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Happy Birthday to M.W. Malcolm B. Wernik, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, born on this day in 1931.
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2021-06-25

Happy Birthday to Ronald A. Seale, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, SJ.
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2021-06-24

Happy Birthday to Frank S. "Dad" Land, 33°, GC. Founder of the Order of DeMolay. Born on this day in 1890.
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2021-06-21

June 20, 1881: Albert Mackey, Masonic scholar, died at the age of 74 in Fort Monroe, Virginia.
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2021-06-20

June, 1752 (exact date unknown): Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous “kite experiment.”
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2021-06-16

June 11, 1825: Sampson Simson, 33° became Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, NMJ.
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2021-06-11

June 9, 1806: J.J.J. Gourgas was both passed to the degree of Fellowcraft and raised a Master Mason in Lodge L’Union Francaise No. 17 in New York.
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2021-06-09