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Music – Research Lodges – Ritual & Furthermore

Music or Music by Masonic Composers

http://www.2be1ask1.com/music.html

http://www.masonmusic.org/home.html

Research Lodges

Google.com listings for Research Lodges;

http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Organizations/Fraternal/Freemasonry/Masonic_Research/Research_Lodges/

Missouri Lodge of Research - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/1190/

Originally founded in 1923 as a Masonic Research Society, the Missouri Lodge of Research was formally chartered by The Grand Lodge of Missouri in 1941.

Scottish Rite Research Society – Washington, DC. Transactions: “Heredom” - a collection of the finest essays, hardbound in very fine annual books, on contemporary and historical Freemasonry emphasizing the Scottish Rite. By membership and subscription, but fine extracts are available on line.

http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/srrs.htm Society and Membership information at this website.

http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/heredom.htm

See also, the excellent Cumulative Index for Volumes 1-10 of “Heredom” at:

http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/heredom-files/Index1-10.pdf

The Philalethes Society - and Magazine.

http://freemasonry.org/psoc/fromthemag.htm

Solomon Lodge of Research No. 5986 - Saskatoon - http://www.masons.sk.ca/lodges/solomon/
Meets on the last Saturday, April and November, 1:30 PM. Officers, Past Masters, general information and forms.

Minerva Research Lodge No. 27 - http://www.ttg.sci.fi/vom/minerva.html
Research Lodge Minerva 27 was founded in 1962 to take care of Masonic Research work in Finland. Minerva publishes a Year Book called Annales Minervae and also special studies in a series called Acta Minervae.

Northern California Research Lodge - http://www.calodges.org/ncrl/
A constituent lodge under the jurisdiction of the Masonic Grand Lodge of California.

Southern California Research Lodge - http://www.calodges.org/scrl/
SCRL is one of the largest, if not the largest, Research Lodge with over 3000 members world wide. Members come from every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and at least 20 foreign countries.

El Camino Lodge of Research - http://www.calodges.org/ecrl/
Constituent Research Lodge of the Grand Lodge F.&A.M. of California.

Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle - http://www.quatuorcoronati.com/
Masonic research organization associated with Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 (United Grand Lodge of England).

Victorian Lodge of Research No. 218, UGLV - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/6779/
The Victorian Lodge of Research, which belongs not to one particular locality, but to the entire Craft in Victoria and elsewhere, provides excellent opportunities for the advancement of Masonic knowledge. Its goals are to educate, publish and communicate.

Texas Lodge of Research - http://pentium2.gower.net/Community/tlr/
A constituent lodge of research of the Grand Lodge of Texas.

Torrione Lodge of Research No. 34 - http://www.geocities.com/lodge34/
This Military Lodge concerns itself not only with historical research but also with matters of Masonic education and sociological trends in society as they affect Freemasonry both today and in the future. Jurisdiction unknown.

Pythagoras Lodge of Research   - http://bessel.org/plor.htm
Pythagoras Lodge of Research is the only research lodge chartered by the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, F.A.A.M. (Free And Accepted Masons). It was founded in the 1960s, meets 4 times a year, and strives to promote the best possible Masonic research and education.

Frontier Army Lodge of Masonic Research No. 1875   - http://www.falmr.org/
Research and living history organization specializing in the Northern Plains military and civilian environment of 1860-1890, with special interest in roles of Masons and Masonic institutions.

New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education No. 1786 - Trenton   - http://mastermason.com/njlore1786/
Meets on the 4th Saturday in January, March, May, and September. NJ LORE Officers, schedule, papers.

Maine Lodge of Research   - http://www.mainemason.org/mlr/
Chartered research lodge under the Grand Lodge of Masons in Maine. Meets quarterly on the fourth Saturday of March, June and September and the first Saturday of December.

Nevada Masonic Lodge of Research No. 2 - Mesquite, NV   - http://www.nevadamasons.org/research2/searchome.html
Meets in various locations. Calendar, articles, officers.

Confederate Military Lodge of Research   - http://www.home.earthlink.net/~comilor/data/
Warranted by the Grand Lodge of Alabama. Includes contact information and biographies of Masons that served the Confederacy.

Civil War Lodge of Research No. 1865   - http://www.bessel.org/cwlr/
Chartered under the Grand Lodge of Virginia, this site is dedicated to the role of Freemasonry in the U.S. Civil War.

Louisiana Lodge of Research   - http://www.la-mason.com/llr.htm
The Louisiana Lodge of Research (LLR) was formed for the purpose of providing Masonic Research and to promote a better understanding of all facets of Freemasonry.

Lodge of Research No. 200 - Dublin, Ireland   - http://homepage.eircom.net/%7eminoan/Lodge200/
Masonic Lodge of Research meeting 2nd Sat in Feb (Dublin)and 4th Sats in April, Sept and Nov (varies). History, Future Events, Special Papers and Transactions, Membership.

South Dakota Lodge of Research   - http://mastermason.com/sdresearchlodge/
A constituent lodge of the Grand Lodge of South Dakota.

