Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons

of the State of New York

Moving Forward

Camp Turk

A residential camp for kids age 8-16 located in the beautiful Adirondacks

Masonic Care Community

A safe and active independent retirement community offering a full spectrum of services

Masonic Medical Research Institute

An internationally recognized biomedical research institute for genetic screening and drug development for inherited cardiac arrhythmia diseases

Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library

One of the world’s foremost repositories of Masonic books, artifacts, and ephemera

4th of July Address

by master | Jun 28, 2019 | Grand Master's Message | 0 Comments

My Brothers, The summer has arrived, and Independence Day, July 4th will soon be upon us. For those who know me, it is obvious of how I feel about patriotism and our veterans. The words of Sgt. and Brother Hoover at our Annual Communication are still felt by all who...

St. John’s Day Address 2019

by master | Jun 22, 2019 | Grand Master's Message | 0 Comments

{Address to the District Deputy Grand Masters, Grand Lodge Staff Officers and Assistant Grand Lecturers for the year 2019 through 2020 in the Daniel D. Tompkins Memorial Chapel on the Campus of the Masonic Care Community in Utica, New York.} Right Worshipful Deputy...

Memorial Day Message

by master | May 23, 2019 | Grand Master's Message | 0 Comments

My Brothers, This is the time of the year when most lodges have their elections of officers and we look to the summer months activities. I am a firm believer that our lodges do not go dark. They just go outside! We will be celebrating Memorial Day on May 27th, Flag...

Brick Purchase to Support Horticultural Center

Secure your Legacy at our Horticultural Center at the Masonic Care Community in Utica, NY. A Brick Purchase will bring us closer to completion and will help with additional improvements.

This is a great way to remember your family, loved ones, Lodge, District. etc.

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The Grand Master's Greenhouse Initiative

Make donation amount in line 2: “Greenhouse for the Masonic Care Community”

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“The Gateway” ~ Painting by Paul Orban, 1930

by Catherine M. Walter | June 28, 2019 | Artifacts | 0 Comments

This painting by Paul Orban, titled The Gateway, was used to illustrate an article by RW H.L. Haywood which was published in The New York Masonic Outlook, May, 1930. RW Haywood was a Masonic author and the editor of the New York Masonic Outlook, 1925-1930. A member...

Painting by Paul Orban, 1930, Obelisk Cornerstone Ceremony

by Catherine M. Walter | March 14, 2019 | Artifacts | 0 Comments

This painting by Paul Orban shows the 1880 cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Egyptian Obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle in Central Park, New York City, NY, and it illustrated the title page of The New York Masonic Outlook, January, 1930. The caption reads: "On...

Magic Lantern Slide Projector and Slides, late-1800s/early-1900s

by Catherine M. Walter | December 18, 2018 | Artifacts | 0 Comments

In May of 2018, the Livingston Masonic Library received a spectacular donation from Fairport Flower City Lodge No. 476, in Fairport, NY: a working "Magic Lantern," or Stereopticon, with a large set of Masonic Lantern Slides.The donation was made In Memory of...

Apron, 1813, Marquis de Lafayette

by Catherine M. Walter | October 26, 2018 | Artifacts | 0 Comments

Within the Artifact Collection of the Livingston Masonic Library of the Grand Lodge of New York, is an apron which is attributed to the Marquis de Lafayette which was published in 1813 by Brothers Desilver & Webster. The apron is made of leather, with a black ink...