons who have been American presidents (see post below), it soon will be time again for Grand Lodge’s re-enactmen...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

‘Roosevelt Pilgrimage at Oyster Bay’

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     Bro. Roosevelt never was a Past Master. He was asked to pose for this photo. I’ve never been able to get to one of these—and I probably...
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

‘These Masons are going to prison’

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      It’ll be thirty next year. I just read the minutes of Saturday’s Civil War Lodge of Research meeting, and it is confirmed that our Jul...
Monday, April 15, 2024

‘Mozart and More on Sunday’

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     Bro. Erik, Organist of my lodge and others, invites us to a free concert Sunday. From the publicity: Bro. Erik Carlson will perform a f...
Saturday, April 13, 2024

‘Hodapp in the Bronx Tuesday’

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     Chris Hodapp will be in New York for a speaking engagement Tuesday. D. Hosler photo Pelham Lodge 712, in the Bronx, will host America’s...
Thursday, April 11, 2024

‘Back in the Philalethes Society again’

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     The Masters Craft Philalethes Society membership jewel. New York’s colors: orange and blue! I rejoined the Philalethes Society—again. I...
Monday, April 8, 2024

‘Jerusalem Amity’s 225th anniversary’

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     Happy 225th anniversary to Jerusalem Amity Chapter 8 of Royal Arch Masons in New York City! It was on this date in 1799 when Jerusalem ...

‘Freemasonry in Popular Culture: call for papers’

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     The 2024 conference was only days ago, but the call for papers for 2025 is out. From the publicity: Call for Papers 13th International ...
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

‘Researchers to visit North Carolina’

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     Civil War Lodge of Research 1865 will meet this month, taking it on the road to North Carolina. The lodge, now in its twenty-eighth yea...
Monday, April 1, 2024

‘A little British humour’

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     A whimsical April Fools’ Day joke from the admin of the UGLE’s Metropolitan Grand Lodge of London’s social media: Metropolitan Grand Lo...

‘Hudson Valley Masonicon coming in June’

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     The guys up in the Hudson Valley are doing it again. The 2024 Hudson Valley Masonicon is scheduled for Saturday, June 8 at Hoffman Lodg...
Sunday, March 31, 2024

‘Remember The Maine Lodge of Research’

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     I close the month of March with some good news from Maine. Concern was expressed on social media earlier this month about The Maine Lod...
Friday, March 29, 2024

‘FĂȘte Lafayette’

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     Chuck Schwam, Executive Director of The American Friends of Lafayette. YouTube was abuzz last night with talk of Marie-Joseph Paul Yves...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

‘Grand Lodge of Finland celebration’

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     Worshipful Master Michael, right, presents Grand Secretary Richard Schulz with a handsome parting gift for being The ALR’s keynote spea...
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