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I was just forwarded this message from a Brother in my district. A heads up for Brethren in the Ontario, Canada area:
 Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Royal Black Preceptory Apron of the Orangemen Thanks to a comment from a reader, it looks like the mystery “Masonic” apron has been identified. It turns out not to be Masonic after all! According to James McDonald, “[t]his is a Royal Black Preceptory apron. To become a member one must first be an Orangeman.” Cool. While I have heard of Orangemen (is that a proper pluralization?) I really didn’t know anything about them. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say:
Apparently the Royal Black Institution is considered a higher, although technically independent, order Orangemen may join — as such it is reminiscent of the Commandery of York Rite in Freemasonry. Interestingly, the Royal Black Institution uses much Masonic imagery, but is not itself a Masonic organization.  Masonic Hip Hop Bling  Check out the bling on this Masonic buckle! I came across these pieces of Masonic bling today, further illustrating the intriguing (and somewhat odd) nexus that has seemed to form between Hip Hop and Freemasonry. It’s sold by an outfit called Hiphopbling.com, which, not surprisingly, specializes in hip hop style jewelry. They have a whole page of this stuff! (Although I didn’t find any Masonic rings — I would have expected some.) My question is — and I don’t mean this condescendingly — who is the target market for this? Are there non-masonic fans of hip hop who think the idea of Freemasonry is cool and wear the Masonic bling, or are there Freemasons so involved in the hip hop scene that they would be the target customers for an item like this? I dunno. I’d enjoy hearing feedback on this. Oh, and I should point out that my site is not affiliated in any way with this site — I’m not getting any kind of commission or anything from this post . . . just thought it was interesting.  Masonic Mystery Apron A Brother has sent me this photo of a mystery masonic apron. Can anyone help me identify it?  Anti-Masonry Book On Display At The National Heritage Museum Sometimes you have to laugh. While the anti-Masonic folks have told outrageous lies about the Craft over the years, they’ve at least provided much entertaining kookery while doing so. Thus the terrific National Heritage Museum, an museum of American history located in Lexington, Massachusetts and operated by the Northern District of the Scottish Rite, presents “Freemasonry Unmasked!”, a collection of wonderfully nutty looking anti-Masonic material from the Van Gorden-Williams Library and Archives. The exhibit opens October 3rd. For more information, check out the Museum’s website. The exhibit is already getting great press. As a side note, I’ve been meaning to do a series of posts exposing anti-Masonry stuff, and this has inspired me to get on it!
 Brenda I. Fleming-Taylor, Grandmaster, Order of Women Freemasons Although women are well represented within the overall body of Freemasonry thanks to Masonic groups such as Eastern Star, they have not been allowed to become actual Freemasons. This prohibition has not, however, stopped women over the years from taking up the trowel and forming their own Masonic-like Craft lodges. These organizations are traditionally not recognized by “mainstream” Freemasonry as practices by regular grand lodges worldwide.  Woman In Masonic Apron  Women In Masonic Regalia
The legend of a long-hidden Masonic treasure has caused much speculation over years, and even inspired a big budget Hollywood movie. But there was at least one real-life Masonic treasure, the story of which is just as interesting and tragic as anything movie writers could dream up: The large collection of Masonic items the Nazis looted from Masonic lodges during World War II. Contrary to what some conspiracy theorists say, the Nazis were in no way affiliated with Freemasonry. In fact, they actively oppressed German Freemasons by arresting Masonic officers and looting valuable Masonic regalia, jewels and historic records from the lodge halls. Fearing for their safety, German Freemasons suspended the work of the Craft. In a subtle act of solidarity, they often planted or wore forget-me-not flowers as a reminder to their Brethren that the Craft was still alive and awaiting a time when it could again flourish. As a result, forget-me-nots are a universally recognized symbol of Freemasonry.  forget-me-nots World War II eventually ended, of course, and Freemasons were again able to practice the Craft in Germany. But for years, the stolen Masonic valuables were missing. That is, until researchers discovered the treasure in Russia where it had languished in archives for more than 60 years. To read more about how the treasure was stolen, discovered and returned to its rightful owners, check out this article. Nor has it been thought derogatory to their dignity, that monarchs have for a season exchanged the scepter for the trowel, to patronize our mysteries and join in our assemblies. — Ronayne’s Handbook of Freemasonry A couple of cool, old photographs of kings in Masonic Regalia.  Brother George, VI, King of England  Brother Edward VII, King of England |
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The great press for Freemasonry, inspired to some extent by the excitment surrounding Dan Brown’s new novel, continues to roll in. What’s been great about the recent spate of articles in the popular press has been the theme of separating the myths from the facts about Freemasonry. 
