According to the Masonic Service Association of North America, there were about 898,000 Freemasons in the U.S. as of 2020, and there are an estimated 6 million Freemasons worldwide.

Indeed, it’s not a stretch to say that in the fall of 1826, Freemason Lodge 433 changed the course of American history entirely. Freemasonry was established early in the Thirteen Colonies and ...

Fortunately, Boston’s Grand Lodge of Ireland accepted him in 1775, and Hall ended up founding America’s first three Black Masonic clubs in Boston 1784, then in 1797, Philadelphia and Rhode Island.

I'm very new to relearning American history through the lens of Freemasonry. Some known Freemasons — George Washington was a Freemason, Thomas Jefferson was a Freemason, ...

Unlike the York and Scottish Rites of Freemasonry, this is primarily a North American group, and was not active in early Texas. The museum and library is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. (4521 ...

The majority of lodges practise what they refer to as Anglo-American or "regular" freemasonry, open to those over 18, ... 15 US presidents in history have been Freemasons, ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we dig into the history of Louisiana’s prison system. ... Founded in 1784, the Prince Hall Masons is the oldest African American Masonic order.