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- 1 HISTORIES AND EVENTS
- 1.1 LODGES
- 1.2 EVENTS
- 1.2.1 1770
- 1.2.2 1798
- 1.2.3 1824
- 1.2.4 1825
- 1.2.5 1830
- 1.2.6 1831
- 1.2.7 1842
- 1.2.8 1843
- 1.2.9 1844
- 1.2.10 1845
- 1.2.11 1846
- 1.2.12 1847
- 1.2.13 1848
- 1.2.14 1849
- 1.2.15 1850
- 1.2.16 1851
- 1.2.17 1852
- 1.2.18 1853
- 1.2.19 1854
- 1.2.20 1855
- 1.2.21 1856
- 1.2.22 1857
- 1.2.23 1858
- 1.2.24 1859
- 1.2.25 1860
- 1.2.26 1861
- 1.2.27 1862
- 1.2.28 1863
- 1.2.29 1864
- 1.2.30 1865
- 1.2.31 1866
- 1.2.32 1870
- 1.2.33 1873
- 1.2.34 1874
- 1.2.35 1875
- 1.2.36 1886
- 1.2.37 1895
- 1.2.38 1896
- 1.2.39 1897
- 1.2.40 1903
- 1.2.41 1904
- 1.2.42 1915
- 1.2.43 1918
- 1.2.44 1922
- 1.2.45 1938
- 1.2.46 1940
- 1.2.47 1941
- 1.2.48 1942
- 1.2.49 1944
- 1.2.50 1946
- 1.2.51 1951
- 1.2.52 1953
- 1.2.53 1959
- 1.2.54 1960
- 1.2.55 1961
- 1.2.56 1963
- 1.2.57 1967
- 1.2.58 1970
- 1.2.59 1971
- 1.2.60 1979
- 1.2.61 1982
- 1.2.62 2007
- 1.2.63 2010
HISTORIES AND EVENTS
LODGES
A
- Aberdour
- Installation, October 1861
- St. Andrew's Day, November 1863
- Acacia
- Constitution of Lodge, July 1866
- 75th Anniversary History, September 1940
- Adams
- 75th Anniversary History, May 1940
- Adelphi
- 75th Anniversary History, November 1940
- Alpha
- 35th Anniversary, Biographies and pictures, 1911
- Amicable
- Installation, March 1846
- Hall Fire, August 1854
- Officer List, January 1860
- Hall Dedication, January 1866
- Amity
- Constitution of Lodge, October 1864
- Anchor
- Constitution of Lodge, January 1875
- Ancient York
- Consecration of Lodge, July 1853
- Visit by Grand Master, September 1854
- Installation, November 1857
- 10th Anniversary, June 1863
- Artisan
- 75th Anniversary History, October 1940
- Ashler
- Consecration of Lodge, June 1852
- Official Visit, April 1861
- Athelstan
- 75th Anniversary History, May 1940
- Athol
- 50th Anniversary History, September 1940
- Aurora
- Feast of St. John the Baptist, June 1846
- Installation, September 1856
- Installation, September 1857
- Visit to Henry Price's Grave, September 1857
- Social Levee, February 1860
- Annual Dinner, October 1865
B
- Baalbec
- Constitution of Lodge, April 1852
- Installation, March 1864
- Bay State
- 75th Anniversary History, May 1922
- Berkshire (1858)
- Constitution of Lodge, September 1858
- 125th Anniversary History, November 1982
- Bethel
- Restoration of Charter, March 1858
- Bethesda (Brighton)
- Blackstone River
- Constitution of Lodge, February 1857
- Bristol
- Installation and Anniversary, January 1865
C
- Caleb Butler
- Dispensation, April 1859
- Constitution of Lodge, March 1860
- Central
- Feast of St. John, June 1830
- Charles W. Moore
- 75th Anniversary History, October 1940
- Chicopee
- Hall Dedication and History, October 1875
- Cincinnatus
- Centennial History, June 1896
- Cochichewick
- Constitution of Lodge, June 1875
- Columbian
- Installation, January 1847
- Installation, December 1849
- Installation, December 1855
- Honorary Membership, April 1861
- Visit of King Kalakaua, December 1874
- Constellation
- St. John's Day, June 1824
- 75th Anniversary History, March 1922
- Corinthian
- Masonic Ball, March 1857
- Masonic Ball, February 1858
- Grand Master's Visit, April 1865
- Crescent
D
E
- Eden (1824)
- Historical Notes, November 1938
- Eden (1864)
- 75th Annivesary History, November 1938
- Lodge of Eleusis
- 75th Anniversary History, March 1940]
- Essex
- Installation, January 1831
- Installation, January 1850
- Feast of St. John the Baptist, June 1851
- Installation, January 1862
- Presentation, October 1862
