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.

Thursday, September 24, 2026

‘Civil War Lodge to take Hampton’

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     Speaking of the Civil War (see Tuesday’s post below), Civil War Lodge of Research 1865 , one of Virginia’s six lodges of Masonic resea...
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

‘Freemasonry, Immigration, and the Making of Early America’

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     Click to enlarge. If you missed Glenn Kreisberg at the Ulster County Historical Society two months ago, you can catch him soon at the S...
Tuesday, September 22, 2026

‘Masonic Bonds in the Civil War’

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     Among his many jobs, our very own St. John the Evangelist is one of the patron saints of authors, so it is extra fortuitous when a Brot...
Monday, September 21, 2026

‘Book sale at the Washington Memorial’

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     On November 12, 1912, Spanish Prime Minister José Canalejas y Méndez was assassinated* by an anarchist (typical) while shopping for boo...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

‘2027 Cambridge Conference plans’

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     Quatuor Coronati Lodge 2076 (EC) is the first Masonic lodge of research, having been set to labor 140 years ago. At this time, there ar...
Saturday, September 19, 2026

‘Special Meeting at Daniel Boone Homestead’

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     I’m on the fence about driving to this one, but if Bro. Corelli is up for it, I’ll get us out there. It’s not a degree that Union 479 h...
Friday, September 18, 2026

‘Gan is new Canon Portal Lecturer’

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     The ubiquitous Richard Gan (Master of QC2076 for starters!) has been named the next Canon Portal Memorial Lecturer, according to an ann...
Thursday, September 17, 2026

‘Macoy initiates Trestle Board program’

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     Macoy Masonic Supply Co., making and selling us the stuff we need since Old Rough and Ready was president, launches a membership progr...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

‘Communication in a cemetery’

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     If you are the type who keeps an all-seeing eye open for Masonic symbols on headstones when visiting cemeteries, this stated communicat...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

‘Convention of Masonic Light’

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     Quality event coming to Ulster County next month. From the publicity: Convention of Masonic Light Saturday, October 24 at 9 a.m. Warwar...
Monday, September 14, 2026

‘More Morgan’

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      From the Rob Morris book William Morgan; or Political Anti-Masonry, Its Rise, Growth and Decadence , 1884 edition. I am happy to see t...
Sunday, September 13, 2026

‘New Jersey’s Anti-Masonic Party’

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     From the Proceedings of the Fourth Massachusetts Convention of Antimasonic Republicans , Boston, September 1833. Click to enlarge. We’v...
Saturday, September 12, 2026

‘The Imperfect Storm at Cooperstown’

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       The lodge in Cooperstown will host a historian’s talk on the “Morgan Affair” Tuesday. Yesterday was the 200th anniversary of the arre...
Friday, September 11, 2026

‘A work of art, grand in conception and birth’

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     As you know, the 140th anniversary of the dedication of Liberty Enlightening the World comes October 28. I’m not aware of any local Mas...
Thursday, September 10, 2026

‘Museum fundraiser seeks auction items’

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     Click to enlarge. As a fundraiser to benefit its library and museum, the Grand Lodge of Virginia plans a gala for October 23 that will ...
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