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HISTORIES AND EVENTS

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  • York (Kennebunk ME)
    • Constitution of Lodge, August 1814

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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

1784

1792

  • March 1792
    • Union of St. John's Grand Lodge and the Massachusetts Independent Grand Lodge
  • June 1792
    • Feast of St. John the Baptist, at Grand Lodge

1793


1794

  • February 1794

1795

  • June 1795
    • Feast of St. John the Baptist, at Grand Lodge
  • July 1795
    • Laying of the State House Corner Stone, Boston

1797

  • June 1797
    • Proceedings against Harmonic Lodge at Grand Lodge

1798


1800

  • February 1800
    • Funeral Obsequies for George Washington at Grand Lodge
    • Funeral Obsequies for George Washington at Oxford
  • October 1800

1801


1803


1804

  • May 1804
  • June 1804
  • July 1804
  • September 1804
  • October 1804
    • Constitution of Oriental Lodge (Bridgetown, ME)
    • Constitution of Kennebec Lodge (Hallowell, ME)
  • November 1804

1805


1806


1807


1808


1809


1810


1811


1814

  • August 1814
    • Constitution of York Lodge (Kennebunk ME)

1815


1817


1819


1821


1822

  • October 1822

1823


1824


1825


1826

  • January 1826
  • May 1826
  • July 1826
  • September 1826
  • October 1826
    • Constitution of Doric Lodge
  • November 1826

1827

  • February 1827
  • June 1827
  • August 1827
    • Cornerstone Laying in Marlborough
  • September 1827
  • November 1827

1830


1831


1832

  • May 1832
    • Dedication of the Boston Masonic Temple

1834

  • October 1834
    • Funeral Services for the Marquis de Lafayette

1835


1842


1843

  • May 1843
    • Announcement of Meridian Lodge's return to regular meeting
  • October 1843
    • Dedication of Masonic Hall in Charlestown

1844


1845


1846


1847


1848


1849


1850


1851


1852


1853


1854


1855


1856


1857


1858


1859


1860


1861


1862

1863


1864


1865


1866


1867


1868


1869


1870


1871


1872


1873


1874


1875


1876

  • February 1876
  • March 1876
  • June 1876
    • Constitution of Satuit Lodge
  • July 1876
    • Cornerstone laying of Town Hall in Merrimack
  • November 1876

1877


1878

  • February 1878
    • Hall Dedication in Norwood
  • April 1878
  • May 1878
  • July 1878
    • Cornerstone laying for Town Hall in Holbrook
  • December 1878
    • Hall Dedication in Conway

1879


1880

  • February 1880
  • April 1880
    • Constitution of Soley Lodge
  • May 1880
  • October 1880
  • December 1880
    • Hall Dedication at Westport
    • Funeral Ceremony for Past Grand Master Heard

1881


1882


1883


1884


1885


1886


1887


1888


1889


1890


1891


1892


1893


1894


1895


1896


1897


1898


1899


1900


1901


1902


1903

  • March 1903
    • Hall Dedication in Roxbury
  • April 1903
  • May 1903
    • Corner stone laying in Oxford
  • September 1903
  • November 1903
    • 60th Anniversary of Star of Bethlehem
    • 250th meeting of Winthrop

1904


1905


1906

  • February 1906
    • Hall Dedication in Wilmington
  • March 1906
    • Hall Dedication in Somerset
  • May 1906
    • 50th Anniversary of Paul Revere
    • 50th Anniversary of Mount Moriah
  • June 1906
    • 105th Anniversary of Aurora
    • Corner stone laying in Brookline
  • September 1906
  • November 1906
    • 150th Anniversary of Lodge of St. Andrew
  • December 1906
    • Hall Dedication in Saugus

1907

  • March 1907
  • August 1907
  • September 1907
    • Corner stone laying in Braintree
  • October 1907
    • 50th Anniversary of Mount Vernon
    • 50th Anniversary of John Abbot
  • November 1907
    • 50th Anniversary of Berkshire
  • December 1907
    • Dedication of Masonic Apartments in Braintree
    • 50th Anniversary of Pequossette

