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by Christopher Hodapp Mankato Lodge 12 in Mankato, Minnesota has just completed a major remodeling project, funded partially with a $25,000 grant from the city, plus matching funds from the building's tenant organizations. The local Masons wanted to improve their own spaces in the building...

by Christopher Hodapp Last year while everybody (including myself) was distracted by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana's recognition and establishment of amity with the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland, but not Louisiana's (for very good reasons), most of us missed another...

by Christopher Hodapp Tune in today for the Indiana Historical Society's History Happy Hour – Masons in Indiana. Join Michael Brumback and Chris Hodapp of the Masonic Library and Museum of Indiana for a discussion on the history of Indiana's Freemasons and see highlights from the Museum’s...

by Christopher Hodapp I received this message last week from WB Ryan Turbeville, WM of West Nashville Phoenix Lodge 131 in Nashville, Tennessee: The Ancient Art of Design: Unveiling the Science of Sacred Geometry. There will be a Masons Only Friday night dinner and presentation titled...

by Christopher Hodapp Beginning next Friday, July 22 through Sunday July 24th, I'll be in Pasadena, California to take part in the South Pasadena Masonic Lodge's Masonic Con 2022. The theme of this year's event is "Masonry in the New Millennium." Masonic scholars from across the country...

by Christopher Hodapp Issue 57 of the Journal of The Masonic Society landed in the mailbox over the July 4th weekend. The cover features a beautiful photo of the steps of Indiana’s Battleground Lodge... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp On Saturday, July 9th, the United Grand Lodge of England announced the official consecration of their newest Masonic lodge: Science Fiction and Fantasy Lodge No.... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Nineteen-year-old volunteer firefighter Leslie Roy Winchester has been arrested and charged in connection with eight arson fires that took place in June and July, in and... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp NOTE: THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED AT 1:20PM CT. Houston, Texas police have arrested an armed man at the Houston Valley of the Scottish Rite after it was reported he was... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

Masonic artist Ryan J. Flynn by Christopher Hodapp Calling all Masonic artists! The Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania is sponsoring the Grand Exhibition Art Competition: Embodying... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp by Christopher Hodapp The 8th Congress on Fraternalism, Freemasonry, and History opens this Friday in Paris at the Grand Orient de France and the Bibliothèque Nationale in... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp The 8th Congress on Fraternalism, Freemasonry, and History will be held in Paris on June 9-11, 2022 at the Grand Orient de France and the Bibliothèque Nationale in... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Arturo De Hoyos at the Scottish Rite (SJ) House of the Temple in Washington, D.C. reports that the two monumental sphinx sculptures flanking the entrance were vandalized... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp Friday night was the 20th anniversary of the founding of Lodge Vitruvian 767 in Indianapolis. It was a wonderful evening and it was especially great to be with WB Jeff Naylor,... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...

by Christopher Hodapp UPDATED May 28, 5:00AM: This story has been corrected. I mistakenly said that Tyler McKenzie is from Texas. He is actually a Mason in New Mexico. Interesting article this week... For the latest news and information from around the Masonic world, be sure to check the...