Beathard
Premium Member
Bretheren,
I posted a message earlier and requested any information on Gamble Lodge #244 in a quest to write the History of a Lodge that demised 20 years ago. I have asked all 2 surviving members for their assistance. The problem is they are getting old. I called the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge has the minutes for 1859-1860.
This got me to thinking. There are a lot of lodges in Texas that are down to around 30 members. Many of these lodges have been around since the 1850s. Not only are we at risk of losing the lodges, we are at risk of losing the history.
I am going to attempt to write up Gamble #244, Flatonia #426, and Moulton #298.
I am writing this as a plea to others interested in our masonic history to pick a small lodge and write up their history. Let's get it recorded before it is gone forever!
Thanks,
Gerry Beathard
I posted a message earlier and requested any information on Gamble Lodge #244 in a quest to write the History of a Lodge that demised 20 years ago. I have asked all 2 surviving members for their assistance. The problem is they are getting old. I called the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge has the minutes for 1859-1860.
This got me to thinking. There are a lot of lodges in Texas that are down to around 30 members. Many of these lodges have been around since the 1850s. Not only are we at risk of losing the lodges, we are at risk of losing the history.
I am going to attempt to write up Gamble #244, Flatonia #426, and Moulton #298.
I am writing this as a plea to others interested in our masonic history to pick a small lodge and write up their history. Let's get it recorded before it is gone forever!
Thanks,
Gerry Beathard