If you missed last year’s Civil War Lecture in Monroe, NY, hosted by the Cornerstone Masonic Historical Society and Cornerstone Lodge No. 711, plan to attend this Friday, September 1 at 8:00 pm! The Lodge opens at 7:30 pm, and all Masons are welcome to the Lodge...
In honor of the upcoming, June 29th Free Library Lecture , Freemasonry and The Underground Railroad, by RW Moises Gomez, Past Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, (Note: seating is limited, please RSVP at...
This trowel was found in the vault of the old United States Bank by: MW Daniel D. Tompkins Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York 1820-1822 Vice President of the United States of America 1817-1825 Governor of the State of New York 1807-1817 Grand Master Tompkins...
This tusk is signed by Admiral Robert E. Peary, and may be a match to one documented as having been made into a gavel for Peary Lodge No. 997, which was presented to the Peary Lodge No. 997, Yonkers, NY, by Right Worshipful Brother A. J. Squires. Brother Peary (b. May...
This coin-medal commemorates the 100th Anniversary of The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of New York. You can see the full artifact record in the Online Museum by clicking here. “The One Hundred and First Annual Convocation, (The Centennial,)...
The Grand Lodge of New York hosted a Dinner in October, 1824, for the Marquis de Lafayette during his 1824 return visit to the United States. Four pages of The Albion newspaper covered the event, showing the seating at the dinner, and including Lodges and names of...
A painting by Paul Orban showing “America” floating in air with an eagle behind her, and with representatives of the world’s nations on the ground below. See the original artifact record in the Online Museum by clicking here. This painting...
This is an extraordinary Scottish Rite certificate that confirms the previously undocumented membership status of Mexican President and General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Click here to see the full artifact record in our Online Museum. There had always been the...
During the Vietnam War, The Grand Lodge of New York sent Gift Packages to the soldiers in the field. Beginning in 1966, with $10,000 drawn from the Victory Chest Fund, the “Grand Lodge of New York initiated a ‘continuing gift package program’...
Within the Museum Collection of the Grand Lodge of New York are many original paintings which illustrated The New York Masonic Outlook, the Grand Lodge’s official periodical and precursor to The Empire State Mason. This painting was by Paul Orban, an artist who...