Masonic News w/e 5th March 2010 – Tim Bryce

RECENT MASONIC NEWS:

Madison Masons elect officers, look forward to promising year
Madison Eagle – NJ, USA – Feb 26th
http://www.recordernewspapers.com/articles/2010/02/26/madison_eagle/news/doc4b8686bd6801e680449610.txt

Masonic Homes bows out of Mission Hills project
Tri Valley Herald – CA, USA – Feb 26th
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_14479544?source=most_emailed

Fire believed to have been electrical
Evening Observer – Dunkirk, NY, USA – Feb 27th
http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/536580.html?nav=5047

Virginia Freemason memorial honors George Washington
NorthJersey.com – Washington, DC, USA – Feb 28th
http://www.northjersey.com/travel/85754352_Freemasons_hail_first_chief.html

Liberty Masonic Lodge recognizes outstanding teachers with the Annual
Liberty Vindicator – TX, USA – Feb 28th
http://www.thevindicator.com/articles/2010/02/28/news/news13.txt

It’s time for Freemasons to come out in the open
Craven Herald – UK – Feb 28th
http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/5026310.It___s_time_for_Freemasons_to_come_out_in_the_open/

Masonic Lodge fire
Verde Independent – Cottonwood, AZ, USA – Feb 28th
http://verdenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=35269

Petal Freemasons celebrate 100 years
Hattiesburg American – MS, USA – Mar 2nd
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20100302/NEWS01/3020321

Inside Manchester’s Masonic Lodge (with video)
WMUR Manchester – NH, USA – Mar 2nd
http://www.wmur.com/news/22717505/detail.html

Mysteries Of Masons Revealed (with video)
WMUR Manchester – NH, USA – Mar 2nd
http://www.wmur.com/news/22719712/detail.html

Masonic Building in city destined for demolition
Evening Observer – NY, USA – Mar 3rd
http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/536734.html?nav=5047

Masons honor local men
Othello Outlook – WA, USA – Mar 3rd
http://othellooutlook.com/?p=8902

New Master Mason
River Falls Journal – WI, USA – Feb 4th
http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/event/article/id/94432/

More concerts for SF’s Masonic Center OKd
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA – Mar 5th
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/04/BA4P1CB4PH.DTL&tsp=1

Public invited to celebrate Masons’ 200th anniversary
South Devon Herald Express – UK – Mar 5th
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Public-invited-celebrate-Masons-200th-anniversary/article-1888223-detail/article.html

Howard Hanna Holt responds to Dunkirk emergency
Evening Observer – Dunkirk, NY, USA – Mar 5th
http://www.observertoday.com/page/content.detail/id/536856.html?nav=5002

Veterans are honored for service to country
McDuffie Mirror – GA, USAr 5th
http://mirror.augusta.com/stories/2010/03/04/new_568956.shtml

Freemasons – It’s no Secret… (video)
The Age – Victoria, Australia – Mar 5th
http://media.theage.com.au/national/national-news/freemasons–its-no-secret-1194044.html

NOTICES:

This Sunday (MARCH 7TH) the MASONIC CENTRAL talk show will be on the air.
Join in the conversation beginning at 9:00pm EDT (New York).
The talkshow’s main web site is at:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/masonic-central
http://www.freemasoninformation.com/
Dial: 724-444-7444 and enter ID 19162
Can’t make the show on Sunday? Download it during the week.

And you can access my latest column (non-Masonic related) at:

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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

All the Best,

Masonic News w/e 26th February 2010 – Tim Bryce

RECENT MASONIC NEWS:

Pulling Back the Curtain on French Freemasonry
New York Times – Feb 19th
http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/pulling-back-the-curtain-on-french-freemasonry/

Local Freemansons Giving Money To Teenagers
Mix 96 – UK – Feb 19th
http://www.mix96.co.uk/news/review.php?article=136282

Academic bowl set at Schlarman
Danville Commercial News – IL, USA – Feb 19th
http://www.commercial-news.com/local/local_story_050165221.html

Readers Ask Dimitar Nedkov if Levski Was a Mason
Standart News – Russia – Feb 20th
http://paper.standartnews.com/en/article.php?d=2010-02-20&article=32271

