Craft Masonry
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Hiram, King Solomon’s Ally, is another extract from the excellent ‘History of Royal Arch Masonry Vol. 1’ by Everett R. Turnbull & Ray V. Denslow. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries Community to submit your content. Go to https://fromthequarries.com/community/ for more information Also don’t…
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This is a really fascinating, thoughtful and accessible presentation taken from ‘Masonic Notes’, a compendium of articles, poems and presentations published in 1919. The collection was edited by Captain C. C. Adams, who also authored this presentation. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries Community…
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This quiet, reflective piece on the true value of Freemasonry is anonymous, but was first published in ‘The Canadian Craftsman’ in January of 1898.
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The second place getter in our recent YouTube poll, ‘The Symbols of Freemasonry’ was written by D. H. B. Falconer, P.M. and was last presented on 10 December 1993. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries Community to submit your content. Go to https://fromthequarries.com/community/ for…
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This brief, anonymous piece is a reflection upon the Ashlars and what they really mean to the thoughtful Freemason. If you have content that you’d like to add to the archive, join the From the Quarries Community to submit your content. Go to https://fromthequarries.com/community/ for more information Also don’t forget to visit the From the…
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A new Video! This video is an extract from the 1918 book “Blue Lodge Masonry” by H.L. Haywood that was originally published in 1918. It’s a detailed analysis of the origins and significance of the Apron in the three Craft degrees, but rejects outright esoteric interpretations, which I find somewhat disappointing. 😒 In any case,…
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A new Video! A bit of a rarity this week. A little glimpse into the world of every Mason’s favourite artificer in Metals. This short presentation was written by George L. Miller. It is undated, but appears to be from the first half of the twentieth century. Casual and passing references to slavery may cause…
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A new Video! This is a lovely and moving lecture taken from the Short Talk Bulletin of January 1927. The work is once again anonymous.
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A new Video! This short, anonymous, essay is taken from ‘The Craftsman’ magazine of December 1897.
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A new Video! The Kirkwall Scroll. Within the walls of Lodge Kirkwall Kilwinning No. 382 in the Orkney Isles resides a Masonic treasure that has been the object of study and scrutiny for over 100 years. What Is the Kirkwall Scroll, and what mysteries does it conceal?
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A new Video! If you’re the sort of person who spends sleepless nights worrying about Tarsel Boards and Broach’d Thurnels, then Rough and Perfect is JUST FOR YOU 😇 It is another anonymous lecture from the Short Talk Bulletin. In this case published in August 1933.
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A new Video! ‘So Mote it Be‘ is a lecture first published in the Short Talk Bulletin of the Masonic Service Association of the United States of America in June 1927.
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