composer Jean Sibelius

Music for the Masonic Lodge

In August 14th, 1922, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius agreed to compose “original, genuinely Finnish music for the masonic lodge.” Sibelius was one of the founding members of “Suomi loosi” – the Suomi Lodge which was the first lodge to be founded since in 1809. The first Finnish Masonic lodge was founded in 1756 and lasted […]

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100 years and going strong

A short article in the Almonte/Clareton Place EMC, a local news service out of Ontario Canada published this story today: Masonic Temple in Carleton Place turns 100 years, St. John’s Lodge No. 63 hosts Friend to Friend Night. Besides wanting to echo the congratulatory comments, its nice to see the good in the press and […]

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Stealng from the Temple Coffers

From the Boston Herald A 58-year-old Maine man accused of embezzling more than $1 million from within the secretive headquarters of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons is scheduled to be arraigned today in Suffolk Superior Court. Vincent Paul Reed Jr. of Shapleigh, Maine, spent $1.25 million in Mason funds on personal travel expenses, household […]

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William Shakespeare – the Freemason

Its been debated in a sea of endless questions, was William Shakespeare a Freemason? Well, this week (April 23rd -30th) is a celebration of all things William Shakespeare as Stratford’s Greatest son’s celebrates his 447th birthday. For the non mason, its hard to really pick up on the clever word play that is so intricately […]

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