Talks stall in fight over Nob Hill venue
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA – Feb 21st
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/20/BAV61C4EBI.DTL

Elizabethtown Masonic Village’s Centennial
Etownian – Elizabethtown, PA, USA – Feb 22nd
http://www.etownian.com/article.php?id=2223

Freemasonry hysteria surrounds Jay-Z content
UNM Daily Lobo – Albuquerque, NM, USA – Feb 23rd
http://www.dailylobo.com/index.php/article/2010/02/freemasonry_hysteria_surrounds_jayz_content

Beacon of Hope
Fort Dodge Messenger – IA, USA – Feb 24th
http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/522643.html

Ontario Masons install 2010 officers
Ontario Argus Observer – ON, Canada – Feb 24th
http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2010/02/24/news/us/doc4b856f8165c3d297113061.txt

2003 WBHS graduate now leading Des Moines Masons
West Branch Times – IA, USA – Feb 24th
http://www.westbranchtimes.com/article.php?id=5438

Ashton’s Masonic Lodge a business incubator
Rexburg Standard Journal – ID, USA – Feb 24th
http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/articles/2010/02/24/news/49.txt

Fire Destroys Masonic Temple, Damages Entire Block In Dunkirk
Jamestown Post Journal – Dunkirk, NY, USA – Feb 25th
http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/552062.html?nav=5018

NBC’s look at Freemasonry was incomplete
StandardNet – Ogden, UT, USA – Feb 25th
http://www.standard.net/topics/opinion/2010/02/25/nbcs-look-freemasonry-was-incomplete

NOTICES:

And you can access my latest column (non-Masonic related) at:

http://www.phmainstreet.com/timbryce.htm

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

All the Best,

Masonic News w/e 19th February 2010 – Tim Bryce

RECENT MASONIC NEWS:

The Faith Of America’s Founders On Trial
Veterans Today Network – USA – Feb 13th
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/02/13/the-faith-of-americas-founders-on-trial/

Masons honor local students
Parkersburg News – WV, USA – Feb 14th
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/526606.html?nav=5061

Masons begin effort to contribute to local charities
The Batavian (blog) – Batavia, OH, USA – Feb 14th
http://www.thebatavian.com/blogs/howard-owens/masons-begin-effort-contribute-local-charities/13076

Masonic Lodge Hosts Free Lunch to Thank Local Firefighters
9&10 News – MI, USA – Feb 14th
http://www.9and10news.com/category/story/?id=206250

Arrowtown Freemasons lodge rededicated
Southland Times: Queenstown – New Zealand – Feb 15th
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/3327693/Arrowtown-Freemasons-lodge-rededicated

Masonic Temple reborn
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette – IN, USA – Feb 15th
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100215/BIZ/302159928/1031/BIZ

Freemasons fight myths to attract new members
The Daily Titan – Fullerton, CA, USA – Feb 16th
http://www.dailytitan.com/2010/02/freemasons-fight-myths-to-attract-new-members/

Freemasonry: lifting the lid
August Margaret River Mail – WA, Australia – Feb 17th
http://www.margaretrivermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/freemasonry-lifting-the-lid/1753752.aspx

Llano Masons confer annual awards
Burnet Bulletin – Marble Falls, TX, USA – Feb 17th
http://www.burnetbulletin.com/view/full_story/6373797/article-Llano-Masons-confer-annual-awards?instance=llano_news

House OKs license plate honoring Masonic lodge
Toledo Blade – OH, USA – Feb 18th
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100218/NEWS24/100219590

Freemasons keen to open office in EU capital
EUobserver.com – Brussels, Belgium – Feb 18th
http://euobserver.com/9/29500

Sinner who saved nation’s homeless ’saint’
Brisbane Times – QLD, Australia – Feb 19th
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nsw/sinner-who-saved-nations-homeless-saint-20100218-oiz1.html

Kingston Masons elect officers
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader – PA, USA, – Feb 19th
http://www.timesleader.com/community/Kingston_Masons_elect_officers_02-19-2010.html

NOTICES:

This Sunday (FEBRUARY 21ST) the MASONIC CENTRAL talk show will be on the air.
Join in the conversation beginning at 9:00pm EDT (New York).
The talkshow’s main web site is at:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/masonic-central
http://www.freemasoninformation.com/
Dial: 724-444-7444 and enter ID 19162
Can’t make the show on Sunday? Download it during the week.

