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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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2022-06-21

June 20, 1910: Gerald Gardner was passed to the degree of Fellowcraft in Sphinx Lodge No. 107, Irish Constitution, in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
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2022-06-20

June 20, 1881: Albert Mackey, Masonic scholar, died at the age of 74 in Fort Monroe, Virginia.
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2022-06-20

June 14, 1861: Anson Burlingame was appointed Minister to China (Qing Empire) by President Abraham Lincoln.
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2022-06-15

the context of Burlington’s associations & interests. CH sits right at the centre of a time when Freemasonry spread across the world. Burlington would have appreciated it as much in regards its philosophy of self-improvement, charity & friendship as to architectural origins.

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2022-06-11

June 11, 1793: Isaiah Thomas was installed as the first Master of Morning Star Lodge and the Lodge was consecrated.
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2022-06-11

May 25, 1875: Oscar Wilde was raised a Master Mason in Apollo University Lodge, based at the University of Oxford.
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2022-05-25

May 23, 1910: Gerald Gardner was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Sphinx Lodge No. 107, Irish Constitution, in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
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2022-05-23

May 19, 1806: J.J.J. Gourgas was initiated an Entered Apprentice in Lodge L’Union Francaise No. 17 in New York.
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2022-05-19

May 18, 1691: Sir Christopher Wren was “adopted” into the Fraternity of Accepted Masons.
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2022-05-18