Jewels of the Craft - Study and Collectors Circle   - http://www.jotc.org.uk
Research and collectors organisation for Masonic jewels formed in 1990. Publishes "The Diadem", a quarterly journal. Meets twice yearly at Birmingham, UK.

South Australian Lodge of Research   - http://salor216.org/
Masonic Research Lodge. Meets 7.30pm on 4th Friday of even months (Dec - 3rd Friday) at Payneham Masonic Hall, Marden South Australia 5070.

United Masters Research Lodge No. 167 - Auckland, New Zealand   - http://www.mastermason.com/unitedmasters/
Meets on the 4th Thursday at 7:30 PM. Lodge information, calendar, research papers and links.

A. Douglas Smith Lodge of Research No. 1949 - Alexandria, Virginia   - http://www.adsmithlor1949.org/
Meeting in the North Room of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

Oklahoma Lodge of Research   - http://www.geocities.com/oklahoma_lodge_of_research/oklahoma_lodge_of_research.html
The mission of this lodge is to research and publish history and personages of Freemasonry.

Research Lodge of Colorado   - http://www.coloradomasons.org/research/
Meets on the last Saturday Afternoon of January, April, July and October.

Cape Masonic Research Association - Cape Town, South Africa   - http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/7275/
Meets on the 5th Tuesday of any month having such a 5th Tuesday.

Internet Lodge of Research - Alberta Canada   - http://www.internetlodge.ab.ca/index.html
A regularly formed Research Lodge of Freemasonry meeting 4 times per year at Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Anniversary Lodge of Research No. 175 - NH   - http://www.furber.com/alor/
Schedule, officers, photos, newsletter, links and contact form.

Utah Lodge of Research   - http://members.tripod.com/baileysgunsmithing/utah_lodge_of_research/
A constituent lodge of the Grand Lodge of Utah.

Southern Arizona Research Lodge No. 2   - http://www.sarl2.org/
Meets in March, June, October and December (No day specified). Contacts, plans, research papers and links.

Arizona Research Lodge No. 1 - Phoenix   - http://www.arizonamasonry.org/R1/research.htm
Meets in February, June, October and December (No day specified). Officers, newsletters and links.

Bishop Surtees Lodge No. 8497   - http://www.pgldevonshire.org.uk/featuredlodge/8497/
Masonic Lodge of Research meeting 3rd Friday of the month (not Mar, Jul, Aug, Dec) in Topsham.

Loggia Quatuor Coronati No. 112   - http://www.glri.org/quatuor/
Lodge of Research of the Regular Grand Lodge of Italy. Find the papers delivered at lodge meetings.

Research Lodge of New South Wales No. 971 - Sydney, Austrailia   - http://www.expage.com/page/anzmrcnswlor/
Meets on the 1st Tuesday of March, May, July, September and November; 7:30 PM. Officers, papers and links.

Lodge Earraghaidheal No. 1822 - Taynuilt, Argyll   - http://www.earraghaidheal.btinternet.co.uk/
Meets on the 1st Tuesday of Feb, April, June and September at 7.30 p.m.

The Lodge Hope of Kurrachee - Kirkcaldy   - http://www.lodgehope337.org.uk/
Fife Masonic Research Lodge meets on the 4th Tuesday, April through August.

Heritage Lodge No. 730, GLC (Ont)   - http://grandlodge.on.ca/heritage1/
Situated in Canada, Heritage Lodge was founded to provide an intellectual environment for the pursuit of Masonic knowledge. Also, to offer a service for receiving and cataloguing artifacts for the preservation of Masonic Heritage without encroaching upon traditional practices of Constituent Lodges in Freemasonry.

Rituals

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia [SRIA]

http://www.geocities.com/alex_sumner/sria.pdf

See also : http://www.stelling.nl/vrijmetselarij/sricf_r1.html

and back-click on the URL Address bar to see the remaining Grades [or change the page number, i.e - r2 -  for page 2, &c.]

Websites of Note

http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/

http://www.themasonictrowel.com/

Essays and Papers

A very nice selection of Papers with many internal links on a variety of subjects of Masonic interest. Great graphics and layout.

http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/texts/index.html

Contents

The Chronicles of Furthermore – The Masonic Raven – A delightful website of Masonic Parody, or as the website author / host puts it: “ Being, for the most part, adventures in pet care, bartending and brotherhood with a boy and his bird, recounted by Wor. Bro. Skip Boyer, P.M. Paradise Valley Silver Trowel Lodge No. 29, Free and Accepted Masons of Arizona.”

http://www.furthermoreraven.org/

Be sure to visit his witty website. His delightful works include [FM = Furthermore]:

Other Websites and Pages of Interest

The Golden Bough – by Sir James George Frazer [1922]. Narrates, among others, the legends of Orisis, Isis, Dionysis and various ‘sun-king'

and rituals of ‘death and resurrection.'

http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/frazer/

The Nag Hammadi Library –

http://gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html

The Corpus Hermeticum and Hermetic Tradition –

http://gnosis.org/library/hermet.htm

If you wish to be added to [or removed from] these pages, or report dead links,

please contact Gary L. Heinmiller at the email address below