And you can access my latest column (non-Masonic related) at:

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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

All the Best,

Haunted Chambers by: Karen Kidd

Sales :- http://lodgeroomstore.com/sales/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=50_23_97&products_id=765

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE MOST COMPLETE WORK OF EARLY WOMEN FREEMASONS AND DETAILS ABOUT TEHIR LIVES.

Cornerstone Book Publishers in New Orleans, LA., recently announced the soon-to-be released “Haunted Chambers: the Lives of Early Women Freemasons”. The book’s author, Karen Kidd, is a Co-Mason and member of a Seattle, WA-based Lodge that works under the Honorable Order of American Co-Masonry, American Federation of Human Rights, headquartered in Larkspur, CO. “Haunted Chambers” is Kidd’s first book.

Kidd touches only briefly on what many will find as the real challenge in this book: that these women existed at all. Instead, “Haunted Chambers” provides the best evidence available that these women did exist and as many details about their lives as is still available. The women in Haunted Chambers include an American writer of women’s rights, an early New Brunswick settler, an Irish immigrant girl, a war hero, a countess and the sculptress who created the statue of Abraham Lincoln that stands today in the US Capitol Rotunda.

The book’s title comes from an observation by noted 19th Century Masonic Historian W. Fred Vernon: “I have no doubt other ancient Lodges have their lady members just as ancient buildings have their haunted chambers.”

Though “Haunted Chambers” is Kidd’s first book, she is not a new writer. She started writing when she was a young girl and sold early works of short fiction while she was in college. She earned a degree in Journalism from Marshall University in Huntington, WV, and was a reporter for about eight years at several small southern newspapers. She then changed careers and entered the information technology field, writing occasional articles for technical journals.

She was initiated into Freemasonry in August 2006, into a Seattle, WA-based Lodge that works under the Honorable Order of American Co-Masonry, American Federation of Human Rights. The Honorable Order is based in Larkspur, CO, and was founded in the US in the early 20th Century. Kidd is a member of the Honorable Order’s Lodge of Research, for which she’s written several architectures/research papers and more are in the works.

In 2007. she won the World Award in Internet Lodge No 9659’s Short Paper’s competition. Internet Lodge is a Lodge in Manchester England that works under the United Grand Lodge of England. It’s biannual short papers competition attracts entrants the world over. Kidd was the first Co-Mason and the first woman Freemason to win such an award in a contest sponsored by a Lodge under the UGLE.

http://lodgeroomstore.com/sales/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=50_23_97&products_id=765

http://www.cornerstonepublishers.com/chambers.pdf

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Series in which British art historian Dr Gus Casely-Hayford explores the pre-colonial history of some of Africa’s most important kingdoms.

15th / 16th Century Africa building at the same level as anything in Europe.

The last in the series was Gus Casely-Hayford explores the story of 16th-century bronzes from the kingdom of Benin.

Magnificent to watch modern day Masons using the same techniques used by their ancestors 400 years before.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pv1m4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pv1m4/episodes/2010

Prog 1 Nubia – Jebel Barkal (and T List Meroe)
Prog 2 Ethiopia – Harar, Lalabela, Axum, Fasil Ghebbi
Prog 3 Gt Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe, Kilwa, Mapungubwe, Gt Zimbabwe (Sun Feb 7 2010 1910 GMT BBC2)
Prog 4 West Africa – Dogon, Djenne

Lodgeroom Podcasts

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Masonic Central

Further pods will be added as we go.

