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1315:. The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts has always had a strong relationship with the Bunker Hill monument. At the 1775 battle itself Grand Master Joseph Warren lost his life. In his memory King Solomon's Lodge in Charlestown erected an 18-foot (5.5 m) monument on Bunker Hill in 1794. When the Bunker Hill Monument Association was established in 1823, the lodge turned over the land and monument to the association. Several years later a larger monument was planned and the Grand Lodge laid the cornerstone with the Marquis de Lafayette in attendance. The original monument is still visible inside the base of the newer structure. The Grand Lodge was invited to participate in the 100th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Bunker Hill. For the occasion, Grand Master Percival Lowell Everett wore an apron once owned by Joseph Warren, and the acting Deputy Grand Master, Dr. Winslow Lewis, wore the apron that had been worn by General Lafayette at the 1825 cornerstone-laying. Today the monument is under the supervision of the National Park Service. The Grand Lodge donated $ 500,000 in 2003 to assist with the restoration of the monument. The project included a new museum on Monument Square overlooking the historic site. The monument restoration and the museum were completed in 2007.
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Fair each June, except in 2006. With major construction that year, the Fair was moved to the Aleppo Shrine Center in
Wilmington. At its peak the Fair attracted nearly 20,000 people. Just before he died in 1991, Bro. James C. Nicoll Jr. requested the trustees of his private charitable foundation to make a gift after his death to the Masonic Education and Charity Trust for whatever purpose Grand Master Edgar W. Darling deemed most critically in need of support. The $ 200,000 grant was used to construct a chapel at the Home. Various Masonic-related organizations have sponsored stained-glass windows for the chapel. Among the more recent changes are an expansion of the original building for an administrative wing and the conversion of an auditorium to a lodge room. Ground was broken in 2004 for the construction of apartments and cottages for independent living. The development also included a provision for an assisted living unit to provide for various levels of care as needed. Residents began to move into the new quarters in 2006.
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only building remaining in the city that housed the Grand Lodge prior to its present building. In 1830, the Grand Lodge purchased land at the corner of
Tremont Street and Temple Place and proceeded to lay the cornerstone for a Masonic Temple. A battle with the Commonwealth over the Grand Lodge Acts of Incorporation caused the Grand Lodge to sell the building to Brother Robert Gould Shaw, who sold it back to the Grand Lodge in 1835 after anti-Masonic feelings calmed down. The building was sold to the U.S. government for $ 105,000 for use as a federal courthouse in 1857, because it was no longer adequate for a growing fraternity. Temporary headquarters were relocated to a building on Summer Street. A search for a permanent location ended with the purchase of the Winthrop House at the corner of Tremont and Boylston Streets in 1859. A fire destroyed the building on April 6, 1864. By October a cornerstone was laid for a new building at the same location, and the building was dedicated on June 24, 1867,
1303:, on March 15, 1983, for the purpose of a Grand Master's visit to Sinim Lodge. In 1994, Grand Lodge instituted a scholarship program for children of Massachusetts Mason who are high school graduates enrolled in accredited colleges. Upon the 1995 recommendation of the Foreign Relations Committee, the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was recognized as being “regular” following a similar recognition by the United Grand Lodge of England. A study committee in 1947 had made the same recommendation, but the action caused concern among other Grand Lodges. When Florida and Texas withdrew recognition from Massachusetts, the matter was referred back to a committee. In 1949 it was voted to rescind the 1947 vote “to avoid disharmony in American Freemasonry.” At the regular communication following the 1995 decision, the Grand Master welcomed the Grand Master and officers of the
1311:. A new program known as the Masonic Angel Fund was established in 1998 by members of Universal Lodge in Orleans, and an accredited charitable foundation was approved in 2000. Other lodges soon adopted the program, working under the established foundation. Participating lodges work through a local school district to provide money to assist needy children with the purchase of winter clothing, eye exams, glasses or other items when a need is identified by a school administrator. To strengthen the bond with Prince Hall Masons, the officers of the two Grand Lodges visited the Old Granary and Copp's Hill burial grounds on May 10, 2005. During the visits, two ashlars were dedicated, one at Paul Revere's grave and the other at the grave of
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Masonic Educational Charity Trust, which later became known as Masonic Education and Charity Trust. Toward the end of the 19th century, there was talk of the need for a Masonic Home for Masons and widows. Eventually a $ 1,000 donation from Mount Hope Lodge, Fall River, in 1904 established a fund to build a Masonic Home. Within a few years the fund grew to $ 48,000 through gifts and pledges. The Overlook Hotel in
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December 27, 1899. For many years there were storefronts on the street level with an entrance to the Masonic Temple on Boylston Street. In 1966, the stores were vacated, mosaics were added to the exterior, and the entrance was moved to the corner. The interior contained a new lobby and a banquet facility that was named Paul Revere Banquet Hall. In 2017, the street level was converted into a restaurant, and the entrance to the Masonic Temple was moved back to Boylston Street.
