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Shriners International, formally known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (AAONMS), is an American Masonic society. Founded in 1872 in New York City, it is headquartered in Tampa, Florida and has over 200 chapters across nine countries, with a global membership of nearly 200,000 "Shriners". [1]
5502 1st Avenue North 33°32′24″N86°45′11″W / 33.539970°N 86.753059°W / 33.539970; -86.753059 (Woodlawn Masonic Building) Birmingham, Alabama. Three-story brown brick building with corbelled cornice, included in Woodlawn Commercial Historic District. 5. Dale Masonic Lodge.
v. t. e. Prince Hall Freemasonry is a branch of North American Freemasonry created for African Americans founded by Prince Hall on September 29, 1784. Prince Hall Freemasonry is the oldest and largest (300,000+ initiated members) predominantly African-American fraternity in the United States. [1] Different organizations purport to be of Prince ...
The history of Freemasonry encompasses the origins, evolution and defining events of the fraternal organisation known as Freemasonry.It covers three phases. Firstly, the emergence of organised lodges of operative masons during the Middle Ages, then the admission of lay members as "accepted" (a term reflecting the ceremonial "acception" process that made non-stone masons members of an operative ...
The History of Freemasonry, Vol. 6 (Masonic History Co., NY, 1898) pages 1485-1486 online membership by state 1898; Weisberger, R. William et al. Freemasonry on Both Sides of the Atlantic: Essays concerning the Craft in the British Isles, Europe, the United States, and Mexico (2002), 969pp; York, Neil L. “Freemasons and the American ...
Raised in Albion Lodge No. 97, Albion, Indiana. [ 10 ] Robert Adair, 1st Baron Waveney (1811–1886), British politician [ 14 ] Robert Adam (1728–1792), Scottish architect [ 14 ] Alva Adams (1850–1922), three-time governor of Colorado. Member of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction).
Freemasonry in the United States. Freemasonry in the United States is the history of Freemasonry as it was introduced from Britain and continues as a major secret society to the present day. It is a fraternal order that brings men together (and women through its auxiliaries) to gain friendship and opportunity for advancement and community progress.
September 22, 1980 [1] The Masonic Temple (also known as Masonic Temple, Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge PHA) is a historic Masonic temple in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located at 410 Broad Street. Constructed by the Grand Lodge between 1901 and 1912, [2] it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1980.