Editor's note: The veil of secrecy surrounding Masonic lodges, their activities and the meaning of their square and compass logo was lifted recently for Times Staff Writer Ken Kosky. The Dunes ...

The silence in the room is interrupted by knocks on the wooden door and piped music. Everyone in the room stands up. The doors open and three elderly men clad in black suites, bowties and white ...

Female Freemasons ... secrets, which has led to fears of corrupt cliques developing. There are about six million Freemasons worldwide and more than 200,000 in the UK under the United Grand Lodge ...

Masons are known in part for "Freemason symbols," squares, compasses, and secret handshakes ... family are suspected members ...

From secret ... only masonic societies. "It can be quite addictive." Freemasonry in England was, for 200 years, only open to men. That changed in the 20th Century. The first female lodge opened ...

While the former president’s life took him across the globe, including to Hollywood, McNamara and company mainly stayed in Guthrie, Oklahoma — even using a local Masonic Lodge to recreate one ...

Initiated in 1752 at the Fredericksburg Lodge in Virginia, the first President of the United States had a strong relationship with the Masons.Washington performed Masonic rites at the laying of ...

Gananoque council has unanimously approved an encroachment agreement for the Masonic Lodge, paving the way for its conversion to housing The agreement with the owner of 299 Arthur Street provides ...

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