Pointers: Publications, Research Groups, Libraries, Museums... et cetera

Publications

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• Freemasonry Today is an innovative new magazine published under the auspices of the United Grand Lodge of England.
• The Freemason.com calls itself "the internet portal for freemasonry worldwide".
• One More Time Please! is an ongoing project to find and reprint on-line works on every aspect of Masonic interest. Even the well-read Mason will find something new here!
• Work & Lectures — A Metropolitan Atlanta Masonic Newsletter has regular features of interest to Masons everywhere, including reprints of Claudy's "Old Tyler Talks".
• Newsletter of the Centro Ibérico de Estudios Masónicos - CIEM (Iberian Center for Masonic Studies)
• ROYAL ART.info, in New York, New York. Stevan V. Nikolic, (webmaster): "Masonic educational site featuring: reviews of the books on Freemasonry, Masonic News, Masonic Art Page and Virtual Gallery, Papers by Masonic scholars, e-store, and Blog Page."
• Freemason University
• The Global Fraternal Network is a non-profit organization: its mission statement and objectives.
• Masonic Forum is a monthly Masonic magazine, published (in both Romanian and English versions) by the worshipful master and members of FORUM Lodge No. 64, Bucharest, under National Grand Lodge of Romania.
• To receive regular issues of the Hiram Worldwide Newsletter write to Grady Lee Honeycutt, editor.
• Information about Masonry Universal... an on-line magazine about Freemasonry.
• The American Masonic Review has suspended publishing, unfortunately. Back issues may still be available.
• The Philalethes Society publishes interesting material. And they have the most complete set of Masonic web-site pointers I have ever seen.
• Curtis Chezem, the editor of the Oregon Scottish Rite Freemason magazine now has a page.
• The Masonic Service Association has been publishing a monthly series of Short Talk Bulletins since 1922.
• The St. Lawrence Freemason, an Electronic Newspaper.
• Academy Electronic Publications has published a CD-ROM containing nine editions of William Preston's "Illustrations of Masonry" edited by Professor Andrew Prescott, Director of the Centre for Research into Freemasonry at the University of Sheffield (UK)
• Freemasonry for The Next Generation; Tim Bryce (web-master): "The Independent e-Zine for the Free-thinking Freemason"
• The Working Tools Magazine, in NJ. Cory Sigler, (webmaster)
• The Blue Lodge; TBL Staff, (webmaster): "The Blue Lodge is dedicated to bringing Freemasons from all over the world together in one location for fellowship and progression of our organization."

Lodges of Research and Study Groups

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• The most prestigious and respected lodge of research is Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, of the United Grand Lodge of England.
• Centre for Research into Freemasonry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; Andrew Prescott, webmaster: "The web page of the University of Sheffield's Centre for Research into Freemasonry, the first Centre devoted to the study of freemasonry in a British university."
• The Cornerstone Society was set up in 1999.... "to increase the awareness, particularly of Master Masons, of the real meaning and inner spirituality and beauty of our Masonic ritual." Just one of their fine features is a "catalogue of books related to about Freemasonry"
• Anniversary Lodge of Research No. 175 under the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire
• Southern California Research Lodge
• New Jersey Lodge of Research and Education #1786, including the archived papers of Bro. Bernhard W. "Ben" Hoff on the history of Masonic ritual.
• The new South Australian Lodge of Research
• Ohio Lodge of Research, F&AM Columbus, OH; Steve VanSlyck (site web-master and WM 2003): "Travels throughout Ohio"
• Civil War Lodge of Research
• The Cape Masonic Research Association of Cape Town South Africa "aims to promote the study of all aspects of Freemasonry and to stimulate interest and research in the history and symbolism of Freemasonry."
• The Missouri Masonic Lodge of Research
• Torrione Lodge of Research of Sandigliano, Italy
• A comprehensive list of research lodges compiled by the Masonic Leadership Center.
• The Grand Lodge of Alberta, Canada's Internet Lodge of Research
• The Research Lodge of New South Wales No. 971, UGL of NSW & ACT
• The Australian and New Zealand Masonic Research Council -- A good site, so try not to mind the horrible annoying BLINKING menu.
• The St. Louis Masonic Study Club
• The Preston - Webb Lectures Research Club, in Sedona, Arizona. Stephen Quest, (webmaster)

Museums and Libraries

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• The Scottish Rite (Northern Jurisdiction) sponsors the National Heritage Museum as a gift to the American people.
• The Livingston Masonic Library of the Grand Lodge of New York.
• E.E. Douglas Masonic Library and Museum, Mechanicsburg, OH; Michael, webmaster
• The Phoenix Masonry Masonic Museum is the first Masonic Museum to post its entire collections on the www. We display hundreds of items from Blue Lodges, York and Scottish Rite Temples, the Shrine of North America, and many other fraternal orders including the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and many more.
• Bonisteel Masonic Library, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Karl Grube, president: "The Roscoe O. Bonisteel Masonic Library is a research library dedicated to improving the Intender/Mentor program of Symbolic Lodges."
• Bonisteel Masonic Library, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Karl Grube, (webmaster): "The Bonisteel Masonic Library is organized to provide Freemasons with a high quality online site; to provide Freemasons with tours of significant Masonic architectural structures; and to publish Masonic authors from all continents. "
• The Library and Museum of Freemasonry at the United Grand Lodge of England is now on-line. Resources currently available include a searchable database of Lodges chartered between 1717 and 1894, with many more planned.

Miscellaneous

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• The Knights of the North -- Masonic news and opinion, authors of Laudable Pursuit (PDF) an essay that every thinking Mason should read.
• Masonic Service Association of North America, including their Masonic Information Center
• www.workingtools.org -- a really intruiguing collection of articles about Masonry.
• The Canonbury Masonic Research Centre is a recently-founded educational institution whose purpose is to support the independent study of Freemasonry and of mystical and esoteric traditions worldwide. Their most recent announcement.
• Mill Valley Lodge No. 356, of Mill Valley includes an extensive Fraternal History of Marin County
The Lodge Room is a truly fine new web-site, despite the really really annoying pop-down advertising window on its front page.
• Information about the proposed soc.org.freemasonry newsgroup.
• Freemasonry World is "a new communities website for brothers from around the world"
• The Kansas Sojourner.
• The web-site for the Masonic Brotherhood of the Blue Forget-Me-Not has been removed for the present.
• Pietre-Stones Review of Freemasonry
• Ben Ali Shriners Home Page
• Don't let the odd name put you off. The Undernet Masonic Resource Center is a good site, with lots of information.
• Victoria (Canada) Masonic WWW Site -- "supporting Masonic Education and Communication in British Columbia, Canada, and the World"
• Masons Start 4 All is a huge sorted list of links. Check it out!!
• Masonicpaedia, in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, Ratnaswami, (webmaster): "This website promoting Masonic Research and Education is being maintained by the Masonic Research Circle of Sri Brahadeeswara Lodge (No.150) of Grand Lodge of India"
• AmericanFreedomBell.org, in Charlotte, NC. Walter J. Klein, (other: Chairman of the bell): "The American Freedom Bell was erected in the first minutes of the year 2000 in Charlotte to give America a bell that honors the founding of the USA--and, unlike the Liberty Bell, rings. It was a Masonic event with black and white NC Grand Masters and eminent Masons participating."