1908

  • March 1908
  • May 1908
    • 50th Anniversary of Henry Price
    • Corner stone laying in Somerville
  • June 1908
    • 50th Anniversary of Montacute
  • July 1908
    • Corner stone laying in Malden
  • September 1908
    • 50th Anniversary of Trinity
    • 50th Anniversary of Webster
  • October 1908
    • 175th Anniversary of St. John's (Boston)
  • November 1908

1909

  • May 1909
    • Corner stone laying in Malden
  • July 1909
  • September 1909
    • 50th Anniversary of Oxford
    • Hall Dedication in Westfield
  • October 1909
    • Centennial of Maine #20, Farmington
    • Corner stone laying in Chelsea
    • Hall Dedication in Chicopee
  • November 1909
    • 50th Anniversary of John Cutler
  • December 1909
    • 50th Anniversary of Hammatt

1910

  • January 1910
    • Constitution of William Whiting
    • Constitution of Esoteric
  • March 1910
    • 50th Anniversary of Caleb Butler
    • 150th Anniversary of Philanthropic
  • June 1910
    • 50th Anniversary of Dalhousie
    • Centenary of Mystic
    • 50th Anniversary of Wilder
    • Corner stone laying in Cambridge
  • September 1910
    • 50th Anniversary of John Warren
  • October 1910
    • 50th Anniversary of John Hancock
    • Corner stone laying in Everett
  • November 1910

1911

  • January 1911
    • 50th Anniversary of Aberdour
    • Hall Dedication in Everett
  • May 1911
  • June 1911
    • Hall Dedication in Amherst
    • Reconstitution of Fraternity
  • October 1911
    • Hall Dedication in Cambridge
    • Hall Dedication in Randolph
    • Hall Dedication in Marion
  • November 1911
    • Constitution of Lodge of Stirling
  • December 1911

1912

  • January 1912
  • March 1912
    • 50th Anniversary of Tuscan
    • 150th Anniversary of St. John's #4, Hartford CT
    • 150th Anniversary of Portland #1, Portland #1
    • 25th Anniversary of Winthrop
  • April 1912
  • May 1912
    • 115th Anniversary of Jerusalem
    • Corner stone laying in Melrose
    • Constitution of Indian Orchard
  • September 1912
    • Constitution of Shawmut
  • October 1912
  • November 1912
    • Corner stone laying in Medford

1913

  • January 1913
  • March 1913
    • 50th Anniversary of Hyde Park
  • April 1913
    • Centenary of Pentucket
  • May 1913
    • Constitution of Dorchester Lodge
    • Constitution of Wellesley Lodge
  • June 1913
  • July 1913
    • Constitution of Rufus Putnam Lodge
    • Constitution of Mount Sugar Loaf Lodge
  • September 1913
  • October 1913
    • Constitution of Somerville Lodge
  • November 1913
    • Corner stone laying in East Boston
  • December 1913
    • Centenary of Tyrian

1914

  • January 1914
    • Hall Dedication in Weymouth
    • Hall Dedication in Watertown
    • Constitution of Mount Orthodox
  • February 1914
    • Constitution of Canal Zone
    • 50th Anniversary of Hope
  • March 1914
    • 50th Anniversary of May Flower
    • 50th Anniversary of Belmont
  • April 1914
  • May 1914
  • June 1914
  • September 1914
  • October 1914
    • Hall Dedication in Springfield
    • Hall Dedication in Easthampton

1915

  • February 1915
    • Constitution of Wayfarers
    • Constitution of Federal
    • 50th Anniversary of Golden Fleece
    • 50th Anniversary of Lodge of Eleusis
  • March 1915
    • 50th Anniversary of Roswell Lee
    • 50th Anniversary of St. James
    • Constitution of Sagamore
  • April 1915
  • June 1915
  • July 1915
    • Corner stone laying in Southampton
  • October 1915
    • 50th Anniversary of Adelphi
    • 50th Anniversary of Charles W. Moore
    • Hall Dedication in Wollaston
  • December 1915
    • Hall Dedication in Hyde Park

