There will be a program given at Beaverton No. 100 on October 6, 2022 Titled, “MWB Robert M. Richmond Memorial Library and Museum Grand Lodge of Oregon Digital Archives – Online Resources” This is a Tiled meeting which begins @ 7PM.
From 2015-Current there has been major changes with Grand Lodge of Oregon Library and Museum. This program will share the evolution of these changes and what is now available online for all to use.
During inventory of old boxed Grand Lodge of Oregon Museum items this little gem surfaced. A new addition to the ongoing re-discovery of the history of the Grand Lodge of Oregon that has been hiding in boxes for decades.
The Library and Museum Committee is very excited to announce the upload to the GLO Digital Archives the GLO History Volumes 1-3.
Grand Lodge of Oregon History Volume 1-3
Fun article. The contents of this cornerstone are located in the Museum of the GLO.
An interesting find found within the Archives of the Grand Lodge of Oregon Musuem.
In 1905 a “Traveling Trowel” began its long journey spreading fellowship and Brotherly Love along the way.
Starting in New York from Justice Lodge No. 753 and returning back home 22 years later.
The new Grand Lodge of California F. & A.M. magazine has a wonderful article sharing this story. This story has been shared by other Masonic organizations over the years, but the GL of C. article has some pretty enjoyable pictures added.
In the MWB R.M.R. Memorial Library there is a small pamphlet in the special collection that shares the visit of the Traveling Trowel to Oregon when it visited Willamette Lodge No. 2 1908.
The minutes for Willamette No. 2 have not been searched for this important visit. It is on a high priority to do so.
https://californiafreemason.org/2022/06/27/grandtour/
First time in this jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Oregon that a hand written petition for the mysteries of the Ancient Craft has been located. The question of how a man requested the degrees at a lodge has always been there. Was there a form back in the 19th century for the degrees or was it always handwritten by the petitioner and submitted for review and vote?
Interesting act of Charity from a Masonic Lodge in Eugene Lodge No. 11.
A very interesting item surfaced this morning during indexing. A handwritten certificate of standing from Lafayette No. 3 1854. Very early correspondence for this young jurisdiction.
A very interesting correspondence from 1866 from a Brother in Illinois to Eugene City Lodge No. 11. I will leave the reader to read through. I wonder how the story ended.
