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The Grand Lodge of New Jersey Free & Accepted Masons is the official governing body of New Jersey Masonic Lodges [1] as recognized by other Grand Jurisdictions throughout the world. As early as 1730, New Jersey was one of the first states with active Freemasonry. [2]: 51 The Grand Lodge of NJ was formally established in 1787.
Joseph Bloomfield (1753–1823), fourth governor of New Jersey. Raised in Bristol Lodge No. 25, Bristol, Pennsylvania, and served as master in 1782. He affiliated with Trenton Lodge No. 5, Trenton, New Jersey, in 1790 and in 1799–80 was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey. [10] Sumner Blossom (1892–1977), American magazine editor.
This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in United States. 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).
This is a list of newspapers in New Jersey. There were, as of 2020, over 300 newspapers in print in New Jersey. Historically, there have been almost 2,000 newspapers published in New Jersey. [1] The Constitutional Courant, founded in 1765 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, is the earliest known New Jersey newspaper. [2]
All Men Free and Brethren: Essays on the History of African American Freemasonry (Cornell UP, 2013). Kantrowitz, Stephen. " 'Intended for the Better Government of Man': The Political History of African American Freemasonry in the Era of Emancipation." Journal of American History 96#4, (2010), pp. 1001–26. online. Mackey, Albert Gallatin.
Since 1881 home of King Solomon Lodge No. 5 Territorial Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM) [15] Included in Tombstone Historic District. Claimed to be "Built in 1881, this is the largest standing adobe bldg in the United States." 7: Masonic Hall (Wickenburg, Arizona) 1922 built 1986 NRHP-listed 108 Tegner
This page provides links to alphabetized lists 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 secret of their involvement, while others have not made their membership public.
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 ...