Masonic Education & History Fraternal Papers, Historical Reflections & Membership Guides from West Toronto

Victoria Lodge No. 474 A.F. & A.M. • The Junction, Toronto

Famous Masons: Burns

Robert Burns January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796 Robert Burns was a poet and lyricist. National poet of Scotland and celebrated worldwide. He was the pioneer of the Romantic...

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Famous Masons: Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791 Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. Being a musical child-prodigy, he toured...

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Lodge Officers

Jewels of the Masonic Lodge Officers — Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer, Secretary, Deacons, Steward, and Tyler

Every Masonic Lodge elects or appoints Masonic Lodge Officers to execute the necessary functions of the lodge’s life and work. These offices may vary between the jurisdictions of different Grand Lodges, although certain factors...

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Famous Masons: Twain

Mark Twain November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910 On Nov. 30, 1835, the small town of Florida, Mo. witnessed the birth of its most famous son. Samuel Langhorne Clemens...

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A Brief History of Masonry

The origins and early development of Freemasonry are a matter of some debate. A poem known as the “Regius Manuscript” has been dated to approximately 1390 and is the oldest...

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Appendant Bodies

There is no degree in Freemasonry higher than that of Master Mason, the Third Degree. There are, however, a number of organisations that require being a Master Mason as a prerequisite...

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