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The Grand Lodge of Quebec (French: Grande Loge du Québec) is a Grand Lodge in Quebec, Canada. It is in full amity and recognition with the United Grand Lodge of England . [ 1 ]
This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in Canada. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit).
Freemasonry in Canada traces its origins to the United Grand Lodge of England, the Grand Lodge of Scotland and the Grand Lodge of Ireland, as a result of Canada's history as a dominion within the British Empire. Freemasonry in the United States, including Prince Hall Freemasonry, also influenced the formation of Freemasonry in Canada.
The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada in the Province of Ontario is a Grand Lodge with jurisdiction over 571 [1] masonic lodges located in the province of Ontario in Canada with around 46,000 members. [2] The Grand Lodge is in full amity and recognition with the United Grand Lodge of England. [3]
The Grand Lodge of Manitoba is the Grand Lodge, or governing body, of the masonic organization in the jurisdiction or Manitoba, Canada. Manitoba contains 54 lodges with 1,873 members. The Grand Lodge was established on 12 May 1875.
The Grand Lodge used to be headquartered in the historic Masonic Temple in St. John's, which it shared with the other regular body of craft masonry in Newfoundland and Labrador, the District Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, in addition to several appendant bodies. Since 2009, the headquarters is now ...
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In April 1869, Otto Ihling, a 22-year-old journeyman bookbinder, moved from Milwaukee to Kalamazoo to open his new shop. While attending night school, he created handmade blank books for businesses, banks and counties. [1] The first issue of "The Michigan Freemason" was bound by Otto Ihling and edited by Mr. W. J. Chaplin, a partner in the ...