Masonic News w/e 12th February 2010 – Tim Bryce

RECENT MASONIC NEWS:

Dracut man named Mason district deputy grand master
Valley Dispatch – Boston, MA, USA – Feb 5th
http://www.thevalleydispatch.com/dracut/ci_14341338

Masonic Home keeps meal program cooking
Springfield News Sun – OH, USA – Feb 5th
http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/springfield-news/masonic-home-keeps-meal-program-cooking-533358.html

Secret Societies Splashed Across Headlines
AOL News – UK – Feb 6th
http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/politics-secret-societies-like-freemasons-sometimes-intersect/19345548

Pioneer parents thank Waukomis Masonic Lodge for fundraiser
Enid News & Eagle – OK, USA Feb 7th
http://enidnews.com/opinion/x1687376691/Kudos-for-2-7-2010

Rockridge High School to host annual Illinois Masonic Academic Bowl
Quad-Cities Online – IL, USA – Feb 10th
http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=479269

Rocketboy Media Wins Award for Masonic Lodge Web Site; Announces Signing of …
PR Web – Chatsworth, CA, USA – Feb 10th
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/02/prweb3586154.htm

Local Masonic Lodge sponsors free MoChip event here Saturday
Lake Gazette – Monroe City, MO, USA – Feb 11th
http://www.monroecity.net/full_article.asp?control=4749

The Royal Masonic School for Girls rehearsed its Watersmeet production of West …
Watford Observer – UK – Feb 11th
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/5001349.Sharks_and_jets_rumble_in_Rickmansworth/

Guiseley Guides hut rebuild back on track
Wharfedale and Airedale Observer – UK – Feb 12th
http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/5001504.Guiseley_Guides_hut_rebuild_back_on_track/

NOTICES:

This Sunday (FEBRUARY 14TH) the MASONIC CENTRAL talk show will be on the air.
Join in the conversation beginning at 9:00pm EDT (New York).
The talkshow’s main web site is at:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/masonic-central
http://www.freemasoninformation.com/
Dial: 724-444-7444 and enter ID 19162
Can’t make the show on Sunday? Download it during the week.

And you can access my latest column (non-Masonic related) at:

http://www.phmainstreet.com/timbryce.htm

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

All the Best,

Masonic News w/e 5th February 2010 – Tim Bryce

RECENT MASONIC NEWS:

The Real Secrets of Freemasonry
Spooftimes.com – Jan 29th
http://www.spooftimes.com/spooftimes/NewsDetail.aspx?articleId=6f7388fb-c8db-49f8-b036-dc2a7ef3a5f3&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

GRAND MASONIC OCCASION
Gibraltar Chronicle – Jan 30th
http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=18206

Canada’s Economic Action Plan Invests in Heritage Infrastructure at the …
SYS-CON Media – Montreal, PQ, Canada – Jan 30th
http://au.sys-con.com/node/1266189

Fire destroys historic buildings in Potterville
The Oakland Press – Potterville, MI, USA – Feb 1st
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/02/01/news/doc4b66b5fc89d3e806958594.txt

Potterville Fire Cause To Be Determined
WILX-TV (Video Report) – Potterville, MI, USA – Feb 1st
http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/83295082.html

Odessa Masonic Empty Chair Ceremony
Odessa American – Odessa, TX, USA – Feb 1st
http://www.oaoa.com/news/chair-42460-masonic-right.html

A local landmark re-designs the face of downtown Flint
ConnectMidMichigan.com – Flint, MI, USA – Feb 2nd
http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/story.aspx?id=410606

Generous Hampshire masons fall in behind Help for Heroes
Romsey Advertiser – UK – Feb 2nd
http://www.romseyadvertiser.co.uk/news/4885477.Generous_Hampshire_masons_fall_in_behind_Help_for_Heroes/

My Word: Don’t allow development near Masonic Home in Union City
The Argus – Oakland, CA, USA – Feb 3rd
http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/localnews/ci_14318346

Masonic Lodge could help revive Leechburg
Tarentum Valley News Dispatch – Leechburg, PA, USA – Feb 3rd
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/lifestyles/s_665390.html

Masons thank law enforcement, emergency services professionals
Statesville Record & Landmark – NC, USA – Feb 4th
http://www2.statesville.com/content/2010/feb/04/masons-thank-law-enforcement-emergency-services-pr/

Dan Brown’s ‘Lost Symbol’ moves forward
Digital Spy – Feb 4th
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a201351/dan-browns-lost-symbol-moves-forward.html

California Masons Team up with Sacramento Catholic School
The Sacramento Press – CA, USA – Feb 4th
http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/21693/California_Masons_Team_up_with_Sacramento_Catholic_School

NOTICES:

