The “Forget-me-not”, a tiny blue flower was introduced as a lapel badge in 1934 by the German Grand Lodge of the Sun in Bayreuth, Germany, in lieu of the “Square & Compasses”, as a mark of identification for Freemasons....

Bro. Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART composed “The Magic Flute” to replace the symbolic Masonic initiations that were forbidden by the emperor of Austria, – thus enabling the Brethren to instruct Masonically in spite of the edicts of a tyrannical government. V.W....

Bro. George WASHINGTON was the Worshipful Master of Alexandria Lodge at the same time he was inaugurated the first president of the U.S.A. Bro. Benjamin FRANKLIN was Grand Master of the State of Pennsylvania. He also published the first Masonic book...

The term “LEWIS” refers to a form of iron cramp or clamp, which is inserted into a prepared cavity in a stone, by which it may be lowered or lifted. It is also a speculative term used to refer...

M.W. Bro. Anthony SAYER was the first Grand Master of the premier Grand Lodge of England. He was elected and installed on St. John Baptist’s day in 1717 at a room in the Goose and Gridiron tavern. Bro. Sayer...