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I agree. You are not seeking anything that requires the formal process of Lodge - GL - GL - Lodge communication. When I was looking for the Masonic History of my Grandfather I just sent an email to the Grand Secretary of the GL of Connecticut (I am in PA). He replied with the Dates of his...

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Interesting! We have nothing like a "Installed Board of Masters" here. We do have Mark Lodges but they are under the Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter. The Royal Ark Mariner Degree is under the control of the Allied Masonic Degree Councils here. Membership in an AMD Council is by invitation only...

Here in the US the Mark Master Mason Degree is under the Royal Arch Chapter. Though we do have Mark Lodges at least here in PA the Mark Lodges operate under the Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter. So the three chapter Degrees in PA are: Mark Master Mason Most Excellent Master Mason Royal Arch...

So is the election process not defined by the Grand Lodge of Texas and the decision whether Officers are elected or appointed left up to the individual Lodges to decide?

Very interesting! Here in PA only WM, SW, JW, Sec, Tres, Reps to Grand Lodge and Trustees are elected. Only WM, SW, JW, Sec & Treas are Installed. All the Floor Officers are appointed at the Will and Pleasure of the WM.

Congratulations! I am always interested in how different jurisdictions work. Were you elected or appointed? Will you be installed or just assume the position?

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This past Saturday at the June Communication of The Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of Pennsylvania I had the honor of being awarded the Grand Chapter C.A.R.E. Certificat and Jewel. The C.A.R.E. (Captiular Academy of Research and Education) is a three phase program on the History and details of...

You can generally only be Initiated and receive the 3 Craft Degrees in a Lodge in the jurisdiction in which you live.

One thing that interests me is jurisdictional differences. (And being from PA EVERYONE does stuff differently from us!) Is the Chaplain's position in your Lodge elected or appointed? If appointed are all of your Appointed Officers Installed? Here in PA only the 5 Elected Officers are...

Bro Bloke: Just a question prompted by your question. Do you pay Grand Lodge fees in addition to your Local Lodge dues?

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Check out the replies to your other post. Asking the same question different ways will not lead to a different answer. No matter where you live or what you believe you can always "serve" others, and that requires no assistance from a forum about Freemasonry, simply seeing a need and taking...

Congratulations Brother! Does the GL of Wisconsin award a Service Anniversary pin for 25 years?

My Lodge had a MM Degree conferral last evening. I was serving as Senior Master of Ceremonies as our appointed SMC was away on business. After the Oath And Obligation and during the Grip Dialog, the Candidate fainted! Luckily the SW, SD and I were there to help him onto the floor and we used...

No one "Needs" to become a Freemason.

That escalated quickly!

Without providing the citations, i.e. how you determined the so called "direct descendance" it is just a nice chart "confirming" your theory. Cite the records you, yourself, viewed showing each person in your chart was the offfspring of the previous. When I was researching my family...

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