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For Fans of Emperor Norton, a Legacy Lives On

150 years after he first proposed the San Francisco Bay Bridge, the legendary eccentric and Freemason

For Rainbow Girls, a Century of Change—and Continuity

As the Masonic youth order Rainbow Girls celebrates its centennial, a look back on all that’s

At a Masonic Cemetery, a Forever Home

In rural Tuolumne County, a new effort to bring a pair of Gold Rush era Masonic

Underwater, Reminders of a Masonic Cemetery

Buried among the rocks and rubble of San Francisco’s Aquatic Park breakwater, a reminder of a

At a Hollywood Cemetery, a Masonic ‘Forever’ Lodge

The Masons moved out ages ago, but their aura remains at the Masonic Lodge at the

Traditions in the Trimming

Exploring the rich cultural traditions of global Masonic attire, Masonic aprons, and other costumes of Freemasonry.

In Their Words

Examining the relationship of three literary legends with Freemasonry and its impact on their prolific bodies

Soul of the Temple

Sacred geometry has been an important element of sacred architecture for centuries.

For Two California Masonic Grand Lodges, A New Beginning

Twenty-five years ago, the Grand Lodge of California and the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of California

Past, Present

What one lodge’s mothballed painting tells us about its earliest days

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