The last Wakecogen meetup on Oct. 21 to the Grand Lodge of North Carolina certainly proved the point that Masonic records are an excellent resource to fill in the details and context of your male ancestors' lives. If you are trying to build a fan club, these records should certainly be part of your arsenal. They might also help pin down locations for your predecessor.
Our hosts for the outing, Jonathan Underwood (Grand Secretary) and Matthew Robbins (Assistant G. S.) have graciously provided us with access to information to contact the Grand Lodge for lookup requests as well as the various repositories of records that are available online.
Thanks go to Jonathan and Matthew and the Grand Lodge.
Whether you are looking for someone in Wake County or elsewhere in North Carolina*, you should check these resources. We were given a handout with several links. The handout is available here. Hope you find something that helps your research!
* Tennesee, too as it was part of NC in the very early days and Lodges in what became NC reported to the Grand Lodge before 1796.
Update - Photos added - Several highlights from our meetup here. Enjoy!
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| Grand Lodge tour. Photos by Kathy Ruse. Click for larger. |
Left side: Documents in the archives, contact info, Grand Secretary Jonathan Underwood, our host - Assistant Grand Secretary Matthew Robbins, Notre Dame model illustrates the beginning of guild culture that gave rise to the Masonic tradition.
Middle: Matthew explains the history illustrated in the mural, Books from their archives.
Right side: On of the globe artifacts on display in the book room, more history from the murals, viewing artifacts that date back centuries in the meeting space, another view of the artifact table.
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Grand Lodge - October 2023.
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