The Winter 2010 issue of THE RISING POINT eZine (PDF) is available at:
http://www.bonisteelml.org/MASONIC_REVIEW.htm

LINK - The University of Sheffield (UK) Centre for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism
http://www.freemasonry.dept.shef.ac.uk/
- The related eZine
http://www.equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/JRFF/issue/current

LINK - On the Level Embroidery Designs LLC
http://shirtsformasons.com/

This Sunday (FEBRUARY 7TH) the MASONIC CENTRAL talk show will be on the air.
Join in the conversation beginning at 9:00pm EDT (New York).
The talkshow’s main web site is at:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/masonic-central
http://www.freemasoninformation.com/
Dial: 724-444-7444 and enter ID 19162
Can’t make the show on Sunday? Download it during the week.

My ”Pet Peeve of the Week” (not related the fraternity) can be found at:

http://www.phmainstreet.com/timbryce.htm

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

All the Best,

Masonic News 29th January 2010 – Tim Bryce

RECENT MASONIC NEWS:

Masons rebuilding ranks
Pueblo Chieftain – CO, USA – Jan 23rd
http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2010/01/23/business/local/doc4b5a92555f863131027635.txt

Palestine Masonic Lodge presents award to Tedder
Palestine Herald Press – TX, USA – Jan 24th
http://www.palestineherald.com/local/local_story_024000150.html

Group offers local men a unique social network
Orillia Packet & Times – ON, Canada – Jan 25th
http://www.orilliapacket.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2275820

River Falls installs officers for 2010
Pierce County Herald – WI, USA – Jan 25th
http://www.piercecountyherald.com/event/article/id/94100/publisher_ID/19/

A busy Kid’s Day at the Midland Mall
Midland Daily News – MI, USA – Jan 25th
http://ourmidland.com/articles/2010/01/25/local_news/2379183.txt

Secrets of Masonic Lodge revealed
nwitimes.com – Portage, IN, USa – Jan 26th
http://nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/article_f15df0cd-ab15-502d-a1a0-8399431609aa.html

Masonic temple in Kirksville on historic places list
KTVO – Kirksville, MO, USA – Jan 27th
http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=407941

Freemasons support TRIP with big donation
Midweek Herald = UK – Jan 27th
http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/midweekherald/news/story.aspx?brand=MDWOnline&category=news&tBrand=devon24&tCategory=newsmdw&itemid=DEED26%20Jan%202010%2013%3A13%3A55%3A000

Alexandria’s George Washington Masonic National Memorial offers tours
Washington Post – DC, USA – Jan 28th
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/28/AR2010012802157.html

Media Advisory: Canada’s Economic Action Plan at Work for the Masonic Memorial …
Market Wire – Montreal, PQ, Canada – Jan 28th
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Media-Advisory-Canadas-Economic-Action-Plan-Work-Masonic-Memorial-Historic-Site-Canada-1108990.htm

Grand Master Lo Suy to keynote installation
Saipan Tribune – Jan 29th
http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=96850

NOTICES:

FIRST EDITION - Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism (PDF)
http://www.equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/JRFF/issue/current

3rd International Conference on the History of Freemasonry will take place in Alexandria, VA 27-29 May 2011.
http://www.ichfonline.org/_private/main.htm

Mount Vernon Galilean Lodge in Malden, MA will be holding a Sirloin Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday, March 6th. The fundraiser will benefit the Malden Masonic Building Association and will include a dinner, lecture, a discussion on acclaimed Scottish spirits with a free souvenir Glencairn glass held by Mount Vernon Galilean. Mount Vernon Galilean Lodge is located at 142 Pleasant St in Malden, MA 02148. Please RSVP no later than February 15th to Steve Lane at: swlane@gmail.com

This Sunday (JANUARY 31ST) the MASONIC CENTRAL talk show will be on the air.
Join in the conversation beginning at 9:00pm EDT (New York).
The talkshow’s main web site is at:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/masonic-central
http://www.freemasoninformation.com/
Dial: 724-444-7444 and enter ID 19162
Can’t make the show on Sunday? Download it during the week.

My ”Pet Peeve of the Week” (not related the fraternity) can be found at:

http://www.phmainstreet.com/timbryce.htm

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

All the Best,