One Minute Mason

Generally these are short scenarios about Masons and Masonry that can be read in just a few minutes. Occasionally I also publish some of my longer Masonic articles and even some personal accounts as well.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Cannonball Paul

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When Missouri Freemason Paul Creason launched his career, he did it literally.  Because, Missouri Masons, you have a brother who was a GE...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Thayendanegea

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Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea), Mohawk Chief and later Chief of the Six Nations, was the first recorded Native American Freemason.  Somewhat c...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Brother Nicholas' Recruiting Program

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On November 5, 1775, the Second Continental Congress commissioned Samuel Nicholas "Captain of Marines" making him the first Marin...
Friday, May 25, 2012

The Penniless Oil Baron

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Edwin L. Drake, Oil Creek Lodge 303 (Now Titusville Lodge 754), drilled the world's first successful oil well in August of 1859.  Senec...
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Brother Perkins' Amazing Contraption

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The nearly-forgotten Jacob Perkins (1766-1849), St. Peter's Lodge, Newburyport, MA was such a prolific inventor he probably ranks wit...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

President Harding's Last Speech

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Brother Warren G. Harding's last speech was delivered after his death.  Brother Harding had planned to make an address at a meeting of ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Largest Master's Chair

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Ophir Lodge 33, Murphys, California has the largest known Master's chair, measuring 15 feet long.  The chair seats the Master, Past Mas...
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Steve Harrison, 33°, FMLR
Northwest Missouri, United States
Editor, Missouri Freemason Magazine; Fellow and Past Master, Missouri Lodge of Research
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