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Manchuria was revoked and Sinim Lodge was allowed to move from Shanghai to Tokyo. With the construction of the Panama Canal, dispensations were issued to Isthmian Lodge in 1906 and Sojourners Lodge in 1912, both located in the Canal Zone. Grand Master A. Neil Osgood granted a dispensation to
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1307:. At a special communication on July 4, 1995, M.W. David W. Lovering (Grand Master 1993–1995), Grand Lodge officers and members marched from the Old State House to the current State House to relay the cornerstone, which was originally laid by M.W. Paul Revere on July 4, 1795. The trowel that was symbolically used was one that had been made by
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Masonic Home on May 25, 1911. Through a major capital campaign, $ 2.3 million was raised to construct a new wing. Since 1978, the grounds have been used for the Grand Master's
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2498:Anti-Masonry
2137:Grand Orient
2102:Grand Orient
1929:Pennsylvania
1919:North Dakota
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1635:Swedish Rite
1577:United Grand
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1198:July 4, 1776
1186:John Hancock
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405:Side degrees
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236:Grand Master
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38:Please help
33:verification
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2112:Grand Lodge
2065:Freemasonry
2063:Continental
1844:Connecticut
1775:Switzerland
1755:Philippines
1750:Netherlands
1590:Freemasonry
1508:Manuscripts
1493:Grand Lodge
1443:Freemasonry
1313:Prince Hall
1309:Paul Revere
1248:Puerto Rico
1146:) with the
1036:New England
1013:Grand Lodge
978:Freemasonry
859:Philippines
690:Hiram Abiff
587:Albert Pike
567:Prince Hall
221:Grand Lodge
198:Freemasonry
2553:Categories
2074:including
2030:Costa Rica
1909:New Mexico
1904:New Jersey
1839:California
1735:Luxembourg
1553:Square and
1359:2023-10-07
1319:References
1206:John Adams
834:Luxembourg
748:By country
728:Dermott's
539:Taxil hoax
428:The Grotto
413:The Shrine
66:newspapers
2489:Libraries
2220:Venezuela
2129:Catalonia
2045:Venezuela
1954:Wisconsin
1934:Tennessee
1889:Minnesota
1555:Compasses
1503:Landmarks
1253:Caribbean
1136:) in the
1048:John Rowe
1027:(1731).
919:Venezuela
894:Sri Lanka
809:Indonesia
314:York Rite
136:Formation
2538:Category
2456:monarchs
2370:S.R.I.A.
2320:Shriners
2208:Americas
2189:Portugal
2119:Denmark
2098:Belgium
1994:Manitoba
1944:Virginia
1914:New York
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1894:Missouri
1884:Michigan
1874:Kentucky
1854:Illinois
1818:Americas
1760:Portugal
1270:Charlton
1118:Antients
1052:Moderns'
904:Thailand
879:Scotland
864:Portugal
839:Malaysia
754:Barbados
481:A.J.E.F.
215:Overview
190:a series
188:Part of
144:Location
96:May 2010
2194:Romania
2154:Ibérico
2133:France
2084:Eurasia
2076:CLIPSAS
2004:Ontario
1859:Indiana
1834:Alabama
1765:Romania
1715:Germany
1700:Finland
1685:Belgium
1680:Armenia
1598:Eurasia
1581:(1722-)
1570:London,
1488:History
1471:General
1144:Ireland
1134:Antient
1123:Moderns
1067:Antient
980:within
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