1916

  • January 1916
    • 50th Anniversary of Alfred Baylies
    • Hall Dedication in Adams
  • February 1916
    • 50th Anniversary of King Philip
  • April 1916
    • 50th Anniversary of Kilwinning,
  • May 1916
    • 50th Anniversary of Eliot
    • Dedication of Gridley Memorial in Boston
    • Constitution of Abraham H. Howland Jr.
    • Constitution of Army
    • Corner stone laying in North Attleboro
  • June 1916
    • Hall Dedication in Salem
    • 50th Anniversary of Athelstan
  • July 1916
    • 150th Anniversary of St. John's (Newburyport)
  • August 1916
    • Corner stone laying in Norwood
  • September 1916
    • Constitution of Massasoit
  • October 1916
    • 50th Anniversary of Artisan
    • Hall Dedication in Methuen
  • December 1916
    • Hall Dedication in Haverhill
    • Corner stone laying in Taunton
    • Corner stone laying in Boston
    • Constitution of Euclid

1917

  • March 1917
    • Centenary of Hampden
  • May 1917
    • 50th Anniversary of Isaac Parker
    • 50th Anniversary of William North
  • June 1917
    • 25th Anniversary of Macedonian
    • 50th Anniversary of Siloam
    • Hall Dedication in Somerville
  • September 1917
    • Hall Dedication in Norwood
    • Hall Dedication in Shelburne Falls
  • October 1917
    • 50th Anniversary of William Sutton
  • November 1917
    • 50th Anniversary of St. Bernard
    • 50th Anniversary of Ionic (Taunton)
  • December 1917
    • Establishment of District Grand Lodge of the Canal Zone
    • 50th Anniversary of Robert Lash
    • 50th Anniversary of Charles C. Dame

1918


1919


1920


1921


1922


1923


1924


1925


1926


1927


1928

  • January 1928
    • Hall Dedication in North Attleboro
    • Hall Dedication in Dedham (Address)
  • March 1928
  • May 1928
  • June 1928
    • Cornerstone Laying in Newburyport (Address)
  • July 1928
    • Cornerstone Laying of Davenport Home, Charlton
  • September 1928
    • Cornerstone Laying in Lowell
    • Constitution of Nehoiden Lodge
    • Hall Dedication in Plymouth (Address)
    • Cornerstone Laying of Juniper Hall, Shrewsbury
  • October 1928
  • November 1928
    • Cornerstone Laying in Balboa, Canal Zone
  • December 1928

1929


1930


1931


1932


1933


1934


1935


1936


1937


1938


1939


1940


1941


1942


1943


1944


1945


1946


1947


1948


1949


1950


1951


1952


1953


1954


1955



1956


1957


1958


1959


1960


1961


1962


1963


1964


1965


1966

  • January 1966
    • Centenary of Saggahew, Haverhill
  • March 1966
    • Centenary of Excelsior, Franklin
  • April 1966
    • Centenary of Kilwinning, Lowell
    • Hall Dedication at Wareham
  • May 1966
    • 200th Anniversary of St. John's (Newburyport)
    • Centenary of Eliot
    • Centenary of Hyde Park
  • June 1966
    • Centenary of Siloam
    • Centenary of Oriental
    • 20th Anniversary of Wampatuck
  • October 1966
    • 50th Anniversary of Massasoit
    • Corner stone laying at East Bridgewater
  • November 1966
    • Centenary of Alfred Baylies
    • Centenary of Huntington
  • December 1966
    • Centenary of King Philip

1967

  • January 1967
    • 50th Anniversary of Darien
    • 50th Anniversary of Isthmian
    • 50th Anniversary of District Grand Lodge of the Canal Zone
  • March 1967
    • 150th Anniversary of Hampden
    • 50th Anniversary of Baalis Sanford
  • April 1967
  • May 1967
    • Centenary of Zetland
    • 75th Anniversary of Brigham
  • June 1967
    • Constitution of Caribbean Naval
  • September 1967
    • Corner stone laying at Bridgewater
    • Centenary of Mizpah
  • October 1967
    • 50th Anniversary of Universal
    • Centenary of St. Bernard
  • November 1967
    • Centenary of William Sutton
    • Centenary of Ionic (Easthampton)
    • 175th Anniversary of Old Colony
  • December 1967

