The Freemasons were (and still are) a mysterious organization. Like most long-standing fraternal societies, camaraderie and social standing is built into the heart of their community. Historically, a ...

Search Encyclopaedia Britannica for the word Freemasons and an unusual though not entirely unexpected result pops up: the entry for scapegoats. The secretive organization that once counted George ...

A Masonic leader said guns are not part of any officially sanctioned Masonic ceremony. The organization known as Ancient Free and Accepted Masons traces its origins to 1717 in England, when four ...

Old-school masons carried diagnostic skills that modern construction workers simply aren't trained to replicate, including reading stress points in mortar joints by sound and touch. The shift away ...