- Eureka
- Constitution of Lodge, July 1858
- Hall Dedication, January 1861
- Ezekiel Bates
- 25th Anniversary History, October 1895
- Cornerstone Laying, April 1903
- Cornerstone Laying, July 1904
F
- Federal (1792)
- Notes from 25th Anniversary of Federal (1914), October 1938
- Federal (1914)
- 25th Anniversary History, October 1938
- Fellowship
- Officer List, February 1860
- Centenary Historical Address, June 1897
- 125th Anniversary History, June 1922
- Franklin
- Consecration of Lodge, June 1852
- Fraternal
- Washington's Birthday, February 1860
- Friendship
- 50th Anniversary History, October 1951
G
- Gate of the Temple
- Constitution of Lodge, March 1856
- 6th Anniversary, March 1862
- South Boston Hall Dedication
- Germania
- Bible Presentation, March 1855
- Constitution of Lodge, January 1856
- Installation, November 1861
- Installation, December 1864
- 10th Anniversary, January 1866
- Golden Fleece
- 75th Anniversary History, March 1940
- Golden Rule (Wakefield)
- 50th Anniversary History, January 1938
- 75th Anniversary History, February 1963
- Grecian
- Installation, January 1849
- St. John the Baptist, June 1856
- Official Visit, October 1856
- Greylock
- 50th Anniversary History, October 1922
H
- Hammatt
- Consecration, January 1861
- Hampden
- St. John's Day, June 1856
- Presentation, January 1864
- Hampshire (1784)
- Historical Notes from Cornerstone Laying, August 1886
- Notes in History of Jerusalem Lodge, June 1922
- Harmony
- Historical Address, June 1896
- Henry Price
- Consecration of Lodge, June 1859
- Grand Master Visit, April 1860
- Reception, February 1864
- St. John's Day, December 1865
- Visit to Henry Price Gravesite, June 1866
- Hiram
- Installation, December 1845
- Masonic Festival, January 1857
- Hall Dedication, June 1864
- Hope
- Historical Address, February 1897
I
- Independence
- Establishment of the Lodge, July 2010
- Isaac Parker
- 75th Anniversary History, April 1942
J
- Jerusalem
- Election of Offiicers, November 1830
- 125th Anniversary History, June 1922
- John Abbot
- Masonic Levee, April 1858
- Constitution of Lodge, September 1858
- Presentation, May 1859
- John Cutler
- Constitution and Hall Dedication, September 1860
- John Hancock
- Constitution of Lodge, July 1861
- John T. Heard
- Constitution of Lodge, July 1865
- Installation, January 1875
- Jordan
- Hall Dedication, November 1857
- 50th Anniversary, December 1856
- Presentation, May 1863
- Joseph Warren
- Constitution of Lodge, October 1857
K
- King Solomon
- Installation, October 1858
- King Solomon in Perfection
- Historical Notes in History of Freemasonry on Martha's Vineyard, June 1959
- Konohassett
- Constitution of Lodge, June 1866
- 75th Anniversary, September 1940
L
- Lafayette (North Adams)
- Officer List, January 1860
- Hall Dedication, June 1866
- Lafayette (Roxbury)
- Constitution of Lodge, July 1866
- Liberty
- Officer List, January 1831
- Installation of Officers, January 1864
M
- Martha's Vineyard
- Hall Dedication, September 1860
- History of Freemasonry on Martha's Vineyard, June 1959
- The Massachusetts
- Installation, January 1861
- 95th Anniversary, May 1864
- May Flower
- Meeting Places, May 1979
- Meridian
- Announcement of return to regular meeting, May 1843
- Presentation to Past Master, December 1857
- Hall Dedication, July 1875
- Meridian Sun (1797)
- Constitution of Lodge, September 1798
- Installation of Officers, February 1825
- Merrimack
- Restoration of Charter, November 1852
- Presentation, February 1862
- Middlesex
- Officer List, December 1830
- Feast of St. John, June 1842