1968

  • March 1968
    • 175th Anniversary of Morning Star
  • May 1968
    • Centenary of Occidental
  • June 1968
    • Corner stone laying at Ipswich
    • 10th Anniversary of New Meadows
    • Centenary of Delta
    • 150th Anniversary of St. Alban's
    • Centenary of Faith
  • July 1968
    • 235th Anniversary of St. John's (Boston)
  • October 1968
    • Hall Dedication at Wellfleet
  • November 1968
    • Centenary of Palestine
    • 125th Anniversary of Star of Bethlehem

1969

  • March 1969
    • 150th Anniversary of Bethesda (Brighton)
  • April 1969
  • May 1969
    • Centenary of Morning Sun
    • Centenary of Charity
  • June 1969
    • 150th Anniversary of Norfolk Union
    • Centenary of Upton
  • September 1969
    • Centenary of Howard
  • October 1969
    • Hall Dedication at Athol
  • December 1969
    • Centenary of Bethany

1970

  • March 1970
    • 10th Anniversary of Sharon
    • 50th Anniversary of Victory
  • April 1970
    • Centenary of Ezekiel Bates
    • Hall Dedication at Westborough
    • 75th Anniversary of Springfield
  • May 1970
    • 50th Anniversary of Brookline
    • 50th Anniversary of Samuel Crocker Lawrence
    • Centenary of Belcher
    • 50th Anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt
    • 200th Anniversary of The Massachusetts
    • Centenary of Occidental
    • Centenary of Quinsigamond
  • June 1970
    • 175th Anniversary of Columbian
    • 175th Anniversary of Middlesex
    • 200th Anniversary of The Tyrian
    • Centenary of Vernon
  • September 1970
    • 50th Anniversary of Loyalty
  • October 1970
    • Centenary of Puritan
    • 175th Anniversary of King Hiram's
    • 50th Anniversary of Ebenezer Fuller
    • 50th Anniversary of Noddle's Island
  • November 1970
    • Centenary History of Good Samaritan (includes notes on Mount Moriah, Reading)
    • 50th Anniversary of Richard C. MacLaurin
    • Centenary of Phoenician
    • Centenary of Newton
    • Centenary of Good Samaritan

1971

  • March 1971
    • 125th Anniversary of St. Paul's, Braintree
    • 50th Anniversary of Samuel Osgood
    • 25th Anniversary of Mount Sinai
  • April 1971
    • 50th Anniversary History of Pittsfield Lodge
    • Centenary of Williams
    • Centenary of Charles River
    • Centenary of Temple
    • Centenary of Hampshire
    • 50th Anniversary of Atlantic
    • 50th Anniversary of Manchester
    • Centenary of Constellation
  • May 1971
    • 175th Anniversary of Cincinnatus
    • 175th Anniversary of Evening Star
    • 25th Anniversary of Wampatuck
  • June 1971
    • 50th Anniversary of Samuel D. Sherwood
    • 175th Anniversary of Harmony
    • 200th Anniversary of Union (Nantucket)
    • Hall Dedication at North Reading
  • September 1971
    • 50th Anniversary of Charles C. Spellman and Hall Dedication
  • October 1971
    • Centenary of Greylock
    • Hall Dedication at Auburn
  • November 1971
    • Centenary of Spencer
    • 50th Anniversary of Quittacus

1972

  • January 1972
    • 50th Anniversary of Galilean
  • April 1972
    • 50th Anniversary of Fourth Estate
    • 50th Anniversart of Milton
    • Hall Dedication at Southbridge
  • June 1972
    • 175th Anniversary of Bristol
    • Centenary of St. Martin's
    • 175th Anniversary of Jerusalem
    • 175th Anniversary of Corinthian
    • 175th Anniversary of Fellowship,
    • Corner stone re-laying at Holbrook
    • Centenary of George H. Taber
  • August 1972
    • Hall Dedication at Ipswich
  • September 1972
    • Hall Dedication at Needham
    • Hall Dedication at Weymouth
    • Centenary of Athol
    • Centenary of Bay State
    • 175th Anniversary of Montgomery,
  • October 1972
    • Hall Dedication at Peabody
    • 50th Anniversary of Azure
    • Centenary of Charles H. Titus
    • 175th Anniversary of Olive Branch
  • November 1972
    • 50th Anniversary of Beaver
    • Hall Dedication at Chelsea
  • December 1972
    • 150th Anniversary of St. Matthew's

