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  1. Bloke

    Lodges named after Baden Powell (Scouting)

    See Harvard/Australian citation 1910 'BADEN POWELL BOY SCOUTS.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 10 December, p. 20. , viewed 23 Feb 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5220217
  2. Bloke

    Clarifying Questions

    That's very cool. Never heard of Uncle Dan.... but the skeptic in me wants to dig deeper into this to separate myth from legend from history ;) That said, I have held the VSL given from Baden Powell to one of our lodges.. a nice an meaningful gift... even if BP was too busy to get around to...
  3. Bloke

    Lodges named after Baden Powell (Scouting)

    I will start. Baden Powell Lodge No. 488 is a Masonic Lodge Meeting in Mt Waverly Victoria Australia under the United Grand Lodge of Victoria.. Their webmaster has been slack ! http://www.badenpowelllodge.com/ Although not a Freemason, Baden Powell himself supported the foundation of this...
  4. Bloke

    Lodges named after Baden Powell (Scouting)

    Let's start a list of Lodges named after Baden Powell (1867-1941) , founder of the Scouting Movement. They might be Masonic, but any fraternal (or other community group named after Baden Powell) might be of interest. To the causal reader, Sir Baden Powell OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL was not a...
  5. Bloke

    Greetings from Texas

    Thanks BROTHER ! So many people join this forum and post, get what they want and leave. That does not feel very fraternal. Thanks for letting us know you have become my Brother. I will give you this thought on your first steps of that long and hard journey (which is an inclined plane, the...
  6. Bloke

    Clarifying Questions

    Coach's answer is good. I am in Australia, so I will give you different answers (for instance we meet once a month, most lodges in the USA seem to meet more often, and we're likely to be a lot more expensive than the average in the USA). The reason I chime in is because the "strip club" comment...
  7. Bloke

    How can I join the brotherhood in Ghana.

    on a completely different matter, yet, still related (heehehe.. that's going to get me into trouble with you.. completely differnet/related :) ).... I like the new profile pic - distinguished ! (and I thought of you when watch a video recently and just posted it at...
  8. Bloke

    Freemasonry - The Origins of Freemasonry Revisited

    Especially for you @coachn - different from the Transition Theory
  9. Bloke

    Greetings from Texas

    Congrats !
  10. Bloke

    The Craft: How the Freemasons Made the Modern World

    100% agree Winter. It was a great read and I recommend it too. AND Iike you, will also probably go back to it again..
  11. Bloke

    New Books: 'The Craft' by John Dickie; 'History of Esoteric and Anagogic Doctrines' by...

    I read this book over Christmas. It was well written and unlike other books which will focus on a specific locations like UK or the USA or sometimes both, this book gave a much wider account of Freemasonry in places like Italy, Germany and Spain. It seemed pretty well researched. I don't agree...
  12. Bloke

    Hello from Miami

    Welcome from Australia Brother !
  13. Bloke

    I need join

    Sounds like a good start for a Freemason. In which country do you live ?
  14. Bloke

    Arizona PGM Jeff Carlton Killed in Traffic Accident

    Condolences to all who knew him.
  15. Bloke

    Donations

    DISCLAIMER - this is just general comment and cannot be relied upon as I am no qualified to give tax advice... if this is question with large implications, you need to seek qualified and competent advice It depends on where you are and what you are exactly donating to. Most lodges are not legal...
  16. Bloke

    Hello! New from Ohio

    Yes, we are seeing it here occasionally, but it is still pretty rare...
  17. Bloke

    Urgent enquiry. Please help.

    I think its true.. we all need to be a bit (good) strange to stick with it..
  18. Bloke

    Hello! New from Ohio

    Welcome Bro Organist ! Are pianos common in Lodge ? We never see them, always organs..
  19. Bloke

    Jurisdiction bucket list

    Done ! Make it here and I will give you a Tour of a couple of inner city Masonic Centres ! (Trivia - we stopped calling them "Temples" so they were not mistaken for places of worship).
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