- Installation, November 1844
- Installation, November 1845
- Feast of St. John, June 1850
- Feast of St. John, June 1854
- List of Officers, January 1857
- Installation, January 1858
- Feast of St. John, June 1859
- Hall Dedication, June 1866
- Monitor
- Installation, January 1847
- Installation, January 1848
- Hall Dedication, October 1856
- Installation, January 1858
- Officer List, December 1858
- Officer List, January 1860
- Hall Dedication, May 1865
- Montacute
- Constitution, June 1859
- Installation, November 1863
- Montgomery
- Election of Officers, December 1830
- St. John's Day, June 1855
- 125th Anniversary History, September 1922
- Morning Star
- Cornerstone Laying at City Hall, August 1824
- (Re)Constitution of the Lodge, April 1845
- Hall Dedication, November 1846
- Masonic Festival, June 1847
- Installation, January 1849
- Installation, February 1852
- Feast of St. John the Baptist, June 1853
- Hall Dedication, January 1857
- Installation, January 1858
- Officer List, December 1860
- Moses Michael Hays
- 50th Anniversary, May 1982
- Mount Carmel
- Installation, February 1847
- Mount Hermon (1817)
- Officer List, February 1825
- Mount Hermon (1855)
- Constitution of Lodge, January 1856
- Officer List, October 1860
- Installation, October 1861
- Mount Holyoke
- 75th Anniversary History, March 1944
- Mount Hollis
- Constitution of Lodge, January 1866
- 75th Anniversary, June 1940
- List of Officers, December 1856
- Mount Horeb (Harwich)
- Installation, December 1857
- Masonic Festival, January 1860
- Installation, December 1861
- Hall Dedication, December 1865
- Mount Horeb (Woburn)
- Constitution of Lodge, December 1856
- Public Meeting, April 1860
- Installation, December 1860
- Mount Lebanon
- Presentation, November 1851
- Installation, January 1857
- Installation, December 1860
- Presentation, November 1861
- Installation, December 1861
- Installation, January 1864
- Installation, January 1866
- Presentation, March 1874
- Mount Moriah (Reading)
- Mount Moriah (Westfield)
- Installation, December 1857
- Mount Olivet
- Consecration, December 1863
- Mount Scopus
- 10th Anniversary, January 1940
- Mount Tabor
- Hall Dedication, January 1847
- Festival, January 1864
- Installation, December 1875
- Mount Vernon (1858)
- Constitution of Lodge, October 1858
- Presentation, June 1860
- Installation, October 1861
- Presentation, November 1861
- 125th Anniversary History, November 1982
- Mount Zion
- Election of Officers, September 1830
- Hall Dedication, December 1857
- Mystic
- 50th Anniversary, June 1860
- 150th Anniversary, May 1960
N
- Norfolk
- Constitution of Lodge, June 1875
- Norfolk Union
- Installation of Officers, June 1830
- Hall Dedication, May 1866
- North Star
O
- Old Colony
- Installation, February 1852
- Officer List. November 1861
- Olive Branch
- Election of Officers, February 1831
- Centenary History, September 1897
- Orange (1860)
- Constitution of Lodge, September 1860
- Orient
- Constitution and Hall Dedication, March 1862
- Orphan's Hope
- Presentation, April 1858
- Hall Dedication, February 1860
- Speech of Commemoration, November 1875
- Oxford (1860)
- Constitution of Lodge, October 1860
P
- Pequossette
- Constitution of Lodge, December 1857
- 125th Anniversary History, December 1982
- 150th Anniversary History, May 2007
- Phoenix
- Constitution of Lodge, March 1874
- Pilgrim
- Constitution of Lodge, March 1860
- Pioneer
- Constitution of Lodge, March 1864
- Pittsfield
- 25th and 40th Anniversary, April 1946 and April 1961
- 50th Anniversary, April 1971
- Prospect