1973

  • March 1973
    • 125th Anniversary of Chicopee
    • Centenary of Charles A. Welch
  • April 1973
    • 150th Anniversary of Social Harmony
    • 175th Anniversary of Meridian
    • Corner stone laying at East Bridgewater
  • May 1973
    • Centenary of Crescent
    • 50th Anniversary of Russell
  • June 1973
    • 175th Anniversary of King David
    • Consolidation of Canaan and Mount Scopus
  • October 1973
    • Centenary of Phoenix
    • Corner stone laying at North Brookfield
  • December 1973
    • Hall Dedication at East Bridgewater (Admiral Blake House)
    • 150th Anniversary of Star in the East

1974


1975


1976


1977


1978


1979

  • March 1979
  • April 1979
  • May 1979
  • June 1979
    • Consolidation of Theodore Roosevelt and Manet
    • Consolidation of Roswell Lee and Samuel Osgood
  • October 1979
    • Consolidation of Mystic Valley and Samuel Crocker Lawrence
  • November 1979
    • 125th Anniversary of Mount Horeb (Dennis)
  • December 1979
    • Hall Rededication at Stoughton

1980


1981


1982


1983

  • January 1983
    • Consolidation of Joseph Warren and Soley
  • April 1983
    • 125th Anniversary of Eureka
  • May 1983
    • 25th Anniversary of Ocean
    • 250th Anniversary of St. John's (Boston)
  • June 1983
    • 25th Anniversary of New Meadows
  • July 1983
    • 250th Anniversary of Presentation of Charter of St. John's, Boston
    • 200th Anniversary of King Solomon's
    • Hall Rededication in Belchertown

1984


1985

  • March 1985
    • 225th Anniversary of Philanthropic
  • May 1985
    • 125th Anniversary of Dalhousie
    • Hall Dedication in Somerville
    • 175th Anniversary of Mystic
    • Consolidation of Fourth Estate and St. John's (Boston)
  • July 1985
    • Consolidation of Moses Michael Hays and Temple
  • September 1985
    • Consolidation of Lafayette (Norwood) and Dover
  • November 1985
    • 125th Anniversary of John Hancock

1986


1987


1988

  • March 1988
    • Centenary of Golden Rule
    • 125th Anniversary of Blue Hill
  • April 1988
    • 2000th Communication of Amicable
    • Hall Dedication in Fraternal
    • Consolidation of Lafayette (North Adams) and Greylock
  • May 1988
    • Consolidation of St. Paul's (Braintree) and Algonquin
  • June 1988
    • Consolidation of Monitor, Isaac Parker and Waltham
    • 125th Anniversary of Eden
    • Hall Dedication in Lawrence
  • September 1988
  • October 1988
  • November 1988
    • Consolidation of Elm and Belcher

1989

  • March 1989
    • 125th Anniversary of Belmont-Beaver
    • 75th Anniversary of Wayfarers
  • April 1989
  • May 1989
    • Centenary of Thomas Talbot
  • June 1989
    • Consolidation of Mount Carmel and Mount Sinai
  • July 1989
    • Consolidation of Moses Michael Hays and Sharon
  • September 1989
    • Rededication in Winchendon
  • October 1989
    • Hall Rededication in Oxford
    • Constitution of Metacomet Daylight
  • November 1989
    • Rededication in Lincoln
    • Consolidation of Mechanic's and Mount Sugar Loaf
    • 125th Anniversary of Doric

1990

  • February 1990
    • 125th Anniversary of Golden Fleece
  • April 1990
    • 75th Anniversary of Abraham H. Howland Jr.
    • 125th Anniversary of Star
  • June 1990
    • Consolidation of Dorchester and West Roxbury
    • Mortgage burning in Quincy
    • Mortgage burning in Reading
  • September 1990
    • Hall Dedication in Ayer
    • Centenary of Prospect
    • Consolidation of Crescent and Pittsfield
  • October 1990
    • Constitution of Merrimack Valley Daylight
  • May 1990
  • November 1990

