Presented in lodge by VWBro E.R. Morris – February 6 2013 We sing the Royal Anthem and the National Anthem after each lodge meeting. Some younger members approached me, as...
Masonic Education & History Fraternal Papers, Historical Reflections & Membership Guides from West Toronto
Victoria Lodge No. 474 A.F. & A.M. • The Junction, Toronto
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The Beehive is a symbol of industry and co-operation. The bee is traditionally the symbol of hard work by many to a common end, and perhaps was so chosen because...
The Masonic Foundation of Ontario, the registered charitable arm of our Grand Lodge, supports bursaries to university and college students. It supports research into the causes and cures of deafness,...
The oldest Lodge in Canada is St. Andrew’s Lodge # 1, Halifax in the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia. It was also recognised as being the oldest...
The “FREE” in Freemasonry refers to the days when attempts were made in 1712 to regulate building wages. “Freemasons” were distinguished from “Masons” as a separate class of workmen, notably...
Bro. Rt. Hon. John George Diefenbaker (1895 – 1979) was the sixth Prime Minister of Canada who was a Mason. He was Initiated in Wakaw Lodge #166, Saskatchewan, on September 11...
BLACK CREEK MASONIC LODGE, is located in Pioneer Village at Jane St. and Steeles Ave, Toronto, was built in the 1840’s, It’s original site was in Woodbridge, Ontario, and it...
The practice of “SQUARING THE LODGE” seems to have originated in the 1730’s when the Lodge, i.e. the Tracing Board, used to be drawn on the floor, usually within a...
This is a list of notable Freemasons. Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation which exists in a number of forms worldwide. Throughout history some members of the fraternity have made no...
Sometimes we get so caught up with the symbolism and philosophy of Masonry that its humble origins are forgotten. Then a message comes back from the past – in this...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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