Freemasonry consists of fraternal organizations both here in America and throughout many countries. They trace all the way back to the Stonemasons. At the end of the 14th century they regulated qualifications of Stonemasons. Modern masonry consists of two main recognition groups……Regular Freemasonry and Continental Freemasonry. Many famous people have been Freemasons which I will show you some of them at the end.
The Masonic Lodge………………………..
This is a basic organizational unit of Freemasonry where they meet regularly to have their rituals. This consists of Degree Ceremonies where candidates are initiated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry
The Midnight Freemasons………….
This is a group of Master Masons that discuss a range of subjects………
History
Trivia
Travel
Books
Reviews
Quotes
and any other topics of interest…………..http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2013/10/the-magick-of-king-solomon.html
What is Freemasonry?
This is a post collegiate fraternity dedicated to Spiritual Developement of the initiate into a broader sense of self.
They bring together individuals of all countries and religious sects. They are a Universal Brotherhood. They are considered a Philosophical Organization emphasizing the study of Moral Symbols.
Now this symbol goes back to King Solomon. They used his pyramid as a pattern to get this symbol.
List of Freemasons…………
As I told you in the beginning of this article I would give you some of the names. There are just so many its hard to list them all so I just picked out a few. These people were influential people and also are Historical people…………….
William “Bud” Abbott………American comedian
Samuel Adams…….3rd Govenor of Arkansas
William Hamilton Anderson………American Prohibitionist
Will C Barnes……….received the Medal of Honor for bravery at the Battle of Fort Apache
Joshua Barney……American Naval Officer
As you can see I have only listed a few but if you go to the link below you will find a lot more of them. You will also see they are all from different walks of life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Freemasons
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Judi Giramonti