- 25th Anniversary, April 1915
- Pythagorean
- Constitution of Lodge, August 1863
Q
- Quaboag
- Constitution of Lodge, March 1859
- Quinebaug
- Constitution of Lodge, January 1861
- Hall Dedication in Southbridge, November 1870
R
- Republican
- Hall Dedication, February 1856
- Officer List, May 1856
- Officer List, November 1861
- Revere
- Constitution of Lodge, March 1857
- Presentation, January 1858
- Installation, January 1860
- Presentation, April 1860
- Robert Lash
- Centenary History, December 1967
- Roswell Lee
- Constitution of Lodge, March 1865
S
- Saggahew
- Constitution of Lodge, January 1866
- Seven Stars
- Historical Notes in History of Freemasonry on Martha's Vineyard, June 1959
- Soley
- Centenary History, April 1979
- Solomon's Temple
- Centennial History, December 1918
- St. Alban's
- Hall Dedication, October 1860
- Masonic Levee, April 1860
- Installation, September 1863
- Lodge of St. Andrew
- Centenary, November 1856
- Presentation, December 1857
- St. Andrew's Day, November 1859
- St. Andrew's Day, November 1860
- St. Andrew's Day, November 1863
- Social Levee, March 1866
- St. James
- Constitution of Lodge, April 1865
- 75th Anniversary, May 1940
- St. John's (Boston)
- Restoration of Relics, September 1859
- Masonic Levee, February 1860
- St. Mark's
- Officer List, January 1831
- Feast of St. John the Baptist, June 1849
- Hall Renovation, February 1857
- 55th Anniversary, September 1858
- St. Matthew's
- Centennial, December 1922
- St. Paul (Ayer)
- Centenary History, January 1897
- Installation, October 1852
- St. Paul (Boston)
- Star
- Constitution of Lodge, July 1865
- Star in the East
- Constitution of Lodge, May 1824
- Election of Officers, March 1831
- St. John's Day, June 1838
- Installation, January 1847
- Hall Dedication, January 1861
- Address by Alonzo Quint at 50th Anniversary, December 1873
- Star of Bethlehem
- Constitution of Lodge, December 1845]
- Installation, January 1847
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- Hall Dedication, March 1874
- Dedicatory Address at Hall Dedication, March 1874
- Starr King
- Note on establishment, August 1864
- Constitution of Lodge, April 1865
T
- Thomas
- Centennial, December 1896
- Thomas Talbot
- 50th Anniversary, January 1940
- Trinity (1859)
- Constition of Lodge, September 1859
- Tuscan
- Constitution of Lodge, February 1864
- Tyrian, October 1865
- Officer List, October 1865
U
- Union (Dorchester)
- Centennial History, June 1896
- Union (Nantucket)
- Grand Master's Visit, September 1861
- Union / McClellan Army
- Surrender of Dispensation, August 1863
- United Brethren
- Constitution of Lodge, October 1860
- Installation, December 1863
- Unity (Ipswich)
- Officer List, February 1825
W
- Waltham
- 25th Anniversary History, May 1953
- 50th Anniversary History, March 1979
- Washington
- Hall Dedication, January 1847
- Installation, November 1847
- List of Officers, September 1856
- Hall Dedication, April 1864
- Webster
- Hall Dedication, December 1873
- Constitution of Lodge, September 1859
- Wilder
- Constitution of Lodge, August 1860
- Hall Dedication, April 1875
- William Parkman
- Winslow Lewis
- Installation, December 1856
- Installation, December 1860
- Installation, November 1861
- Wyoming
- Constitution of Lodge, October 1857
- Hall Dedication, April 1863
- Hall Fire, January 1866
- Cornerstone Laying, June 1866
EVENTS
Descriptions of events are largely drawn from Moore's Freemason's Monthly and New England Freemason; histories are from the Proceedings, or from printed publications or websites of the Lodges.
