For Bob Welch and his fellow Freemasons of Holland Lodge No. 1, April 21 represents an especially rich date in history. April 21, 1836, is the anniversary of the Texan victory at the Battle of San ...

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GREENWOOD -- The history of Freemasons runs deep in the River Valley and across Arkansas, the South Sebastian County Historical Society was told last week. Society members invited Freemason Gary ...

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Franklin chapter of the National Sojourners, in partnership with Johnson County Masonic Association, will ...

Freemasons have long wielded the qualities most irresistible to thriller writers and conspiracy theorists — secrecy, politics, power and celebrity. Among their members are founding fathers, presidents ...

Aside from their famous members throughout history — from George Washington and Benjamin Franklin to Thurgood Marshall and Harry Houdini — the Freemasons are known as one of the most secretive ...

Freemasonry has long had a relationship to the politics of both left and right. Bourgeois revolutionaries in France and America and modern mainstream politicians have all been members, as were some ...

Members of Evergreen Lodge 137 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Seaside held an informational afternoon Sunday to spread public awareness of the history of Freemasonry in America and the benefits ...

WACO — Just ring the doorbell. Ask for a tour. Walk in. These days, there isn't much secrecy about the Grand Lodge of Texas or, for that matter, any of the Masonic or near-Masonic museums and ...