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, March 17, 2025

‘Lodge to mark Civil War’s start’

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     Virginia-based Civil War Lodge of Research 1865 will travel outside the Commonwealth for its meeting next month to mark the start of t...
Saturday, March 15, 2025

‘Wear your apron on the inside’

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     “Finally, Brethren, be ye all of one mind; live in peace, and may the God of love and peace delight to dwell with and bless you!”   The...

‘French Rite EA° on Tuesday’

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       If you like Garibaldi Lodge’s EA°—that French Rite First Degree rendered in Italian—then you’ll love the original as conferred by l’U...
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

‘All aboard! Ionic Railroad Degree’

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     Ionic Lodge 31 in Delaware will host its Railroad Degree this spring. The brethren ride the Wilmington & Western Railroad to a secl...
Saturday, March 8, 2025

‘…but it’s a good tired’

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     Today was one of those four Saturdays per year when I have a research lodge meeting in the a.m. and an AMD meeting in the p.m. Both are...
Friday, March 7, 2025

‘Collectanea is coming!’

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     Okay, settle down out there. I have it on good authority (Grand Registrar Rick told me) that the editions of Collectanea we’ve been wa...
Tuesday, March 4, 2025

‘Hillsdale’s FREE philosophy course’

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     Hillsdale College offers a 14-part Introduction to Western Philosophy free of charge. This isn’t anything new, but click here  if you’r...
Sunday, March 2, 2025

‘Blue Ridge to host its first OV of the DDGM’

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     The Grand Lodge of Virginia now has six(!) research lodges, the newest is Blue Ridge 1738 located in Blacksburg. On Saturday the 15th, ...
Saturday, March 1, 2025

‘Wanted: handsome Prophets for Azim’

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     March already? Azim, The Handsomest Grotto in the Realm™, will host its Spring Ceremonial next Saturday, so if you think you’re handsom...
Thursday, February 20, 2025

‘Passing Timothy Ridicule’

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     From Masonry Dissected , printed London, 1730. Last night was the occasion of the first meeting of The American Lodge of Research since...
Sunday, February 16, 2025

‘Happenings Ten Years Time Ago’

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     Happy anniversary to…me! It was on this date ten years ago—probably at this very hour—when I was elected to membership by affiliation i...
Monday, February 10, 2025

‘Did you know about Kentucky Long Rifle Lodge?’

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     You might not believe it, but the storied Kentucky rifle figures not only tangentially in Masonic history, but also directly. But first...
Sunday, February 9, 2025

‘Masonic Week congratulations’

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     Masonic Week is still underway in Virginia with the Operatives set to host its events momentarily, but watching social media I see cong...
Friday, February 7, 2025

‘Support this Albany history project’

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     Albany’s Masonic Temple was dedicated in 1896. The first clues of Masonic history in Albany date to the 1750s and the French-Indian War...
Thursday, February 6, 2025

‘Book club’s inaugural meeting’

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     A partnership between New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786 and Jerusalem Lodge 26 will come to fruition Saturday in ...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

‘Ontario to host MRF in August’

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     It’s official: The Masonic Restoration Foundation is headed to Ontario this summer, according to the announcement that came the other ...
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

‘John Skene Masonic Conference this summer’

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     Save the date: August 23 for the next John Skene Masonic Conference. The details, thus far, are in the graphic above. The down side is ...
Monday, February 3, 2025

‘New research society in New York “To seek the Light”’

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     The brethren up in the Orange Rockland Sullivan District announced the other day the launch of the ORS Masonic Research Society. Its mo...
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