1770
- January 1770
1798
- September 1798
1824
- May 1824
- June 1824
- August 1824
- Worcester City Hall cornerstone laying by Morning Star Lodge
1825
1830
- June 1830
- September 1830
- October 1830
- November 1830
- December 1830
1831
1842
- June 1842
1843
- May 1843
- Announcement of Meridian Lodge's return to regular meeting
1844
- November 1844
1845
- April 1845
- November 1845
- December 1845
1846
- March 1846
- June 1846
- November 1846
1847
- January 1847
- February 1847
- June 1847
- November 1847
1848
- January 1848
1849
- January 1849
- June 1849
- December 1849
1850
- January 1850
- June 1850
1851
- January 1851
- June 1851
1852
- February 1852
- April 1852
- June 1852
- October 1852
- November 1852
1853
1854
- March 1854
- June 1854
- August 1854
- September 1854
1855
- March 1855
- June 1855
- December 1855
1856
- January 1856
- February 1856
- March 1856
- May 1856
- June 1856
- September 1856
- October 1856
- November 1856
- December 1856
1857
- January 1857
- February 1857
- March 1857
- June 1857
- September 1857
- October 1857
- November 1857
- December 1857
1858
- January 1858
- February 1858
- March 1858
- April 1858
- July 1858
- September 1858
- October 1858
- December 1858
1859
- March 1859
- April 1859
- May 1859
- June 1859
- August 1859
- September 1859
- Restoration of Relics to St. John's Lodge, Boston
- Constitution of Trinity Lodge
- Constitution of Webster Lodge
- November 1859
1860
- January 1860
- February 1860
- March 1860
- April 1860
- June 1860
- August 1860
- September 1860
- October 1860
- November 1860
- December 1860
1861
- January 1861
- March 1861
- April 1861
- June 1861
- July 1861
- September 1861
- October 1861
- November 1861
- December 1861
1862
- January 1862
- February 1862
- March 1862
- October 1862
1863
- April 1863
- May 1863
- June 1863
- August 1863
- September 1863
- November 1863
- December 1863
1864
- January 1864
- February 1864
- March 1864
- April 1864
- May 1864
- June 1864
- August 1864
- October 1864
- December 1864
1865
- January 1865
- March 1865
- April 1865
- May 1865
- June 1865
- July 1865
- October 1865
- December 1865
1866
- January 1866
- March 1866
- May 1866
- June 1866
- July 1866
1870
- November 1870
1873
1874
1875
- January 1875
- April 1875
- June 1875
- July 1875
- October 1875
- November 1875
- Speech at Weymouth by Edward Avery commemorating 50 years of Masonry in Weymouth
- December 1875
1886
1895
- October 1895
1896
1897
- January 1897
- February 1897
- June 1897
- September 1897
1903
- April 1903
1904
1915
- April 1915
1918
- December 1918
1922
- March 1922
- May 1922
- June 1922
- September 1922
- October 1922
- December 1922
1938
- January 1938
- 50th Anniversary History of Golden Rule Lodge (includes notes on Mount Moriah, Reading)
- October 1938
- 25th Anniversary History of Federal Lodge (includes notes on Federal 1792)
- November 1938
- December 1938
1940
- January 1940
- March 1940
- May 1940
- June 1940
- September 1940
- October 1940
- November 1940
1941
- April 1941
1942
1944
1946
- April 1946
1951
- October 1951
1953
1959
1960
1961
- April 1961
1963
- February 1963
- 75th Anniversary History of Golden Rule Lodge (includes notes on Mount Moriah, Reading)
1967
- December 1967
1970
- November 1970
- Centenary History of Good Samaritan Lodge (includes notes on Mount Moriah, Reading)
1971
- April 1971
1979
- March 1979
- April 1979
- May 1979
1982
2007
2010
- July 2010