Swany’s Recommendations for Masonic Lodges
November 2022 By Paul R. Swanson, 32° This year my lodge, Madison # 11, F&AM in Madison, Florida saw fit to allow me to venture …
New Year Resolutions for Masonic Involvement
It is the end of the year, and I am assessing my efforts and potential impacts on my Masonic Lodge and my Scottish Rite Valley. …
Masonic Lodge Survey of Members 2022
From the best practices survey we know that other Masonic groups emphasize fun, social events, and family. We know younger men are seeking community and …
Scottish Rite Best Practices
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° Scottish Rite Best Practices gathered in 2022 from visits to Jacksonville Scottish Rite during their reunion and the Des Moines …
Masonic Education for Scottish Rite Presentations # 3
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° Robert Morris, Past Grand Master of Kentucky formed the “conservators” to standardize Masonic ritual throughout the United States. This attempt …
Free Gardeners Similarities to Masonry
Scottish Rite Masonic Education for December 2022 By Paul R. Swanson, 32° Have you heard of the Oddfellows? They still exist in the USA. How …
Ruffians in the Masonic Lodge Call Traitor and Demand a Trial
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° Brother Benton, fresh back from nearly having his leg amputated due to injuries at Gettysburg, painfully dragged his leg as …
We Work
By Paul R. Swanson, 32° Our history predicts our future if we are willing to put in the “We work”. In the Scottish Rite Journal …
Freemasonry Moves West with America
British military lodges brought formal Freemasonry to America with the arrival of Lord Jeffrey Amherst in 1758. He engaged the French in Montreal and won. …
Voice of the Valley – Vol I, No.1, December 2022
Voice of the Valley in Tally Newsletter Vol I, No.1, December 2022 Happy Holidays to Everyone! Managing Editor: Paul R. Swanson 32˚Executive Editor: Douglas G. …