Texas Masonry

Masonry - A Texas Tradition

Texas Mason Magazine

    The official magazine of the Grand Lodge of Texas

 

News from Our Lodges

    Find out what lodges across the state are up to

 

Masters, Wardens and Secretaries Associations

    Links to MWSA websites, calendars and contact lists

 

Texas Masonic History

    Over 170 years worth...

 
Related Organizations

Scottish Rite of Freemasonry

York Rite of Freemasonry

Texas Lodge of Research

Order of the Eastern Star

Grotto

Shrine

 
Youth Organizations

DeMolay

Rainbow for Girls

Winter 2010 Texas Mason Magazine

winter2010.jpg

 
View the Winter 2010 Texas Mason Magazine

 

In this Issue:

 

Page 1 Grand Master’s Message

 

Pages 2 and 3 2010 Grand Lodge Officers

 

Page 4 Grand Master’s Calendar

 

Fall 2009 Texas Mason Magazine

fall09.jpg

 
View the Fall 2009 Texas Mason Magazine

 

In this Issue:

 

Page 1 Grand Master’s Message
Page 2 Grand Master’s Calendar; Grand Lodge in the Senate Chambers
Page 3 Masonic Rifle

 
2009 Grand Annual Communication Section

Sam J Helm Council of Royal and Select Masters School of Instruction

 

Date: 
Saturday, 6 March 2010 - 10:30 am - 3:00 pm

Annual PM/CM Anniversary Banquet

Galena Park Lodge No. 1290 AF&AM will have its Annual Past Masters/Charter Members Anniversary banquet and celebration Saturday, January 23, 2010.

 

The meal will be served at 11:00am with the TILED meeting at Noon. R.:W.: Thomas F. Griffin will be the speaker.

 

The Lodge is located at 209 North Main Street, Galena Park, Texas 77547.

Robert McAlpin Williamson "Three Legged Willie"

Untitled-1.jpgRobert McAlpin Williamson, later to be known as Three Legged Willie, was born in Clarke County, Georgia in 1804 or 1806. He was the son of Peter B. and Ann (McAlpin) Williamson. His mother died shortly after his birth and Robert and a brother were reared by their grandfather Micajah Williamson, who had served in the Continental Army during the revolution of 1776.
 

Texas Lodge Histories Published by T.L.R.

LODGE HISTORIES  PUBLISHED BY  TEXAS LODGE OF RESEARCH

 

Among the many contributions to the preservation of the history of Masonry in Texas are the brief histories of Texas lodges. The following is a partial list of lodge histories that have been published by Texas Lodge of Research over the past fifty years. They appear in the annual Transactions of T.L.R. and are listed here alphabetically by lodge name. The location of the lodge is listed in parenthesis. The volume in which the history was published appears in Roman numerals.

 

Fellows in Masonic Research

Fellows in Masonic Research

 

It is with pride that Texas Lodge of Research presents its Fellows in Masonic Research. These brethren have distinguished themselves in their service to the Craft as outstanding researchers as demonstrated by their authorship of articles, books and other publications on the subjects of the history, lore, ritual, symbolism and philosophy of Freemasonry.

 

Books by Members of Texas Lodge of Research

Books Written by Members of Texas Lodge of Research

 

Over the past fifty years, the members of Texas Lodge of Research have made enormous contributions to the corpus of Masonic literature. Here is a selection of some of the books written by members of the Lodge:

 

EDUCATION AND MASONRY IN TEXAS (2 Volumes), by Dr. James D. Carter, PM

 

Books by Members of Texas Lodge of Research

Books Written by Members of Texas Lodge of Research

 

Over the past fifty years, the members of Texas Lodge of Research have made enormous contributions to the corpus of Masonic literature. Here is a selection of some of the books written by members of the Lodge:

 

EDUCATION AND MASONRY IN TEXAS (2 Volumes), by Dr. James D. Carter, PM

 

The Annual Transactions

The Transactions is the name of the annual volume published by Texas Lodge of Research. Members of the Lodge receive a copy each year as one of the benefits of membership. Each volume of The Transactions contains the research papers (articles) written and presented by members of the Lodge each year, a biography of the Worshipful Master, a list of the Lodge Officers, Fellows in Masonic Research, Lodge Committee members, Excerpts from the Lodge Minutes, a Directory of all members of the Lodge, and an index for that volume.