On this date in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle received his Third Degree. He was initiated into Freemasonry under Phoenix Lodge, No. 257 at the age of 27. Professionally he was a writer and medical doctor. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 when he published A Study in […]
Alex Powers
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Dear Brethren, our world, much including Freemasonry, is working through a darkened hour. We have seen the prompt and drastic impact that the current COVID-19 virus has played on Masonic meetings and gatherings across the country and globe but this is not the first time the Craft has had to […]
Chivalry! Honor! Friendship! In this postmodern era, the once-sacred idea of what constitutes a friend has been watered down for most by the simple click of an ADD or REMOVE button. Join us with special guests Dylan John Callahan and Casey Pemberton as we explore the ancient Greek tale of Pythagorean mystics […]
**Surprise Release** Everyone is headed to the Texas Grand Lodge Session so we decided to drop this one early Just for “Y’all”! This week the hosts of Historical Light have the pleasure to sit down with Brothers Geeg Wiles and Captain Ahab; and yes, we said Brothers. There is one […]
Masonic buildings crumbling and slipping away seems to be a growing trend these days that is promptly followed by passionate feelings on both sides of the matter. I am not going to directly address that issue here, but rather some of the thought process that goes behind those feelings; and […]
Have you heard the jokes around Freemasonry about “the goat”? Have you heard of the Odd Fellows (IOOF)? Well, in this episode of Historical Light our resident historians tackle both topics head-on with a special guest, Ainslie Heilich. To top things off, Ainslie is our first guest on the show […]
Another mason to follow family tradition, John Wayne was raised as a mason in July 1970, at Marion McDaniel Lodge 56 as his father had been before him. He was also very politically active, and at one point was asked to run for office on behalf of the Republican party. […]
The list of politicians who are also freemasons is staggeringly long and the great British Prime Minister was no exception. When he joined the order in 1901, it was all the rage, with the newly-ascended King Edward VII a former Grand Master. Churchill joined the Studholme Lodge, along with other […]