1991


1992


1993


1994


1995


1996


1997


1998


1999

  • April 1999
    • Centenary of Wollaston
    • 150th Anniversary of Chicopee
  • May 1999
  • June 1999
    • Consolidation of Germania and Revere
  • September 1999
    • Consolidation of Moses Michael Hays and Freedom
    • 75th Anniversary of Eastern Star, Rehoboth
  • October 1999
    • 175th Anniversary of Mount Hope
    • 50th Anniversary of Wamsutta
  • November 1999
  • December 1999
    • 125th Anniversary of Phoenix

2000


2001


2002


2003

  • May 2003
  • June 2003
    • Consolidation of Waltham Triad and Victory
  • August 2003
    • Consolidation of Adelphi-Noddle's Island and Moses Michael Hays
    • Consolidation of Athelstan and Montacute
  • September 2003
    • Consolidation of Roswell Lee-Indian Orchard and Hampden
    • 200th Anniversary of St. Mark's
  • October 2003
    • Consolidation of Hayden, Spencer and Meridian Sun
    • Consolidation of The Tyrian and Acacia
  • November 2003
    • 125th Anniversary of Noquochoke

2004

  • January 2004
  • March 2004
    • 200th Anniversary of Oriental #13, Bridgeton, Maine
    • Consolidation of Amity and Mosaic
  • June 2004
    • Cornerstone ceremony in Boston
    • Consolidation of Star in the East-Paskamansett and Wamsutta
    • Consolidation of Simon W. Robinson and Belmont-Beaver
    • Consolidation of St. Paul's-Algonquin and Hesperia
    • St. John's Day in Leominster
  • August 2004
    • 150th Anniversary of Mount Hermon
    • Consolidation of Price-Benton and Germania-Revere
  • September 2004
    • Hall Dedication in Hanover
    • Consolidation of Paul Dean and Paul Revere
  • October 2004
    • Cornerstone ceremony in Plymouth
  • November 2004
    • Consolidation of Hiram, John Abbott-Samuel Crocker Lawrence and Russell
    • Consolidation of Bay State, Mechanic's and Harmony
  • December 2004
    • Consolidation of Isaiah Thomas and Morning Star

2005

  • March 2005
    • 150th Anniversary of Gate of the Temple
  • April 2005
    • 200th Anniversary of Amicable
    • Consolidation of Ionic (Easthampton) and Jerusalem
  • May 2005
    • 50th Anniversary of Simonds, Burlington
    • Consolidation of The Lodge of Stirling and Golden Rule
  • June 2005
    • Constitution of J. Philip Berquist
    • 200th Anniversary of Mount Carmel

2006


2007


2008


2009

  • April 2009
    • 150th Anniversary of United Brethren and Mortgage burning at Marlborough
    • 150th Anniversary of Caleb Butler
  • July 2009
    • Institution of Independence
  • September 2009
    • Consolidation of Constellation and Eliot-Hyde Park
    • Consolidation of Mount Scopus and Converse
  • December 2009
    • Consolidation of Globe and Unity

2010

  • March 2010
    • 150th Anniversary of Quinebaug
  • May 2010
    • 200th Anniversary of Mystic
    • 150th Anniversary of Oxford
  • June 2010
    • 150th Anniversary of John Warren
  • July 2010
  • September 2010
    • 250th Anniversary of Philanthropic
  • November 2010
    • 150th Anniversary of Dalhousie
    • 150th Anniversary of John Hancock
    • Constitution of Samuel Crocker Lawrence

2011

  • February 2011
    • 150th Anniversary of Orient, Norwood
  • May 2011
    • Hall Rededication in Mumford River
  • June 2011
  • July 2011
    • 150th Anniversary of Pythagorean
    • Constitution of The Scouters'
  • October 2011
    • Hall Rededication in Hingham
    • Hall Rededication in Medway
  • November 2011

2012

  • May 2012
    • Grand Master's Table Lodge
  • June 2012
  • September 2012
    • Hall Rededication for Fraternal
  • December 2012
    • Consolidation of Rising Star and Gate of the Temple

2012

  • June 2012
  • September 2012
    • Hall Rededication in Centerville
  • October 2012
    • Consolidation of Gate of the Temple and Rising Star

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