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.

Saturday, June 14, 2025

‘1759 and all that’

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     PGL of Cheshire I think that churchwarden should be a clay. And speaking of the Entered Apprentice Degree (see post below), congratulat...
Friday, June 13, 2025

‘French Rite EA° 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, June 11, 2025

‘MW Daniel Tompkins’ 200th deathday’

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     The month of June was very significant in the life of Daniel D. Tompkins. For example, he was born June 21, 1774 in Scarsdale. He was e...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

‘The ALR: Installation’

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     I can’t believe the year is nearly finished, but in three weeks The American Lodge of Research will host its Installation of Officers ...
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Saturday, June 7, 2025

‘Now that’s how you put on a Masonicon!’

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     The Lodge of Parallel Saints Degree Team. Now that’s how you put on a Masonicon! Today was the third annual Hudson Valley Masonicon at...
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‘Scott Council 1’s first T.I.M.’

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     Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of New Jersey Proceedings of 1860. Today is the anniversary of the death in 1867 of T.I. Mose...
Friday, June 6, 2025

‘No Pyramids, no Parthenon, no beautiful tombs or temples?’

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     Classical Wisdom You are following Classical Wisdom on Substack, yes? On Monday, its founder, Anya Leonard, posed her weekly question ...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

‘Skene Conference tickets are on sale’

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     Click to enlarge. Tickets for this year’s John Skene Memorial Conference in New Jersey are on sale! Make sure you will be available Sa...
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

‘Get the Philalethes for your lodge’

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     The Philalethes Society announces a way for Masonic groups to benefit their members by subscribing to its quarterly journal. No, not a ...
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Monday, June 2, 2025

‘New book: The Secret’s Kept Sacred’

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     Chris Murphy, Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of Vermont, announced this week his upcoming book, The Secret’s Kept Sacred , from Plu...
Sunday, June 1, 2025

‘Civil War scholars to visit Tennessee and Georgia’

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     Time to focus on Civil War Lodge of Research 1865’s meeting scheduled for next month. Celebrating its thirtieth year, the lodge keeps ...
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Friday, May 30, 2025

‘Masonic cornerstone at Washington Square’

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     Magpie file photo It’s had quite a history these first 130 years of its existence, but it was on this date in 1890 when Grand Master Jo...
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